ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2021-22. Lecturer in Modern US History, University of York
2021. Summer School Convenor. University of Oxford
2018-21. Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in US History, Northumbria University
2017-18. Visiting Fulbright Professor, Elon University
2016-17. Teaching Fellow in US History, University of Birmingham
2021. Summer School Convenor. University of Oxford
2018-21. Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in US History, Northumbria University
2017-18. Visiting Fulbright Professor, Elon University
2016-17. Teaching Fellow in US History, University of Birmingham
EDUCATION
2015. PhD, University of Manchester
2012. MA,University of Liverpool
2011. BA, University of Liverpool
2012. MA,University of Liverpool
2011. BA, University of Liverpool
INVITED TALKS
2021. University of Birmingham, Centre for the Study of North America.
2021. Institute of the Black World Legacy Group.
2021. Northumbria University, Visual Culture Methodologies in Periodical Studies
2021. University of Manchester, American Studies Seminar Series
2019. Northumbria University, Visual & Material Culture Research Seminar
2019. University of Bristol, Centre for Black Humanities Seminar.
2018. Northumbria University, British Association for American Studies Postgraduate Conference
2018. University of Illinois-Chicago, Fulbright Seminar
2018. Northeastern Illinois University, Fulbright Seminar
2018. Elon University, Fulbright Seminar
2017. Stony Island Arts Bank, BMRC Seminar Series
2017. University of Salford, MediaCity Seminar Series
2016. British Library, Eccles Centre for American Studies Seminar Series
2015. Chicago Public Library, BMRC Seminar Series
2015. University of Cambridge, History Postgraduate Seminar Series.
2014. Library of Congress, Kluge Fellow Seminar Series
2013. University of Chicago, BMRC Seminar Series
2021. Institute of the Black World Legacy Group.
2021. Northumbria University, Visual Culture Methodologies in Periodical Studies
2021. University of Manchester, American Studies Seminar Series
2019. Northumbria University, Visual & Material Culture Research Seminar
2019. University of Bristol, Centre for Black Humanities Seminar.
2018. Northumbria University, British Association for American Studies Postgraduate Conference
2018. University of Illinois-Chicago, Fulbright Seminar
2018. Northeastern Illinois University, Fulbright Seminar
2018. Elon University, Fulbright Seminar
2017. Stony Island Arts Bank, BMRC Seminar Series
2017. University of Salford, MediaCity Seminar Series
2016. British Library, Eccles Centre for American Studies Seminar Series
2015. Chicago Public Library, BMRC Seminar Series
2015. University of Cambridge, History Postgraduate Seminar Series.
2014. Library of Congress, Kluge Fellow Seminar Series
2013. University of Chicago, BMRC Seminar Series
CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS
2021. “The Greyhound Corporation, Civil Rights, and Corporate Social Responsibility in Postwar America.”
Media & Civil Rights History Symposium, University of South Carolina, SC.
2019. “John H. White, Environmental Racism, and Black Chicago during the 1970s.”
American Studies Association Conference, Honolulu, HI.
2019. “Lerone Bennett, Jr. and the Politics of Black Biography.”
Association for the Study of African American Life and History Conference, Charleston, SC.
2019. “BLK magazine and Black Print Respectability in the 1980s.”
British Association for American Studies Annual Conference, University of Sussex, UK.
2018. “A Poem in Marble and Glass: Building Racial Uplift at 820 South Michigan Avenue.”
Chicago Designs Conference, Art Institute of Chicago, IL.
2017. “Bill Cosby, Historically Black Colleges and the Limits of Black Philanthropy.”
American Philanthropy, Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
2016. “The Black Press and Black Media Architecture in New York and Chicago.”
American Journalism Historians Association National Convention, St. Petersburg, FL.
2016. “Blanchard Dissertation Prize Roundtable.”
American Journalism Historians Association National Convention, St. Petersburg, FL.
2016. “Access, Erasure, and the Johnson Publishing Archival Collections.”
Across Borders: Print and Periodical Studies in Motion, New York City College of Technology, NY.
2016. “A World Of Our Own: Hoyt Fuller, Black World, and the Politics of Space.”
Radical America: Revolutionary, Dissident and Extremist Magazines, University of Sussex, UK.
2016. “Why Is My Curriculum White? Challenging Historical Practices in British Higher Education.”
Crossroads: The Future of Graduate History Education, Drew University, NJ.
2015. “Ebony Magazine, the Johnson Book Division, and Black Print Cultures in the 1960s.”
Network of American Periodicals Symposium, British Library, UK.
2015. “The Liberty to Show the Dark Side: Birth of a Nation, Johnson Publishing Company and Corporate Responsibility in Post-war America.”
Art, Culture and Ethics in Black and White, 100 Years of The Birth of a Nation, University of Manchester, UK.
2015. “Ben Burns and the Boundaries of Black Print.”
MELUS Annual Conference, Athens, GA.
2015. “Power was Changing Colors: Lerone Bennett Jr., Stokely Carmichael and Black Power Past and Present.”
Media & Civil Rights History Symposium, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
2014. “This Issue is a History Book in Itself: Ebony Magazine and the Pedagogy of Black History.”
African American Expression in Print and Digital Culture, University of Wisconsin, WI.
2014. “His Light Still Shines: Ebony Magazine, American Advertisers and King’s Rhetorical Legacy.”
British Association for American Studies Annual Conference University of Birmingham, UK)
2012. “Reconsidering Representations of Sexual Violence in the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission.”
Forced Marriage, Gender and Conflict Situations: Partnerships for Historical and Comparative Research, Nairobi, Kenya.
2012. “American Dress and African Identity in the Emerging Liberian State.”
Rags and Riches: Dress and Dress Accessories in Social Context, Reading University, UK.
Media & Civil Rights History Symposium, University of South Carolina, SC.
2019. “John H. White, Environmental Racism, and Black Chicago during the 1970s.”
American Studies Association Conference, Honolulu, HI.
2019. “Lerone Bennett, Jr. and the Politics of Black Biography.”
Association for the Study of African American Life and History Conference, Charleston, SC.
2019. “BLK magazine and Black Print Respectability in the 1980s.”
British Association for American Studies Annual Conference, University of Sussex, UK.
2018. “A Poem in Marble and Glass: Building Racial Uplift at 820 South Michigan Avenue.”
Chicago Designs Conference, Art Institute of Chicago, IL.
2017. “Bill Cosby, Historically Black Colleges and the Limits of Black Philanthropy.”
American Philanthropy, Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
2016. “The Black Press and Black Media Architecture in New York and Chicago.”
American Journalism Historians Association National Convention, St. Petersburg, FL.
2016. “Blanchard Dissertation Prize Roundtable.”
American Journalism Historians Association National Convention, St. Petersburg, FL.
2016. “Access, Erasure, and the Johnson Publishing Archival Collections.”
Across Borders: Print and Periodical Studies in Motion, New York City College of Technology, NY.
2016. “A World Of Our Own: Hoyt Fuller, Black World, and the Politics of Space.”
Radical America: Revolutionary, Dissident and Extremist Magazines, University of Sussex, UK.
2016. “Why Is My Curriculum White? Challenging Historical Practices in British Higher Education.”
Crossroads: The Future of Graduate History Education, Drew University, NJ.
2015. “Ebony Magazine, the Johnson Book Division, and Black Print Cultures in the 1960s.”
Network of American Periodicals Symposium, British Library, UK.
2015. “The Liberty to Show the Dark Side: Birth of a Nation, Johnson Publishing Company and Corporate Responsibility in Post-war America.”
Art, Culture and Ethics in Black and White, 100 Years of The Birth of a Nation, University of Manchester, UK.
2015. “Ben Burns and the Boundaries of Black Print.”
MELUS Annual Conference, Athens, GA.
2015. “Power was Changing Colors: Lerone Bennett Jr., Stokely Carmichael and Black Power Past and Present.”
Media & Civil Rights History Symposium, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
2014. “This Issue is a History Book in Itself: Ebony Magazine and the Pedagogy of Black History.”
African American Expression in Print and Digital Culture, University of Wisconsin, WI.
2014. “His Light Still Shines: Ebony Magazine, American Advertisers and King’s Rhetorical Legacy.”
British Association for American Studies Annual Conference University of Birmingham, UK)
2012. “Reconsidering Representations of Sexual Violence in the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission.”
Forced Marriage, Gender and Conflict Situations: Partnerships for Historical and Comparative Research, Nairobi, Kenya.
2012. “American Dress and African Identity in the Emerging Liberian State.”
Rags and Riches: Dress and Dress Accessories in Social Context, Reading University, UK.
MAJOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
2021. Research Fellow. John W. Kluge Center, Library of Congress
2018. Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship. Northumbria University/Leverhulme Trust
2017. Fulbright Scholarship. Elon University/US-UK Fulbright Commission
2017. BMRC Fellow. University of Chicago
2016. Postdoctoral Fellow. Eccles Centre for American Studies, British Library
2015. BMRC Fellow. University of Chicago
2015. Carter G. Woodson Fellow. Archives & Special Collections, Emory University
2014. Postgraduate Fellow. Eccles Centre for American Studies, British Library
2014. Research Fellow. John W. Kluge Center, Library of Congress
2013. BMRC Fellow. University of Chicago
2012. AHRC Doctoral Fellowship. University of Manchester
2011. SSHRC Masters Fellowship. University of Liverpool
2018. Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship. Northumbria University/Leverhulme Trust
2017. Fulbright Scholarship. Elon University/US-UK Fulbright Commission
2017. BMRC Fellow. University of Chicago
2016. Postdoctoral Fellow. Eccles Centre for American Studies, British Library
2015. BMRC Fellow. University of Chicago
2015. Carter G. Woodson Fellow. Archives & Special Collections, Emory University
2014. Postgraduate Fellow. Eccles Centre for American Studies, British Library
2014. Research Fellow. John W. Kluge Center, Library of Congress
2013. BMRC Fellow. University of Chicago
2012. AHRC Doctoral Fellowship. University of Manchester
2011. SSHRC Masters Fellowship. University of Liverpool