Title: Assistant Professor
Phone: (321) 514-7387
Education: - Ph.D. in Anthropology, 2019 — Emory University
- M.A. in Anthropology, 2017 — Emory University
- M.A. In Geography, 2012 — University of Miami
- B.A. in Religious Studies adn English, 2010 — University of Miami
Awards: - 2018 — Jigjija University Research Grant
- 2018 — Annotation for Transparent Inquiry Challenge
- 2017 — National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant, Cultural Anthropology
- 2017 — George Armelagos Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate student, Department of Anthropology
- 2017 — Institute for African Studies Graduate Student Prize, Emory University
- 2014 — George W. Woodruff Fellowship, Emory University
- 2012 — Outstanding Graduate Research Award, Department of Geography and Regional Studies
- 2011 — National Geographic Society Young Explorers Grant
- 2011 — Arsht Ethics and Community Research Grant
- 2009 — Beyond the Book Undergraduate Research Scholarship (University of Miami)
Research Interests: - Urban Political Economy
- Human Migration
- Cross-Boarder Trade
- Governance
- Cartographic Representation
- Eastern & Southern Africa
Discipline: Anthropology