She received her Ph.D. in Art History from the University of Delaware in 2010. Her book project tentatively titled, “Rhythms of Glue, Grease, Grime, and Glitter: The Body in Contemporary African American Art,” featuring Romare Bearden, David Hammons, Renée Stout, and Radcliffe Bailey, considers the intersection between the body, African American identity, and the aural/musical possibilities of the visual. Her most recent articles include, “The Feminist Funk Power of Betty Davis and Renée Stout” in American Studies Journal (Fall 2013); and “Romare Bearden and the Hand of Jazz,” in the edited volume, Permeable Boundaries: Music and Visual Art (2014).