Her research areas are race, gender and performance. A leading expert on Beyoncé’s artistic and media influence, Keleta-Mae been a guest critic for the BBC, CBC, CTV, The Canadian Press, The National Post, The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, Vice, and The Fader. She is currently writing a book on Beyoncé for Between the Lines Press. Keleta-Mae’s scholarship appears in academic publications (including Theatre Research In Canada and Atlantis), and the volume In Defence of Theatre and Performance Studies in Canada. Her awards include the Lois Claxton Humanities and Social Sciences Award (University of Waterloo), New Scholars’ Prize (International Federation for Theatre Research), Mary McEwan Award for feminist scholarship (York University), Abella Scholarship for Studies in Equity (York University), and a SSHRC Graduate Scholarship.