Her book Écritures en transhumance entre Maghreb et Afrique subsaharienne was published by L’Harmattan in 2007. In 2003 she received a Fulbright research / lecturer grant and taught for nearly two years at the University Cheick Anta Diop in Dakar. She also holds a degree in painting. Her interests in visual arts have brought her to closely follow the Dakar biennial, on which she has published several articles in Éthiopiques and Research in African Literatures. Dr. Tissieres was the editor of a special issue of Présence Francophone on the contemporary Senegalese art scene, which appeared in 2008. She has published articles on African writers, filmmakers and artists and is presently working on her second book examining the works of key Senegalese figures.