She twice served as the primary instructor for the African Democracy Project at Wayne State, serving as a co-leader on study abroad courses in Tanzania and Ghana. She is leading a new study abroad program, African Cities: Accra, in July 2017 in collaboration with Denison University and Ashesi University. Currently, she coordinates the DHatWayne working group and the Network Detroit Conference. She also serves on the advisory boards for the Master's in Public History program, the Global Studies program, the Religious Studies program, and the North American Labor History Conference.