She received her B.A in English from Oberlin College, her MFA in English and Creative Writing from Brown University and her PhD in American Studies from Boston University. Her research and teaching specialties are: 19th Century American and African American Women’s Literature, Ethnic Stereotypes in Visual and Material Culture, Representations of Race and The Female Body, Race, Gender and Visual Culture, African American Photography and Portraiture, Race, Gender and the American South and The Black Female Body, Beauty and American Culture. Professor Wallace-Sanders is a recipient of Emory’s 2014-2015 Associate Professor Completion award.