Profile
Writer/researcher and historian-ethnographer focused on impacts of digital technologies on people at the political and economic margins. Skilled in a variety of research methods. 10+ years experience conducting ethnographic fieldwork in cross-cultural, multilingual settings. Widely published. Strong track record of successful grant writing. Committed to producing poignant, impactful, accessible research and writing in partnership with non-profit organizations, civil society groups, artists, and researchers.
Available to do social scientific research using participatory methodologies, policy-oriented writing and editing, media outreach and campaign strategy, and monitoring and evaluation work.
Skills
qualitative research
writing, editing
public speaking, teaching, and lecturing
grant-writing and fundraising
partnership and stakeholder management
budgeting
event organizing
campaign messaging and strategy
curricular and study-abroad design
Professional Appointments
I am a visiting fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies at University College London (UCL) and a visiting fellow the Firoz Lalji Centre for Africa at the London School of Economics (LSE). I have also taught in the History Department at UCL. My current research has been funded by the Fulbright US Scholar program, the American Council of Learned Societies, the British Academy/Leverhulme Trust, Privacy International, the Alan Turing Institute, and the British Institute in Eastern Africa. I am also part of a UKRI GCRF Digital Innovation for Development in Africa (DIDA) research network.
Previous Appointments
Prior to moving to London, I was a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Africana Studies and postdoctoral researcher in the Department of History and Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. My work for the Lauder Institute included designing and leading study abroad programs for undergraduate and MA students. As Summer Regional Program Director for Africa, I traveled to South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Mauritius, Madagascar, Mozambique and Ethiopia to forge institutional links with African partners, universities, and research centers.
Education
Stanford University
PhD in History — June 2013
MA in History — June 2010
Washington University in St. Louis
BA in History — May 2005
Summa cum laude
Major: History
Minors: French and Painting