Her work connects French and Francophone literature, Latino public scholarship, and the multilingual public humanities.
French and Francophone literature, migration, and the public humanities inform her work as a scholar and educator.
She teaches French and Spanish at USC Upstate, where she coordinates the French program. Her courses connect literature and culture with students' work in the community.
She founded South Carolina Centro Latino in 2021. Its Public Scholars program brings students from every major into conversation with civic leaders, artists, and scholars, with student work preserved in an open archive.
The university highlights her service on the Public Humanities international advisory council and her October 2025 appointment to the SC Humanities board.
Read more: USC Upstate Magazine: Spring 2026 faculty achievements (opens in a new tab)
Co-authored with Roopika Risam and Brian Yothers in PMLA 140, no. 1 (2025), pages 110–117. Published online April 15, 2025.
Read more: The Theories and Methodologies of Public Humanities (opens in a new tab)
Session 4 of 6. RSVP required: Avanzando, Cohort 8, Nov 6, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Official event details: Avanzando, Cohort 8, Nov 6, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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5:30–7:30 p.m.
El Centro table for prospective students. Register through Admissions
Official event details: Spartan Saturday, Nov 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Campus Life Center, 180 Gramling Drive, Spartanburg, SC
10 a.m.
Lectures, panels, interviews, and academic collaborations in English, Spanish, and French.
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