Since receiving my Ph.D. in French and Critical Theory from the University of California, Davis, and moving to Maryland with my family, I have been teaching French as an Adjunct Professor. My courses range from beginning to advanced French and from Literature to Film and Culture. I strive to integrate “experiential learning” so that students put to use what they are learning in class- study abroad, local excursions, service opportunities, myriad activities organized by “la Maison Française” in DC and “le cercle français” on campus, interaction with French teaching assistants and visitors, attendance at foreign film series, guest lectures, and multicultural events, etc.

My areas of specialization are the “genre” of autobiography and 20th / 21st century Francophone women’s writing, particularly from West Africa, where I taught English while doing my doctoral research. My current research takes a different direction and examines how nature and environmental issues figure in French and Francophone literature across the centuries.
In addition to research and writing, I enjoy travelling, hiking, and bird watching in my spare time. I also do volunteer work as a translator and lead service projects and youth trips for the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Haiti Outreach Program.