You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.
~ Angela Davis
~ Angela Davis
About Me
I am an Assistant Professor of Inclusive Education in the Teacher Education Division at Wayne State University. My scholarship focuses on how schooling mechanisms afford or constrain academic and social opportunities for girls of color with disabilities (i.e., autism, cerebral palsy, deaf/blindness, intellectual disability, multiple disabilities) from their perspectives. I also study teacher preparation for culturally sustaining inclusive education and family-school-community partnerships with and for families from diverse backgrounds. Equity, justice, interconnectedness, and accessibility are at the heart of my work.
As you read and explore this website, my hope is that you will see how my beliefs and actions concerning research, teaching, and service integrally inform one another. I see research as an avenue for expanding and/or rupturing dominant ideologies by learning from, listening to, and following the lead of communities commonly un(der)represented. I pair service with teaching for meaningful, collaborative partnerships.
As you read and explore this website, my hope is that you will see how my beliefs and actions concerning research, teaching, and service integrally inform one another. I see research as an avenue for expanding and/or rupturing dominant ideologies by learning from, listening to, and following the lead of communities commonly un(der)represented. I pair service with teaching for meaningful, collaborative partnerships.
