herstory girls and education in ghana
I am a professor (tenure-track) at Northwestern University. Previously, I held appointments at Duke University, the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University and Princeton University .
My research sits at the intersections of race, gender, public institutions and political behavior. My newest book, Closed for Democracy , is on how public school closures undermine the citizenship of Black Americans (Cambridge University Press). Research from this book was recently published in the American Political Science Review and Perspectives on Politics .
My newest research is culminating in a third book tentatively titled, “Mules and the Vanguard: The Punishment and Political Labor of Black Women.” An article based on this work was named the “Best Paper on Intersectionality” from the American Political Science Association (APSA), and awarded the Rodney Higgins “Best Faculty Paper” from the National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS).
herstory girls and education in ghana