ResearchPrincipal Investigator, Digital Underground: Exploring the relationship between digital media and urban youth literacies. Funded by a $20,000 seed grant from NYU Steinhardt Office of the Deans. NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human DevelopmentPrincipal Investigator, The Boys in the Hood: Literacy in the Social Lives of Six Urban Adolescent Black Males (Dissertation Research). Funded by a $15,000.00 grant from AERA; $2,000 summer-enrichment fellowship from MSU College of EducationTeaching* Linguistics, Society, and the Teacher* Teaching English in the Inner City* Pluralistic Approaches to Cultural Literacy* Issues in Urban Education* Teaching English in a Multidialectal Society* Language and Education in the African American Community* Hip Hop and the Teaching of EnglishConsulting* Consultant, Hip Hop and Math Project* Consultant, Black Male InitiativeCurriculum Projects* Teaching Tupac: A Curriculum Guide for Developing 21st Century Literacy Skills * A Curriculum for Students by Students: Ninth-grade English Language ArtsInterests and Specializations* Adolescent Literacy and English Education * African American Studies in Education* Critical Studies in Education* Cultural Studies in Education* Qualitative Research Methodologies* Urban Studies in EducationSpecialties: Ph.D. Language, Literacy, and Urban Education, (Michigan State University) Dissertation title: The Boys in the Hood: Exploring Literacy in the Social Lives of Six Urban Adolescent Black MalesMS Developmental Psychology/MA Western Philosophy (University of Michigan) Thesis Title: Intrigue: A Sexual Analysis of Gender Development and Racial Discourse in Western Philosophy and Women PsychologyBA English/History (Michigan State University)