A mentor, an educator, and a scholar-activist. In everything I do, I am driven by the same simple set of questions: what makes some of us insiders and the rest of us outsiders? Who decides? And why?

As a scholar, I first grappled with these questions by exploring the role of gender and sexuality in migration and citizenship processes in modern France. But more than a decade of studying, teaching, and working in secondary and higher education contexts opened my eyes wide to asymmetries of power within institutions that continue to mark some out for exclusion.

Now, as an equity practitioner, I work collaboratively with individuals who wish to transform their home institutions into inclusive spaces for all students, staff, faculty, and campus community members. Whether I’m facilitating workshops and trainings for department chairs or creating a research-driven strategic plan for senior leaders, I seek to equip communities with the skills, knowledge, and guidance they need to meet the imperatives of the 21st century.

In recognition of my contributions, in 2022, I received the inaugural Tyler Stovall Mission Prize from the Western Society of French Historical Studies, which acknowledges educators doing “outstanding work to combat structural inequalities” both in the profession and in the field of higher education, more broadly. I remain committed to equity and justice work, which I see as an extension of my personal mission to face each day with honesty, humility, curiosity, and compassion.