Faculty Accomplishments

Named as a Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences Fellow for 2018-19 (2018)

Member of Editorial Board, Poetics (2018- )

Presenting-“Giving Black: Cultural Consumption and Cultural Steering Among Wealthy African Americans,” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 2018, Philadelphia, PA

Presenting-“Patrons of Memory: Museum Philanthropy among Black Voluntary Associations,” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 2018, Philadelphia, PA

Presenting-“Racism Rehab: Rebranding to Recover from a Racial Image Crisis,” Consumers and Consumption Mini-Conference, August 2018, Rutgers University-Camden. Camden, NJ

Remarks & Conversation-“Sociology of Museums,” Excavating the Image: Little Frank and His Carp (2003) by Andrea Fraser, Smith College Museum of Art and Kahn Liberal Arts Institute, March 2018

Presenting-High Culture, Black Culture: Strategic Assimilation and Cultural Steering in Museum Philanthropy, Culture, Wealth, and Elites session, Class and Culture Mini Conference, Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, February 2018, Baltimore, Maryland

Elected to American Sociological Associate Sociology of Culture Committee (2017)

Council Member (elected), Section on Sociology of Culture, American Sociological Association (2017- )

Chair, Assistant Professor of Sociology Search Committee, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Mount Holyoke College (2017-)

Chair, LITS (Library, Information, & Technology Services) Committee, Mount Holyoke College (2017- )

Chair, Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book, Section on Sociology of Culture, American Sociological Association (2017)

Invited Guest Lecture-African American Museums and their Meanings, MUX 119: Museums in Society, Smith College, 6 October 2017

Panelist-The Globalization of Contemporary Art: Markets, (De-) Coloniality and (De)Commodification, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 2017, Montreal, Canada

Faculty Workshop Participant-“Crafting Management Skills for the Arts,” The Business of Teaching, Copenhagen Business School, July 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark

Faculty Forum Participant-Race in the Marketplace (RIM) Forum, Kogod School of Business, American University, Washington, D.C., May 2017

Presenting-Philanthropy and Diversity at African American Museums, Fifth Exposure Seminar (The Dark Room Seminar), Mount Holyoke College, May 2017

Presenting-E-Commerce and the Fine Art Market, Mini-Conference: Digital Sociology: XII: Digitally Networked Field Studies, February 2017, Philadelphia, PA

Invited Guest Speaker, American History as African American History: Visiting the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smith College visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, April 2017, Washington, D.C.

Chair, Art Museum Director Search Committee, Mount Holyoke College Art Museum (2016)

Chair (Acting), Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Mount Holyoke College (2016)

Presenting-Is the Market for Contemporary African Art on the Rise?, Black Portraiture[s] III: Reinventions: Strains of Histories and Culture, 17-19 November 2016, Turbine Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa

Panelist-Professional Development Workshop and Business Meeting: Navigating the Faculty/Post-Doc Job Market as a Cultural Sociologist, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, 20 August 2016, Seattle, Washington, 4:30 p.m.

Panelist-Conversation featuring Riché J. Daniel Barnes and her new book Raising the Race: Black Career Women Redefine Marriage, Motherhood, and Community (Rutgers 2016), 29 April 2016, Smith College, Neilson Browsing Room, 4:30 pm

Presenting-Intersectionality and the Market for Contemporary Art, Fourth Exposure Seminar (The Dark Room Seminar), 23 April 2016, Mount Holyoke College, Gamble Auditorium, 11:15 am-12:45 pm

Presenting-The Rise of Africa in the Contemporary Art Market: Myth or Reality?, The Art Market in a Global Perspective, 28 January 2016, University of Amsterdam

Interviewing-Touria El Glaoui, Founder 1:54: Contemporary African Art Fair, The Art Market in a Global Perspective, 28 January 2016, University of Amsterdam

Member, Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award Committee, American Sociological Association (2015- )

Presenting-Black Artists in the Art Market, Family & Friends Weekend, 25 October 2015, Mount Holyoke College, Hooker Auditorium, 11 am-12 pm

Presenting-Prices for Art by Female and Male Artists of African Descent in the Auction Market, Section on Sociology of Culture Paper Session: Art, Money, and Meaning Panel, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, 24 August 2015, Chicago, IL.

Chair, Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award Committee, Section on Race, Gender, and Class, American Sociological Association (2013, 2014)

Secretary-Treasurer (elected), Section on Race, Gender, and Class, American Sociological Association (2011-2014)

Fellowships Panelist, National Endowment for the Humanities (2009)

Was interviewed on the podcast, Zora's Daughters, Episode 12 "On the Shoulders of Our Ancestors" which aired February 17 for Black History Month and World Anthropology Day.

Was selected as a recipient of a fellowship to participate in the OpEd Project's "Write to Change the World" workshop.

Began a two-year term as President of the Association of Black Anthropologists. (2020)