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National Black Women's Justice InstituteDirector of Research and Advocacy
Dec. 2021 - Oct. 2024
Jane Addams College of Social Work at UICAdjunct Instructor
Aug. 2021 - Dec. 2021SocW 420: Social Welfare Policy & Services
National Black Women's Justice InstituteSenior Research Associate
May. 2021 - Nov. 2021Designed and implemented research and evaluation projects employing an intersectional framework to understand how systems of oppression impact the criminalization and punishment of Black women, girls, and gender nonconforming people.
Bonsu Consulting LLCPrincipal Consultant
Oct. 2019 - Oct. 2021Chicago, IllinoisProvided strategic research, evaluation, and policy consulting services to social impact nonprofit organizations, specializing in equity-driven initiatives and accessible data storytelling.
BYP100National Co-Director
Oct. 2018 - Sep. 2019Chicago, Illinois
Northeastern Illinois UniversityAdjunct Instructor
Jul. 2017 - May. 2018Chicago, IllinoisSociology (SOC) 310: Social Movements
Sociology (SOC) 373: Community Action & Resistance
Jane Addams College of Social Work at UICAdjunct Instructor
Jul. 2017 - May. 2018Chicago, IllinoisSOCW 410: Human Behavior in the Social Environment
SOCW 411: Critical Social Work in a Multicultural Society
BYP100National Public Policy Chair
Jan. 2016 - Oct. 2017Chicago, ILLead and support the development and implementation of the Black Youth Project 100's policy agendas and advocacy initiatives at the federal, state, local, and hyper-local levels.
Jane Addams Center for Social Policy & ResearchGraduate Research Assistant
Aug. 2015 - May. 2017Chicago, Illinois
TASC, Inc. (Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities)Case Management Graduate Intern for the Cook County Mental Health Court Program
Oct. 2013 - Jun. 2014Chicago, IllinoisPerformed intake-psychosocial assessments for new Mental Health Court clients, provided weekly talk therapy to a caseload of 3 to 5 clients, coordinated linkages in the community for clients, respond to crisis interventions as needed, and prepared oral and written reports for Court status hearings.
MDRCResearch Assistant
Jun. 2012 - Dec. 2015Health and Barriers to Employment Policy AreaConducted field research and technical assistance operations including tasks such as leading focus groups, conducting program staff interviews, qualitative data analysis, and quality assurance/fidelity monitoring. Also produced reports, proposals, and briefs by writing, coordinating across authors, preparing figures, charts, and tables; and fact checking.
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