Professional Engagement

Professional Service

Decades of service to the scholarly community through editorial leadership, peer review, professional organizations, university governance, and community engagement.

38

Total Roles

30

Currently Active

3

Editorial Boards

16

Journals Reviewed

Editorial Board

3

Editorial Board Member

Current

The Sociological Quarterly

Board Member2018–Present

Editorial Board Member

The Black Scholar

Board Member2012–2017

Editorial Board Member

Black Women, Gender and Families

Board Member2009–2013

Journal Reviewer

16

Reviewer

Current

National Science Foundation

Grant Reviewer2014–Present

Reviewer

Current

Du Bois Review

Peer Reviewer2012–Present

Reviewer

Current

Race and Social Problems

Peer Reviewer2012–Present

Reviewer

Current

American Journal of Public Health

Peer Reviewer2010–Present

Reviewer

Current

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Peer Reviewer2010–Present

Reviewer

Current

Sociology of Education

Peer Reviewer2010–Present

Reviewer

Current

Sociological Perspectives

Peer Reviewer2010–Present

Reviewer

Current

Social Science Research

Peer Reviewer2010–Present

Reviewer

Current

Social Forces

Peer Reviewer2008–Present

Reviewer

Current

Housing Studies

Peer Reviewer2008–Present

Reviewer

Current

City and Community

Peer Reviewer2008–Present

Reviewer

Current

Journal of African American Studies

Peer Reviewer2008–Present

Reviewer

Current

Journal of Marriage and Family

Peer Reviewer2008–Present

Reviewer

Current

American Sociological Review

Peer Reviewer2006–Present

Reviewer

Current

American Journal of Sociology

Peer Reviewer2006–Present

Reviewer

Current

Social Problems

Peer Reviewer2006–Present

Professional Society

3

Executive Committee Member

Association of Black Sociologists

Executive Committee2011–2016

Member

Current

American Sociological Association

2004–Present

Member

Current

Association of Black Sociologists

2004–Present

University Service

4

Associate Dean for Faculty Development

Current

Carle Illinois College of Medicine

Associate Dean2024–Present

Co-Lead, Inclusive Illinois Quantum Science Initiative

Current

University of Illinois

Co-Lead2023–Present

Co-Director, STEM Illinois

Current

Chancellor's Office Public Engagement

Co-Director2020–Present

Associate Dean for Diversity and Democratization of Health Innovation

Carle Illinois College of Medicine

Associate Dean2018–2024

Institute Service

3

Faculty Fellow

Current

National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)

2017–Present

Faculty Fellow

NCSA/IACAT

2013–2017

Faculty Fellow

Center for Advanced Studies, UIUC

2008–2009

National Service

4

Alumni Public Voices Fellowship

Current

The Op-Ed Project

Fellow2024–Present

Urbana Poet Laureate

Current

City of Urbana, Illinois

Poet Laureate2024–Present

Collective Trauma Summit Co-Host

Global Collective Trauma Summit

Co-Host2022–2022

Public Voices Fellowship

Current

The Op-Ed Project

Fellow2019–Present

Committee

3

PPE Sewing Initiative Organizer

COVID-19 Community Response

Organized 300+ volunteers to sew 1,500+ medical gowns during COVID-19 pandemic.

Organizer2020–2020

G.E.M.S. Mentoring Program Advisory Board

Current

St. Sabina Church, Chicago

Advisory Board Member2015–Present

ACT-SO Mentor

Current

NAACP

Mentor2014–Present

Training

2

Community Health Worker Training Program

Current

MacArthur Foundation Initiative

Training 50 high school students as Community Health Workers to serve their communities.

Director2022–Present

Advanced Computing for Social Change Workshop

Current

NCSA / XSEDE / PEARC

Annual workshop training researchers in using HPC and advanced computing for social justice research.

Director2016–Present