I am an Assistant Professor of Sociology and African & African Diaspora Studies at Boston College. I earned my Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Southern California, my M.A. in Latin American Studies from Vanderbilt University, and my B.B.A. in Management Consulting and Africana Studies from the University of Notre Dame. My research interests include race and ethnicity, urban sociology, and culture. I focus on flourishing, social infrastructure, and the Black class and status structures in the Americas. I have two ongoing book projects. The first one explores race-making and anti-Blackness in Brazil. My book, Affirming Blackness: Brazilian Race-making and Resistance in the Digital Age (tentative title), examines how Brazilians use social media to challenge anti-Blackness and highlight racial experiences. The latest manuscript from this project explores police killings and racial ideologies in Brazil. My second book project investigates class and placemaking in Black communities on the West Coast. It is tentatively titled A Place to Flourish: Black Social Infrastructure, Wellbeing-Making, and Futurity in Los Angeles County and examines how gathering sites are created and maintained, as well as their role in fostering overall well-being. The latest manuscript from this project analyzes how Angelenos develop revitalization strategies to “repair” a historically neglected Black community and enhance the quality of life for its residents. It currently has a revise and resubmit.