For the past 25 years, I’ve worked within institutions of higher education in varied roles creating opportunities for students to develop and pursue their interests.

Over the past several years I’ve had the opportunity to engage virtually providing several workshops, webinars, short talks, etc. on a variety of topics. The common thread that ties all the work together is reflecting on how we can be more present and alive in the work that we do as educators. Whether we are grappling with issues of race, class, or aspects of sexual identity, we must bring our whole selves (histories, hopes, and fears) to these conversations if they are to have meaning and possibilities for transformation. Here are a few examples of what I’ve been up to and I will share more in this space over time. 

Contemplative practice nurtures and supports a way of being in and with the natural world and the built environment. Photography has become one way that I document and remain in conversation with the world as I encounter and make sense of it.

  • My Grandfather’s Face: A Black Contemplative Educator’s Discovery of Unknown Relatives through DNA

  • Practice or Perish: How Overexposure and Premature Claims of Success Undermine Men of Color Initiatives

  • The Cost of Not Being Out: Reflections on Efforts to Address LGBT Issues at a Large Southern Public University

  • Zen, Contemplative Practice, and the Emergence of Black Queer Joy