fellowships / awards.

~ grants.

MICAH Institute and Ministerial Excellence Fund. Samuel Dewitt Proctor Conference. August 2022.

Harvard Religion, Conflict and Peace Initiative, Summer Grant in Ramallah, Palestine. Independent Research: “Experiential Learning, Community and Youth development“ September 2019

Harvard David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) Conference Travel Grant. March 2019

Harvard David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) Conference Travel Grant. November 2019

~ fellowships.

Fulbright Fellowship, Full Calendar Year at Federal University of Bahia, Brasil. U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Research Title: “CaPoetics: Exploring the Power of Movement and Word Through Capoeira and Poetry” September 2017 – May 2018

Diversity and Explorations Fellow at Harvard University Divinity School. Nov 2016

University of Southern California (USC) School of Dramatic Arts Directed Research Fellow. “Capoeira & Poetry”. 2016.

NASPA Undergraduate Research Fellow (NUFP). Department of Residential Education, USC. March 2016.

~ awards.

Ronald McNair/Gateway Scholarship at University of Southern California. Independent Research: “Examining identity construction for students of African and Arab descent” January 2015

Maya Angelou Artistry Award, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc, USC 2016.

Most Innovative Trojan Award, USC Center for Black Culture & Student Affairs. May 2016.

USC Black Alumni Association Scholarship. 2015

Best and Brightest Scholar, Millennium Momentum Foundation. 2015

City of Los Angeles Service Award, Leadership Development Institute, Millenium Momentum Foundation. 2013-2014.