Professional Portfolio
Professional Projects and Collaborations
From cultural rootedness to Global Dialogues – Explore My Work
Transforming Ideas into Impact
Beyond Beauty : Scarifications as Testaments of Life and Death
Curating a comprehensive collection of Luba scarified female objects, utilizing digital technologies for reconstruction. Unveiling cultural practices through digital representations, highlighting women's roles in precolonial Congolese societies. Directing a digitally-born cultural heritage project, overcoming challenges associated with limited provenance data.
Arts and (re)Creation from Africas to the World - Princeton University Interdisciplinary Seminar Series
Curated and executed nine successful digital seminars on African arts.Fostered global dialogue on diverse artistic expressions, transcending geographic boundaries. Curated topics and guest speakers for a seminar series that bridges geographic gaps in African art. Executed nine successful seminars that fostered global dialogue, contributing to a more inclusive understanding of African arts.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (SIMA Fellowship)
Produced compelling story maps with ArcGIS from multimedia archival materials, contributing to the digital documentation and interactive representation of cultural practices in the region (...)
The purgatory of African heritage in France dismantling reproductive colonialism and its rhizomatic networks from colonial exhibition archives (FRAME mentorship)
The first step of the project is to study the colonial gaze through the network formed by the discourse, the agenda, and the reception of this event through audiovisual archival materials at INA (...)
Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) Experiences and collaborations
Preserving Cultural Heritage
I have collaborated with leading museums to preserve and interpret cultural heritage. I advocate for inclusive and ethical practices and approach to African heritages at museunms. Ethical Practices
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (SIMA Fellowship)
Designed a website to track the cultural significance of West African scarifications. Produced story maps using ArcGIS to document cultural practices.
Princeton University Art Museum
Curated stories about objects in the Cameroonian collection. Proposed inclusive curatorial approaches to engage source communities.
National Audiovisual Institute (INA) FRAME Fellowship
Investigated Central African cultural heritage from colonial audiovisual archives.
Guiding Ethical Cultural Heritage Practices
1.The Cultural Foundation of the German Federal States
Recognized by the Cultural Foundation of the German Federal States (Kulturstiftung der Länder), Germany with an Invitation to Participate in the Consultation on the Framework Principles for Dealing with Collections from Colonial Contexts but Unable to Attend Due to Scheduling Conflicts.
Virtual, October 2024
Researching and contributing to the creation of a public database for African art in North America.
I am committed to fostering a respectful and inclusive approach to managing cultural heritage. I offer advice on developing ethical guidelines for handling colonial collections, ensuring that heritage cultures are treated with the dignity they deserve. I actively advocate for the restitution of heritage cultures to their rightful communities, recognizing the importance of returning these treasures as a crucial step in healing historical injustices and preserving cultural identities. Through these efforts, I strive to promote fairness, transparency, and accountability in the stewardship of cultural heritage.
Leadership Experiences
Junior Board Member of Museum Narratives Book Series 2023-26
- Selected as the inaugural Emerging Scholar and Junior Board Member for this academic book series, serving a three-year term.
- Contribute to shaping the series’ content, direction, vision, and mission in a collaborative board environment.
- Expand the board’s expertise and experience, bringing a community-centered and interdisciplinary perspective.
- Leverage research on museums as narrative mediums to explore theoretical and practical intersectionalities within the field.
The book series Museum and Narrative approaches the museum as a narrative medium from a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives. It includes scholarship in literary and cultural studies, museum memory, media, and design studies, as well as historiography and anthropology. Books in the series examine how museums and heritage sites depict time, history, and space, and how they engage in story-telling and story-making of the past, present, and future. The series provides a vibrant scholarly platform for the analysis of theoretical concepts on museum narrative and representation as well as specific case studies on a local, regional, national, transnational, and global scale, from the Middle Ages to the present. It is particularly interested in book projects that inquire into new forms of depicting time, history, and space in the wake of museum efforts regarding decolonization, Indigenization, social justice, and the reshaping of master narratives. Furthermore, the series aims to open a dialogue between museum scholars and museum practitioners to reflect on the theoretical and practical issues in museum narratives in an integrated way.
- Curating topics and guest speakers for the seminar series
Proposing and executing nine successful digital seminar series on African arts, transcending geographic boundaries to foster a global dialogue on diverse artistic expressions.
Successfully organizing and facilitating discussions that showcased the richness and diversity of African arts, contributing to a broader and more inclusive understanding of the continent’s cultural heritage
Promoting events on virtual platforms and .maintaining a digital presence and engagement
Cultivating a collaborative platform for sharing diverse perspectives and insights, amplifying the cultural richness of African arts within academic and public spheres
Interdisciplinary Seminar Series
Originally approved as a reading group for the 2023–2024 academic year, Arts and (Re)Creation: From Africas to the Worlds was envisioned as a vibrant interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary seminar series. The second edition, scheduled to launch in September 2024, would have explored how African traditions shape societies and influence global conversations across environmental emergencies, the arts, politics, technology, economics, and culture. Monthly sessions were designed to examine the legacy, impact, and innovation of African traditions, religions, identities, and worldviews in addressing pressing issues affecting both African communities and the diaspora, highlighting the diaspora’s role and voice in global discourse. The series aimed to foster critical engagement, scholarly exchange, and professional network-building across disciplines, promoting fresh and decongested approaches to Africa and its relevance in contemporary academic and professional contexts.
Women in French (WIF) Advertising Exchange Manager 2023-2026
- Make regular updates to the Women in French Studies ad
- Build partnerships with journals in gender studies worldwide to
- develop and implement advertising strategies to increase visibility of journals in the field
- Manage and review ads request from other journals and supervise their inclusion in upcoming volumes
- Served as the youngest manager in WIF to oversee WIF advertising exchange program
- Collaborated the financial department to manage advertisements funds and budgets
Mediation & Facilitation
H-Africa Editor, Humanities and Social Science Online (H-Net) (2023-2026)
Curated content to ensure the quality and relevance of posts within the network.
Moderated community interaction
Women in French (WIF) Advertising Exchange Manager (2023)
Managed partnerships with global journals, increasing visibility and implementing advertising strategies.
Collaborated with the finance department to oversee advertising funds and budgets.
The Princeton University Global History Lab (GHL) Translator (2021)
Translated academic content from English to French to support global educational accessibility.
H-Africa Editor, Humanities and Social Science Online (H-Net) (2023-2026)
Curated content to ensure the quality and relevance of posts within the network.
Moderated community interaction
Modern Language Association (MLA) International Field Bibliographer (2023-2026)
- Demonstrated proficiency in database management, in organizing diverse materials for optimized access to information ensuring the accuracy and accessibility of valuable resources for researchers and academics
- Proficiently identified, described and indexed sources enhancing accessibility and facilitating research within the field of francophone cultural studies
- Developed tailored controlled vocabularies specifically adapted to French and Francophone literary and cultural collections,
- Enhanced the precision and consistency of cataloging practices, optimizing access to resources for researchers and facilitating effective navigation and information retrieval
National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) Annual Conference Reviewer (2020)
- Reviewed and evaluated Level 1 proposals for the NWSA Annual Conference, providing both quantitative scores and qualitative feedback. Contributed to selecting presentations based on academic merit and thematic relevance, ensuring coherence, logical flow, and alignment with conference themes.
Reviewer for the DARIAH Annual Conference:
Assessed conference submissions for relevance, innovation, and alignment with the digital humanities field.
Evaluated the quality of presentations to ensure they contributed valuable insights and fostered interdisciplinary discussion.
Provided feedback to presenters on improving clarity, engagement, and the impact of their research on the broader academic community.
Princeton University Arts Museum, Independent Contractor 2023
- Curated compelling and multilayered stories about objects within the Princeton University Art Museum’s Cameroonian collection
- Proposed inclusive and participatory curatorial approaches by actively prioritizing source communities’ engagement
- Produced informative and engaging labels for key works from Cameroon featured in the Museum’s collections
Partnership with the Princeton University Arts Museum (PUAM) for the Inaugural seminar, Re-storations In and Beyond Museums, of the second edition of Arts and (Re)Creation from Africas to the Worlds
As a partner with the museum for the inaugural seminar series, I did:
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Proposed the seminar title and helped shape the event’s thematic direction to align with both academic, professional, and public interests.
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Promoted the event to universities, institutions, and individuals to ensure strong attendance and engagement.
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Raised funds for the event, securing financial support to cover logistics, speakers, and other necessary resources.
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Managed smooth communications between all stakeholders, ensuring clear and timely information exchange.
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Introduced the second panel of speakers, facilitating the flow of the seminar and encouraging fruitful discussions.
Mastering Tools for Innovation and Impact
I bring a diverse skill set to every project, combining technical proficiency with creative problem-solving; bridging the gap between African source communities knowledge production systems and Western academic traditions and conventions. Here’s a snapshot of my technical expertise
Audiovisual Archiving
Cultural Heritage Preservation
Content Creation
Adobe Creative Suite, Apple package (Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Motion, Compressor, iMovie).
Video Conferencing
Digital Collaboration
