04 · Education & Scholarship
Education
& Scholarship
EDUCATOR · RESEARCHER · LIFELONG LEARNER
Knowledge becomes meaningful when it can serve.I have always experienced education as both a privilege and a responsibility.
Each discipline I have studied—psychology, French, social work, language education, doctoral scholarship, and entrepreneurship—has given me a different way to understand people, systems, communication, leadership, and change.
My scholarship lives at the intersection of what I have learned and what I have witnessed. I am especially interested in work that does not remain confined to classrooms or academic journals, but becomes something people can use: a stronger program, a more humane service, a clearer conversation, or a new possibility for a community.
My Educational Journey
One path,
many disciplines.
My education has never followed a single narrow path. Psychology taught me to think about human behavior. French and language education deepened my understanding of communication, culture, and access. Social work taught me to examine the relationship between individuals and systems. Doctoral study strengthened my ability to research, question, and translate ideas into practice. Entrepreneurship is helping me explore how meaningful ideas can become sustainable services, organizations, and tools.
Together, these disciplines form the foundation of how I think and work.
- 01
Bachelor of Arts
Psychology and French
Southern Connecticut State University - 02
Master of Social Work
Social Work
Long Island University Post - 03
Master of Arts
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Hunter College - 04
Doctor of Social Work
Doctoral scholarship and practice
Long Island University Brooklyn - 05
Master of Business Administration
Studies focused on entrepreneurship
In progress
Questions That Guide My Work
Where curiosity
keeps leading me.
Scholarship in Practice
Leaving the page.
Entering people’s lives.
I am most interested in scholarship that can leave the page and enter people’s lives. My education informs the programs I lead, the services I provide, the questions I research, and the organizations and tools I am building.
It shapes my leadership of Change for Haitian Youth, my work supporting children and families, the development of Demen, my approach to crisis counseling, and the creation of free Listening Sessions for people affected by immigration-related fear and disruption.
For me, scholarship is not separate from service. It helps me examine what is missing, understand why it matters, and develop a thoughtful response.
Teaching and Knowledge Sharing
Knowledge should feel accessible—not distant.
My background in language education strengthened my belief that knowledge should be understandable, culturally responsive, and useful. Teaching is not limited to a classroom; it also happens through counseling, mentorship, community programming, professional leadership, public writing, and the careful translation of complex information.
Whether I am helping a family understand a difficult care decision, supporting a young person’s learning, developing educational programming in Haiti, or writing about an issue that deserves greater attention, I want knowledge to feel accessible rather than distant.
One Connected Commitment
I do not see my interests as separate pursuits. They are different expressions of the same commitment: understanding people more deeply, making systems more humane, and turning knowledge into something that can serve.