TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
I believe education is about liberation which means my role as a teacher is to facilitate the freedom of learning in a diverse way. Teaching is not merely the transmission of information, but the unlearning of imposed hierarchies and ways of thinking from colonization. When I teach, my materials almost always center on African knowledges and disrupts colonial teachings and one-sided narrative of Africa that lacks. Instead, my lectures reclaim Africa as a site of theory, creativity, and intellectual productivity.
My students are equipped with the capacity to transform knowledge into tools for social change. In this sense, education becomes a practice of freedom where students can learn to think critically, act with consciousness, and imagine futures beyond dependency and domination. Ultimately, my teaching is a commitment to freedom; of thought, of identity, and of possibility - rooted in Africanism, yet open to the world.
Courses
GWS 101: Freshman Seminar course (Gateway)- Ferrum College, Fall 2019/ Spring 2020
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UAP 5764: International Development Planning Studio – Virginia Tech, Fall 2023
This course center on concepts and practices in the field of international development, the changes over the past few decades and challenges in planning and implementing projects. The course prepare students with the most current approaches to the practice of international development as implemented by leading actors today. Students will learn the traditional project planning tools used by multi-lateral and financial institutions as well as alternative processes. They will be equipped with a variety of skills necessary for working on development projects in the real world.
MAIR610: International Political Economy – Cuttington University, September 2025
This course offers a multidisciplinary perspective on international economic and power relations, essential to understanding an increasingly globalized world and the interactions between markets and politics. Students will explore international trade and investment, regional integration, financial systems, and environmental politics while critically assessing how Africa engages with global economic governance. ​​
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The course examines policies concerning forced migration-refugees and other involuntarily displaced people. We will explore the causes of forced migration, and the responses of asylum countries, non-governmental and governmental agencies, and international organizations. We will also examine laws protecting and assisting forced migrants. The course will explore in detail how forced migrants respond to the policies and assistance, navigate their identity in asylum countries and economic, social and political assimilation.
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This course focuses on the concepts and theories of underdevelopment with emphasis on Africa. It critically examines historical, structural and political roots of underdevelopment in Africa. Students explore how Africa’s economic and social realities are shaped by examining African-centered scholarship.
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The course examines the fundamental concepts and methods with ethical considerations in social science research. The class explores both quantitative and qualitative research to ensure students are able to identify parts of research, evaluate social science research and design their own research projects.
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This course examines women in leadership positions and how they create real and sustained change in their countries, communities and beyond. Through a series of case studies across the global south the Women and Power senior lab investigates when and where women have real power versus symbolic power. It looks at how power is measured and assesses the impact of women and power through their political positions, financial acumen, and ability to inspire.​
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The purpose of this course is to provide a foundational understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion as a key concern in higher education, in the context of a global perspective, and from a multi-disciplinary approach.The world is increasingly more complex and diverse with emerging cultures and trends that impact global higher education. This is part of a required course for graduate students to prepare themselves for the diverse global society of the future.
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