RESEARCH
My scholarly work centers on representation, Africa, postcolonial studies, decolonization and governance. I have written and published articles, presented at conferences, participated in intellectual forums and written books. For my dissertation, my work asks difficult questions about how Africa is represented, imagined, and engaged particularly in global education and development spaces. My research aims to challenge the structures that shape Africa’s representation and advocate for a just world.
As an educator, I value learning environments that are rooted in inquiry, critical thinking, and lived context. My scholarly works come from a place of curiosity, rigor, and questions about what we learn and who gets to tell and preserve stories.
RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
Woods, Z.R., Anakok, I., Clindinst., S., & Lee, S.(2023). Reconceptualizing multicultural pedagogy at predominantly white institutions: Decolonizing the curriculum in higher education. In McClean, M. (Ed), The struggle for justice, equity, and peace in the global classroom (pp. 70-107). IGI Global.
Woods, R. Z. & Harrison, A.K. (2021). Brown Girl in the Lens. Independent Social Research Foundation. Race and markets Bulletin issue xxiii
Dauda, Z. R. (2020). Monsieur the middleman. In Katie West & Jasmine Elliott, Better than IRL: True stories about finding your way people on the untamed internet (pp. 125 – 137). Bedfordshire, U.K.: Fiction and Feeling
Ba-Ya Play Cook: An Anthology of Short Stories. A collection of true stories from Liberia. Growing up can be fun for some. It can be painful and hellish for others. In this anthology, I used normal situations and everyday events to deal with the issues of abuse, rape, and molestation in her society..