Bachelor of Arts in International Rels., Afro-American Studies, Brown U., 1984; Master of Arts in Brazilian Studies, Brown U., 1986; Master of Arts in Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1987; Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1993.
Research assistant comparative Latin American politics project, University of California, 1987-1988;
teaching assistant, University of California, 1988, 90, 91;
head teaching assistant American politics, University of California, 1991;
instructor writing and rhetoric Pre-College Academy, University of California, summer 1991;
lecturer American government, Mills. College, fall 1992;
lecturer Latin American politics and politics of developing nations, Mills. College, spring 1993;
assistant professor department government, politics/Afro-American studies program, U. Maryland., College Park, since 1993.
Field researcher Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 1988,Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paolo, Brasilia, Brazil, 1989-1990. Presenter URPEworkshop University of California, 1989, critical study of colonialism conference, 1989,affirmative action assistant department political science, 1987-1988. Lecturer on blacks in Brazilian society La Pena Cultural Center, Berkeley, 1990.
Member American Political Science Association (Black graduate fellow University of California 1986-1987), Latin American Studies Association, National Conference Black Political Scientists.
