Ph.D. French and Francophone Studies, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, U.S.A., 2006
Diplôme d'études approfondies, English, Concentration in African-American Literature, Université Paris 7 – Jussieu, France, 1997
Licence and maîtrise, English, Université Paris 7 – Jussieu/ Paris 3 - La Nouvelle Sorbonne, 1995
The Black Atlantic; Race Theory; African-American, Afro-Caribbean, Francophone, and Critical Animal Studies; Environmental Humanities
Guggenheim Fellow, 2022
Honorable Mention, Barbara Christian Prize for the Best Book in the Humanities - Caribbean Studies Association, 2016
The Nicolas Guillen Outstanding Book Award - Caribbean Philosophical Association, 2015
Animals & Society Institute and Animal Studies Fellowship - Wesleyan University, 2014
Humboldt Research Fellow - Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany, host: Institute for Latin American Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, 2010-2011 and 2012