Interdisciplinary education and training
PhD in Educational Studies (2015), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, May 2015. Dissertation: Teaching empowerment? Sexuality education and the contested pedagogical relations of knowing and being known with(in) an HIV prevention programme in South Africa, an ethnographic exploration of how community educators read, interpret and negotiate notions of gender and other social identities when teaching a sexuality education cu ccrriculum aimed at preventing HIV among youth in South Africa. Course work in educational theories, youth studies, policy analysis and research methods.
Certificate of Completion, Instructional Skills Workshop (2015). Vancouver, Canada, University of British Columbia.
MSc in Gender, Development and Globalization, with distinction, (2005). London School of Economics and Political Science. Dissertation: How to Orient Your Life: Representation, HIV/AIDS Discourse and Me(n), a discourse analysis of gendered messages within South Africa’s Life Skills Education curriculum and implications for HIV and AIDS prevention in the local context. Course work in gender and development theories in relation to institutions, social development, work and urbanization; the design, evaluation, and implementation of reproductive health programs; and HIV and AIDS and other emerging health issues.
BA in French, cum laude, (2002). Rice University, Houston, TX. Course work included French (graduate level), chemistry, physics, mathematics and medical sociology. Additional course work in French, sociology and art at la Sorbonne, l’Institute Catholique and le Louvre as part of the Sweet Briar College Junior Year in France (2000-2001).
Community health educator training (2002). United States Peace Corps, Gabon. Intensive training in community health education subjects and pedagogies including maternal and child health and HIV and AIDS, program planning, French, and cross-cultural sensitivity and integration.