Before joining the University of Maryland in 2006 she served in the Women’s Studies Department at the University of Cincinnati (2004-2006). She has also held a visiting appointment as a Benedict Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, Carleton College (Fall 2016). She has served on the editorial collective for Feminist Studies and is presently a member of the advisory board for Expanding Frontiers (University of Nebraska Press) and Tout Moun: Caribbean Journal of Cultural Studies.