She is also the Director of the Eide/Dalrymple Gallery at Augustana, where she has curated over seventy-five exhibitions, published several catalogues, and oversees a permanent art collection of over 3,500 objects. She holds a B.A. in studio art and music from Concordia College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in art history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research focuses on African-American art and art of the black diaspora. Her recent publications include the book Visualizing Haiti in U.S. Culture, 1910-1950 (Ashgate) and articles in Smithsonian American Art and Gradhiva.