In addition to her study of the Black Arts era, Dr. Freeman’s other research interest include post-colonialism and Afro-Atlantic women’s literature. She has enhanced this interest through travel to and research in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Salvador, Bahia Brazil and Accra, Ghana. Dr. Freeman is a Mellon Faculty Doctoral Fellowship recipient, a William Winter Scholar, and the 2012 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Most recently, Dr. Freeman taught a course in Caribbean Literature in Jamaica for the University of Southern Mississippi’s Study Abroad Program.