Black Identity in Pushkin. Inter-faculty Joint Research Project co-developed with Professor John Barnstead, Department of Russian Studies. Funded by Dalhousie Faculty of Graduate Studies. Winter 2005
Calibrating the Literary and Socio-Politico-Legal Aspects of Pushkin’s Black Identity. In collaboration with John Barnstead. United States State Department / Illinois University Russian Summer Laboratory Programme. On-site Research Residency Award. University of Illinois April 2005.
Chronicling Canadian and American ‘Race’ Jurisprudence2006-2007 Canada-US Fulbright Award as Scholar in Residence at Temple University, Department of African and African-American Studies.