Honor Society® member
Sophonie Bazile
Teaching Assistant at University of Kentucky
- University of Kentucky
- geography
- Class of 2020
- Lexington, Kentucky
Member since December 2016
About
I'm currently a doctoral student in geography at the University of Kentucky. I'm fascinated by the identity and visibility politics of queer migrants of color and the affective qualities of space, place, race, and gender. I'm specifically concerned with queer Haitian women in the diaspora across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and the Caribbean. My research examines the community-building practices of queer Haitian women living in the U.S. rural south. My research is at the intersections of Black geographies, rural geographies, gender/sexuality studies, and diaspora studies. At the University of Cincinnati, my research focus was on the identity formation of queer Haitian women living in New York and Florida. This developed from my earlier interests in women migrants while at Bethune-Cookman University where my focus was on the mistreatment of Asian women migrant domestic workers working in the Gulf Cooperation Council states.
Education
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university of kentucky
geography
2016 – 2020
Honors and awards
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Graduate and Professional Student LGBTQ* Research Grants
The goal of the UK Graduate and Professional Student LGBTQ* Research Grants is to support and promote LGBTQ* scholarship that advances knowledge and fosters an inclusive University of Kentucky Community.
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CGD Professional Development Fund Award
The Center for Graduate and Professional Diversity Initiatives Development Fund Award encourages student professional development and networking through attendance or active participation at academic or professional meetings or conferences.
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WGSS Graduate Student of the Year Award
The University of Cincinnati Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Graduate Student of the Year Award honors graduate student who has shown stellar academic performance in the program.
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Taft Research Center Graduate Summer Fellowship Award
The Taft award supports summer research endeavors for graduate students at the University of Cincinnati
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Golden Key International Honour Society
Goals and interests
- Career goal
My career goals are to teach college courses in Black geographies, gender, and sexuality studies at a research university.
- Graduate school interests
Geography, Women's Studies
- Outside the classroom
Reading, writing, music
Experience
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Teaching Assistant
University of Kentucky
Aug 2016 – May 2017
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Graduate Assistant
University of Cincinnati
Aug 2015 – Apr 2016
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Reset/Revision Person
Walgreens, Co.
May 2009 – Jul 2016
Volunteering
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Volunteer - Office Assistant
Pride Community Services Organization
Jun 2017 – Aug 2017
Languages
- English (US) Advanced
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