Dr. Okello is an interdisciplinary scholar who draws on theories of Blackness and Black feminist theories to think about knowledge production and student/early adult development.
Research
Research Overview
Affective and embodied pedagogies | Black studies and Black feminisms | Critical masculinities | Critical qualitative research| Embodiment | Identity development| Knowledge production | Racialized trauma and stress
Teaching
Teaching Overview
Black Intellectual Thought and Practice; Black Theoretical Frameworks and Research Methods; Pedagogies and Curriculum; Black Geographies and Space-making-Black Educational Spaces