Sophonie Bazile
Coordinator Online Student Support & Community, OMBABio
Before working for the Online Programs Office in the College of Business at UofL, Sophonie was a teaching assistant (TA) and PhD student in the Department of Geography at the University of Kentucky. She was a TA for courses ranging from the environment to health geographies to immigration. With a passion for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, Sophonie is involved in various organizations that further these goals at the university, including the College of Business Diversity & Inclusion Committee, the UofL Commission on the Status of Women, the UofL Black Faculty/Staff Association, and the UofL LGBTQ+ Faculty/Staff Association. Additionally, she enjoys working on editing projects in her spare time. She is a freelance copyeditor and edits undergraduate theses for seniors, dissertations for doctoral candidates, and even research briefs for university research centers.
Education
- MA (Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies) University of Cincinnati, 2014
- BA (International Studies/Affairs ) Bethune-Cookman University, 2011
Awards & Honors
Commission on the Status of Women
Leadership Louisville Center
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky, Office of LGBTQ* Resources
Recent Research & Publications
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Memories from the Dykeaspora Women & Performance: a journal of feminist theory. May 17, 2017