I’m Anthony Grant. I am a third-year PhD candidate in social policy at Brandeis University with a concentration in economic and racial equity. My primary research interest is exploring how intraracial xenophobia manifests in the U.S. between Black ethnic groups, specifically African American, Caribbean, and African people. A second research interest of mine is examining organizational policies and practices and the impact of harm they have on people, especially those who are marginalized. A third research interest of mine is social behavior related to COVID-19 and the long-term impact that COVID-19 will have on marginalized people.
Prior to starting my PhD program, I spent 15 years in college admissions counseling, with the majority of my career on the college side. I’ve worked at Syracuse University, University of Richmond, and Earlham College, and also read applications at University of California, Berkeley and Georgia Institute of Technology. I most recently served as the inaugural College and Career Coach at Walter Payton College Preparatory High School in Chicago, IL.
My previous academic experiences include Syracuse University, where I earned a bachelor’s degree in history with a concentration in U.S. history, and Fisk University, where I earned a master’s degree in social justice. My master’s thesis was entitled, “Put Me in A-Flat: An Exploratory Study on What Benefits Musicians in the Black Church Receive,” which used a qualitative research approach with participatory observation research and interviews. I have also received a master’s degree in social policy with a concentration in economic and racial equity from Brandeis University, to mark the end of my PhD coursework, and have transitioned from PhD student to PhD candidate after passing my Comprehensive Exam.
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Acknowledgments
My education has been supported by a number of people and organizations. The list below includes the organizations that have supported my education, in the form of scholarships, fellowships, grants, internships, service projects, and/or participation in my research. Thank you for your investment of time, money, space, words of encouragement, and so much more.
PhD
- Emory University, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Atlanta, GA
- George Mason University, Meractus Center, Fairfax, VA
- The New York Public Library, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York, NY
- University of Virginia, Mary and David Harrison Institute for American History, Literature, and Culture, Charlottesville, VA
- Brandeis University, Samuels Center for Community Partnerships and Civic Transformation, Waltham, MA
- Global Jamaica Diaspora Council under the Jamaican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kingston, Jamaica
- Brandeis University, Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies, Waltham, MA
Master’s
- My research participants for my master’s thesis – Due to the agreement I made with my research participants, per our signed Statement of Consent, their names and the organization they represent have been made anonymous. That said, it is important that I acknowledge them, because they invested a lot of time and effort into my education, giving me another community I have for life.
- I AM ABLE Center for Family Development, Chicago, IL
- Patterson Law Group, Fort Worth, TX
- Mount Zion Baptist Church, Nashville, TN
Bachelor’s
- Syracuse University, Department of History, Syracuse, NY
- Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York, NY
- Grace Community Church, Amityville, NY
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