
- 1928 BA Anthropology; Barnard College
- 1919-1923 Howard University
- 1920 AA; Howard Academy
- A recipient of anthropological awards, prizes, and honors at the University of Florida and the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.
- Areas of Research: Folklore, Caribbean and African American culture
- Selected Publications: Mules and Men (1935), Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937), Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica (1938), Dust Tracks on a Road (1942)