Christina LeBlanc

Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Christina received her B.A. in Diplomacy and World Affairs from Occidental College in Los Angeles and her M.A. in Latin American Studies from Tulane in May 2015. Christina has proudly called New Orleans home, working in environmental non-profits and wetland restoration social entrepreneurship ventures and volunteering with educational and college-access nonprofits. During her undergraduate career, Christina studied in Ghana and worked in development aid at the United Nations in New York. Focusing on cocaine trafficking in West Africa, her undergraduate thesis analyzed issues of postcolonial development, nationality, statehood and criminality. At the Stone Center, Christina pursued her M.A. on issues of diaspora, transnationalism, race, identity and climate change in the Caribbean. She has also earned an additional M.A. (December 2016) and a Ph.D. (May 2022) in history at Tulane University.