I have research interests in Decolonial Approaches in Applied Linguistics,African immigrant literacies, Black Rhetorics, African Indigeneity and Community Literacy Research. I draw from African indigenous epistemologies to study the linguistic and embodied literacies of people of color.

Gabriel is a PhD Student in the Applied Linguistics and Language Education Program at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ of Maryland, College Park.I also hold a Masters Degree in English from Illinois State ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½,USA where I majored in TESOL and Applied Linguistics. Additionally,I graduated with a a Bachelors Degree in  (B.A Hons) English from the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ of Education Winneba,Ghana in 2019.

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College of  Education Dean's Fellowship (2023)

Academic Excellence Award,Department of English,Illinois State ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ (2023)

Language Variation and Multilingualism in Elementary Classrooms (Teaching Assistant)