[4][5] In an interview Candice Dyer, Cochran says, in regard to Appalachia, that "People associate Blackness with Atlanta, Detroit, D.C., but we have it here in the mountains.
During Spring 2022, she taught an undergraduate and graduate course as the Lehman Brady Professor titled Black Spaces Matter: Race, Place, and Resilience.
[10][11] She said that her goal with this project "was to create a sustainable collaborative network among the region’s artists and community organizers.
"[12] The Affrilachian Artist Project "encompasses all forms of expression including music and literature.
"[5] Some of her projects include, Kindred Vow, a multimedia installation piece, and Testify, Beyond Place, which Cochran produced and directed and created all the video/audio work for.