January 2019 - Present | Assistant Professor, Prairie View A&M University ‐ Social Work | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2023 - Present | Gulf Scholars Program |
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) | |
Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
Colleague(s): Drs. Sarah Conrad, Kyu Young Lee, Emmanuel Dada, Noel Estwick, Jeanelle Hope, Selena Tate, Kazeem Olanrewwaju, Ayodeji Iyanda, and Gargi Aleaz | |
$478,814 | |
2023 - Present | Research & Innovation for Scholarly Excellence (RISE) |
PVAMU | |
Role: Faculty Mentor | |
Colleague(s): Jordan Derry (Undergraduate Research Assistant) | |
$6,000 | |
2023 - 2024 | First Responder Mental Health Program – Regional Direct Service |
Office of the Texas Governor’s Victims of Crime Act Fund | |
Role: Co-Investigator | |
Colleague(s): Dr. Temilola Salami and Marsha HoSang | |
$288,414 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2023 - Present | Board Member, Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work (AGE SW) | 2012 - Present | Member, National Association of Social Workers | 2013 - 2014 | Member, SisterMentors |
Honors and Awards
- Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work (AGE SW) Pre-dissertation Initiative Awardee (2012-2013)
- PhD Student Representative, Morgan State University (2012-2013)
- Philia Works of Houston, Inc.'s Inspiring Woman Honoree (2020)
- Mellon Outstanding Professor Awardee (2021)
- Dean's Award for Outstanding Teaching (2023)
- Semester at Sea's HBCU Scholar (2024)
- Writing Center Faculty Fellow (2023)
- CHER Institute Fellow (2023)
- CHER Scholar (2023 - 2024)
Courses
- SW 710: Advanced Multidimensional Assessment
- SW 640: Elements of Evidence-Informed Practice
- SOWK 5300: Human Behavior in the Social Environment
- SOWK 5215: Social Welfare Policy
- SOWK 5207: Diversity, Oppression, and Inclusion
- SOWK 5205: Social Work Research I
- SOWK 4183: Social Work Integrative Seminar
- SOWK 3143: Human Behavior in the Social Environment II
- SOWK 2133: Social Work with Children & Families
- SOWK 2113: Introduction to Social Work
- SOWK 3316: Gerontological Social Work
- SOWK 3312/3123: Social Welfare Policy Analysis
- SOWK 3311/3113: Social Welfare Policy and Services
August 2011 - May 2014 | PhD, Morgan State University ‐ School of Social Work | |
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August 2006 - August 2008 | MSW, Michigan State University ‐ School of Social Work | |
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September 2003 - August 2006 | BA, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ‐ College of Literature, Science, and Art | |
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