PhD Graduate Student
Research and Teaching Interests: Social support, Stress, Intersectionality, Caregivers, Cancer research, Black Feminist Theory
Education:
- BA, University of Alabama, Commerce & Business Administration
- MEd, University of West Florida, College Student Personnel Administration
- MS, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies
- Graduate Certificate in Social Media, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Graduate Certificate in Leadership, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- MA, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Sociology
Presentations:
- April 2025. The power of connection: Unraveling the significance of social support in the stress levels of informal Black women caregivers. Southern Sociological Society Meeting. Charlotte, NC.
- April 2025. The power of connection: Unraveling the significance of social support in the stress levels of informal Black women caregivers. Health Disparities Research Symposium. Birmingham, AL.
- 2022. One Post at a Time: Increasing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Schools of Nursing. Social Marketing Conference 2022. Clearwater, Florida.
- 2022. Creating B.R.A.V.E. Spaces That Foster DEI. American Association of Colleges of Nursing Diversity Leadership Institute 2022. Virtual.
Honors and Awards:
- 2025 Junior League Birmingham (JBL) Scholarship
- 2023 UAB Supervisor of the Year
- 2023 UAB Blazer Way Award (Staff)
- 2022 American Association of Colleges of Nursing – Diversity Leadership Institute Fellows
Grant Funding:
- July 2025 - August 2025. University of California – San Francisco Summer Training Predoctoral Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded Integrative Health Equity and Applied Research (IHEAR).
- August 2024 to present. University of Alabama at Birmingham T32 Predoctoral Fellowship: National Cancer Institute (NCI) funded Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program (CPCTP).