PRESENTATIONS, NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

The United States Office of Minority Health is funding Affirming YOUth's Project ACES (Affirming Children through Economic Stability). It will serve low-income working families disproportionately at risk for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in the greater Liberty City community in Miami, FL. This initiative seeks to determine whether the implementation of earned income tax credit (EITC) outreach and education activities in communities at higher risk for ACEs can result in increased EITC receipt and changes in risk and/or protective factors for ACEs. I am excited to be contributing to this grant as the evaluation specialist and supervisor of the FIU Doctoral Student working on this grant.

I led an interactive planning workshop that focused on the importance of creating and actively maintaining their social media identities. VCU Faculty Fellows work directly with senior leaders in developing and implementing key programmatic initiatives for their institution.

I was invited to provide some background emperical research drawn from past and current studies I am conducting about Afro LatinX identity development in South Florida. Panelist included students and alumni speaking about their unique Black experiences and celebrate Global Blackness with us!

I was an invited plenary speaker for Bangalore University's International Conference titled " All Road Leads to Science Fiction". Focusing on Baahubali, an epic two-part Indian saga that broke global box office records, this presentation addressed the ways in which gaps American medias' presentation of culturally diverse Indian womanhoods can be explored through this film. The global impact due to use of the sci fi genre was critical to its success and impact.

People typically do not picture middle class or mature adult women when discussing domestic violence. This talk will focus on the most common but most overlooked form  of abuse- psychological aggression- and the unique factors that put middle class, mature adult women at risk. Further, we will discuss how to identify signs and solutions to support friends and co- workers experiencing this form of abuse.

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