Activism Through Research
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Professional Summary
Dedicated researcher, nurse practitioner, compliance director, educator, and leader with combined experience of over 18 years. Strong builder of streamline clinical education and compliance programs and developer of multidisciplinary teams to create organizational structure, cultivate positive group dynamics, and promote wellness and disease prevention in and for “marginalized” communities.
Mission
Research focus: Stigma associated with cannabis use among Black women, associated marijuana policy reform directly impacting communities and people of color, and social and health equity.
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What began as a passion to provide quality healthcare for Black communities and people of color as a clinician, has evolved into a mission of impact towards informed cannabis consumership and the policies, practice, and systems that reinforce marginalization. I am committed to contributing to the landscape of marijuana policy reform through data and the study, evaluation, and implementation of equitable legal marijuana programming to directly address health equity and empower communities of color that have been the target and casualty of the War on Drugs.
Let’s Talk About
Stigma associated with cannabis use. Marijuana policy reform.
What legalization looks like. Descheduling vs. Rescheduling.
Equitable Programming. Prison Reform. Social Determinants of Health. The Black Woman and her family.
Academic Experience
Director of Clinical Education
Oversee compliance and regulatory parameters for applicable local, state, and national professional and accrediting bodies, Boards of Nursing, and state authorization regulations (SARA) and development of graduate level curriculum, faculty/staff, and overall student experience in all Clinical Decision Making (CDM) courses. Provide leadership for clinical learning online and campus based graduate level programs and ensure programmatic methodologies, curriculum, and objectives are met.
Graduate Academic Faculty
Provide faculty and student leadership, lecture, and clinical advisement and mentorship for Nurse Practitioner students in the specialty area of Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, Family Practice, and Women’s Health through the coordination and management of clinical and didactic learning experiences.
Graduate Research Assistant
Work closely with academic faculty to provide course assistance, serve as member of research team(s), support the needs of research study and literature review for innovative research ideas, and provide leadership and mentorship to undergraduate nursing students at a nationally recognized university committed to urban and global engagement.
Academic Journal Manuscript Reviewer
Review manuscripts submitted for publication to the peer-reviewed journal as a forum for nurses, health care professionals, and practitioners in related disciplines in the areas of culturally congruent health care delivery and to promote knowledge regarding culture, nursing and other related disciplines, and the delivery of healthcare.
Clinical Experience
Family Practice and Internal Medicine
Participate in nursing and medical management of chronic and acutely ill patients in acute care, outpatient, and nursing/rehabilitation facilities in an independent and interdependent role for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patient populations in federally qualified health centers, private practice, nursing/rehabilitation facilities, retail clinics, and community based health centers.
Hospitalist Medicine
Responsible for treating, managing, and coordinating patient care for acute and chronic conditions amongst an interdisciplinary team including medical and nursing staff, social work, and facility administration.
Urgent Care
Responsible for planning, evaluating, and implementing treatment for acute conditions within the urgent care setting for patients across the lifespan.
Education
University of Massachusetts Boston / PhD
Current, BOSTON, MA
Population Health and Health Policy
Anticipated Graduation - 2024
University of Michigan / MS
2009, ANN ARBOR, MI
Community Health Nursing
Family Nurse Practitioner
American Nursing Credentialing Center, Board Certified
Oakland University / BSN
2006, ROCHESTER, MI
Nursing