Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2024 - Present
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Recent Publications
Gendered Racism and Mental Health: A Test of the Mediating and Moderating Role of the Superwoman/Strong Black Woman Schema and John Henryism
Journal Article Sex Roles · February 1, 2026 According to Lewis’ (2023) biopsychosocial model of gendered racism, cultural coping is the mediating mechanism linking Black women’s experiences of gendered racism to poor health outcomes. Two cultural coping constructs that are relevant to Black women ar ... Full text CiteTrauma-Informed, Equity-Focused, and Community-Led Suicide Prevention and Healing
Journal Article Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America · January 1, 2026 Full text CiteDifferences in inflammation among black and white individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal Article Brain Behav Immun · July 2025 IMPORTANCE: Despite persisting health disparities between Black and White individuals, racial differences in inflammation have yet to be comprehensively examined. OBJECTIVE: To determine if significant differences in circulating levels of inflammatory mark ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
NC PAL Expansion
Public ServiceAcademic Coordinator · Awarded by NC DHHS · 2022 - 2027North Carolina Trauma-Informed Communities (TIC) Project,
Public ServiceFaculty Associate · Awarded by Center for Child and Family Health · 2023 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Ohio State University ·
2022
Ph.D.