PhD Morgan State University School of Social Work

MSW University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. S

BA California State University, Hayward, CA. 

AA Berkeley City College, Berkeley, CA. 

Professional/Research Interests

• Socially Just Leadership in Urban Child Welfare

  • Leadership development within urban child welfare systems
  • Social justice in child welfare policy and practice

• Climate Change and Environmental Justice

  • Environmental justice as it relates to climate change
  • Human rights and peaceful practices in response to climate change
  • Intersection of justice, indigeneity, gender, and security in human rights research

• Environmental Reproductive Justice

  • Reproductive justice within the context of environmental issues
  • Social work praxis and its relationship to environmental justice

• Antiracist Pedagogy in Social Work

  • Antiracist approaches to social work education
  • Healing practices in urban settings like Baltimore through social equity and pedagogical reform

• Social Work Education and Policy in HBCUs

  • The Maryland HBCU Coalition case and its impact on social work education and practice
  • Legal and social equity implications for higher education and social work practice