Rest is not just for the weekends. What if you rested today? What would that look like? The Founder of The Nap Ministry will lead a collective experience at the Mindfulness in Education Conference. Join us: tinyurl.com/2p9f7c9d #education #educolor #teachertwitter

In gratitude Dr. Charity Brown Griffin, NCSP, LP Naila Smith, PhD Edward Scott, Jr. T, Ed.D. Talks pulled that #AERA2024 proposal together and let us put some ancestral energy on getting that accepted and we get to be in community with each other #BlackScholarsUnite

Identity-Centered STEM Curricula for Black Girls: An Intersectional Intervention for Black Girl Joy | ✍🏽: @profnicolej & colleagues - goo.gl/scholar/5soSyY #ScholarAlerts

What does the cutting-edge and future research look like in the field of social identity-based interventions? My collaborator, Dr. Adriana Umaña-Taylor, and I discuss this in my latest publication in Child Development Perspectives. doi.org/10.1111/cdep.1…

Best news I've heard all week! Here's why: * The research is DOPE! reporter.nih.gov/search/Py7Xggv… * Brendesha Tynes gives hope to every Black researcher who wonders if they'll ever be funded by #NIH. This is her 2ND #R01! * Her team includes Henry, PhD! * When one of us wins, we all win!

Attend my workshop at the 2023 Beyond Trauma Youth Mental Health Summit hosted by Voices for Virginia's Children on Oct. 11 at the Science Museum of Virginia. Scan the QR code to learn more: bit.ly/3QZbMvB

Research on "resilience" has long suffered from a lack of attention to societal structures. Our new paper, "Integrating Systems of Power and Privilege in the Study of Resilience," has now been accepted at American Psychologist. Check it out! psyarxiv.com/yhmj9/

#NewPublication with Lenna Nepomnyaschy: We found that school connectedness at age 9 predicted mental health at 15 in Blk youth. The effect was stronger for girls. Implications for school experiences and mental health for Black youths' well-being! link.springer.com/article/10.100… Rutgers University School of Social Work

Out now! In this paper, we provide practical recommendations for creating spaces that support and celebrate the existing magic in all Black girls! ✨ Dr. Lauren Mims 👩🏾‍🚀 RaquelMartinPhD Seanna Dr. Brooke Harris-Thomas

Too many people think that racism only exists when something egregious happens to Black people. Rather, racism is a system that provides the context for egregious things to happen to Black people.

New Pub Alert📣 “Seeing Black Girls in their Glory: Cultivating Spaces that Facilitate Black Girls’ Psychological Safety” is out! Thanks to my co-authors Seanna & @drjnicoleworld. Immense gratitude to Dr. Lauren Mims 👩🏾‍🚀 for creating these beautiful & intentional graphics! 💓

Very proud of this one. Honor my colleagues for our collective bravery!

So, over the last couple months I’ve been writing an essay that I feel especially vulnerable about. whatsonemorepothos.com/post/rest-is-n…

✨New Article✨ “Intersectionality & school racial climate to create schools as sites of fairness & liberation for Black girls” by: Dr. Charity Brown Griffin, NCSP, LP , myself, & JustSchoolPsychs The article is open access til April 30th! Cite Black Women. Black Women Education Leaders, Inc. 🔗: tinyurl.com/mvrmmv44

I'm hiring a postdoc! Come work w/ me at WSSU (#HBCU) on a translational science research project focused on development of a racial stress & trauma measure for Black youth and its integration into a tech platform. Apply at jobs.wssu.edu/postings/26728 1/