ACADEMIC CV
HONORS & AWARDS
2021 Early Academic Career Excellence Award
California State University, Long Beach
2021 Women of Distinction Award
California Assemblyman Patrick O’Donnell
2021 Community Service Award
College of Health and Human Services,
California State University, Long Beach
2021 Forty under 40
Winston-Salem State University
2013 Graduate Research Development Scholar
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2012 Hester Award
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2005 Chancellor’s Leadership Award
Winston-Salem State University
2004 Student Activities Leadership Award
Winston-Salem State University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016 – Present: Associate Professor
Department of Health Science.
California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, CA.
2020-Present Coordinator
Black Health Equity Collaborative
Long Beach, CA
2019 –2021: Faculty Coordinator
Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program
California State University at Long Beach. Long Beach, CA.
2019 – 2020: Project Director
Center for Evaluation and Educational
Effectiveness (CEEE)
California State University at Long Beach.
Long Beach, CA.
2019 – 2020: CHHS Year 2 Scholar Training Director
Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity
(BUILD) Training
California State University at Long Beach.
Long Beach, CA.
CURRENT/PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE
California State University, Long Beach
HSC 500: Principles of Epidemiology
HSC 435: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
HSC 425: Human Sexuality and Sex Education
HSC 402: Applied Concepts of Community Health Education
HSC 400: Principles of Epidemiology
HHS 496: Advanced Behavioral Research Methods
Winston-Salem State University
HCM 4303: Environmental Health
HCM 3302: Principles of Epidemiology.
HCM 2302: Research Methods in Health Sciences
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
HEA 347: Health Problems of Low Income Groups (Online)
HEA 315: Epidemiology (Online)
HEA 307: Global Health (Online)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2014 – 2016: Predoctoral Scholar.
Triad-2 Center for Health Disparities.
Greensboro, NC.
2013 – 2015: Interviewer. Greensboro Health Disparities
Collaborative Accotuntability for Cancer Care
through Undoing Racism and Equity
(ACCURE STUDY).
Greensboro, NC.
2012 – 2013: Graduate Research Assistant. Center for
Community Health Research and Evaluation.
Greensboro, NC
2012 – 2013: Field Investigator.
Westat.
Greensboro, NC
2010 – 2012: Social/Clinical Research Specialist.
Center of Excellence for the Elimination of
Health Disparities.
Winston-Salem, NC.
2006 – 2009: Research Technician III.
Biomedical Research Infrastructure Center. Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Summer 2006: EICS Scholar.
Excellence in Cardiovascular Sciences (EICS). Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Winston-Salem, NC.
2004 – 2006: Laboratory Technician.
Winston-Salem State University.
Winston-Salem, NC.