The Department of Epidemiology faculty feature of the week is celebrating Dr. Briana Mezuk. We greatly appreciate her expertise in areas of aging, health equity, mental health, social epidemiology and substance use. As well as her leadership as Director of @um_CSEPH.

If you plan to be at the Society for Research in Child Development Anti-racist Developmental Science Summit, make sure you don’t miss this important panel discussion on navigating the challenges of conducting community engaged research with these incredible scholars. Can’t wait to see you there!

I’m honored to be a featured researcher at the University of Memphis. Check out more about my work!

My brilliant students are on the move. If you are a Black school psychologist or know a Black school psychologist practicing in K-12 schools, please consider participating and/or sharing.

My brilliant student is looking for Black college students at PWIs to share their experiences. Participants are entered into a raffle for 1 of 8 gift cards. Please share!

My brilliant student is looking for Black college students attending PWIs to participate in her survey. Please spread the work. Participants are entered into a raffle to win 1 of 8 gift cards.

.VCU Psychology Ph.D. candidate Stephen Gibson is researching the long-term effects of online racism on the mental health of Black teens.

Read how this research could reveal insights into how today’s generations can navigate a fraught environment ➡️ bit.ly/3wjeW5a

HUGE Congratulations to my amazing student, Jas, for this incredible accomplishment! This is only the beginning!

Do yourself a favor and APPLY! Thank me later.

It's here in Urban Education Journal! This article's seeds got planted 12 yrs ago in Patricia Hill Collins' grad seminar on intersectionality. At times, I didn't believe it would bloom, but alas it's here. Thank u to those who helped cultivate it, shining their light so it would blossom.

New(ish) Publication Alert
We took a deep dive into the process of critical social analysis with minoritized youth. Findings inform how we should engage youth in critical consciousness and understanding their lens for examining social issues. Check it out! doi.org/10.1177/074355…

Congrats to #CSSW Assistant Professor Natasha Johnson for receiving a prestigious grant from Columbia University Provost for Junior Faculty who Contribute to the Diversity Goals of the University. The grant will fund her research on understanding adolescent awareness of racial oppression.

We're hiring!

📚 Join us University of Memphis! We're looking for an Assistant Prof in School Psychology to join our crew!

Apply: workforum.memphis.edu/postings/38293 🎓 #SchoolPsychology

Check out these findings!!!!

New scholarship just dropped 🎤 I’m really proud of this one y’all. From fighting to get folks to acknowledge the concept of cultural humility to it becoming one of the biggest buzzwords today, it took almost 4 years to get this out. But we did it!! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Were you wondering about the effects of COVID-19 and remote learning on youth's academic outcomes? Don't worry, we've got you! In fact, my team wrote a whole paper on it. Check it out! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…