Insights: Featured Work and Speaking

Thought leadership and research to advance the field in theory and practice.

Featured Work

Selected research and op-eds from recent years.

Avoiding “The Big Quit” in the New Year

Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Future

Breaking the Cycle to Heal

Transitioning Normalcy: Organizational Culture, African American Administrators, and Diversity Leadership in Higher Education

[Book Chapter] Persistence is Chess, Not Checkers: A Counter-story on the Lives and Strategies of Six African-American Administrators at One PWI

A Case for Administrators of Color: Insights and Policy Implications for Higher Education’s Predominantly White Institutions

Speaking Engagements

Selected keynotes, workshops, and panels from recent years.

  • DEI: Beyond the Binary (September, 2024). Urban League of Central Carolinas Professional Pathways for Emerging Leaders Southern Region Conference. Presenter, Charlotte, NC. 

  • Transitional Integrity: Thriving in Multiple Seasons (June, 2024). Duke BioCoRE (Biosciences Collaborative for Research Engagement) Annual Conference. Keynote, Charlotte, NC.

  • Balancing Act: How to Engage in Difficult DEI Conversations in Higher Education (April, 2024). Justice for All: Racial Justice at Work Summit. Panelist, Virtual.

  • Embracing Legislative Opportunities—Implementation Strategies & Actions for DEI Professionals (July, 2023). Virginia Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education. Panelist, Virtual.

  • Embrace the Challenge (July, 2023). University Transition Opportunities Program. Keynote, Charlotte, NC.

  • Leadership Strategies in Challenging Times (August, 2023). National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education Carolinas. Panelist, Virtual.

  • Leveraging DEI as a Workforce Development Strategy (February, 2023). UNC System Finance Conference. Keynote, Charlotte, NC.

  • What Happened to Ms. Lauryn Hill: Lessons Learned (October, 2022). Black Alumni Chapter Diversity Awards Dinner. Keynote, Charlotte, NC.

  • How Birmingham Companies are Advancing Social Justice (February, 2021). Birmingham Bar Association. Panelist, Birmingham, AL.

  • Social Media and Racial Trauma (February, 2021). The University of Alabama Birmingham. Presenter, Birmingham, AL.

  • Speaking Out: Silence is Not an Option (September, 2020). The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. Panelist, Birmingham, AL.

  • The 2020 Big Three: A Virtual Conversation About the Lives and Legacies of Rev. Joseph Lowery, Rev. C.T. Vivian, and Rep. John Lewis (July, 2020). The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. Panelist, Birmingham, AL.

  • Policing, Citizen Activism, and Human Rights in Times of Distrust: How Do We Envision Reform? (July, 2020). Institute of Human Rights. Panelist, Birmingham, AL.

  • Executive Presence: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There (July, 2020). UAB Health System. Guest Lecturer, Birmingham, AL.

  • The Ethics of Remembering (June, 2020). Jefferson County Memorial Project. Panelist, Birmingham, AL.

  • This Birmingham: A Virtual Series of Transformative Conversations (June, 2020). City of Birmingham Office of Social Justice and Racial Equity. Panelist, Birmingham, AL.

  • State Legislation, Free Speech, and Infringement to Civil Discourse on College Campuses (November, 2019). Alabama Association for Higher Education Diversity Officers. Presenter, Troy, AL.

  • Museums as Instruments of Reconciliation (August, 2019). Association of African American Association Museums. Presenter, Jackson, MS.