Webinar 1: Telling Our Stories: Advancing LGBTQ Research and Campaigns in the South
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Using the LGBTQ Institute Southern Survey as an example, Dr. Tameeka L. Hunter and Dr. Anneliese Singh, and others discuss the importance of research in helping tell the stories of LGBTQ communities and developing successful partnerships between academics and advocates.
Featuring Expert Panelists:
Dr. Anneliese Sing
Dr. Anneliese Singh (she/they) is Professor and Associate Provost for Faculty Development and Chief Diversity Officer at Tulane University. Her scholarship and community organizing explores racial healing, racial justice, and the resilience, trauma, and identity development experiences of queer and trans people of color. Anneliese is the author of The Racial Healing Handbook: Practical Activities to Help You Challenge Privilege, Confront Systemic Racism, and Engage in Collective Healing and The Queer and Trans Resilience Workbook. Anneliese is co-founder of the Georgia Safe Schools Coalition and the Trans Resilience Project. Dr. Singh is @anneliesesingh on Twitter and Instagram, and her website is www.anneliesesingh.com.
Dr. Tameeka L. Hunter
Tameeka L. Hunter, Ph.D, LPC, NCC, CRC (she/her) joined the faculty at the University of Arkansas in the fall of 2020 as a tenure-track assistant professor in the Counselor Education Program. Dr. Hunter is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a nationally Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, and a Board-Certified Counselor. Dr. Hunter received her master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling and her doctorate in Counselor Education and Practice from Georgia State University. She had a 17-year career in disability services before beginning her doctoral studies. Dr. Hunter’s research focus is on the resilience of marginalized, and multiple marginalized populations, including people of color, sexual and gender-expansive persons, women, and persons living with disabilities and chronic illnesses. Her work examines the impact of resilience and strength-based approaches on the psychosocial, educational, and vocational functioning of marginalized populations.