SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
Guest Speaker Windsor, ON 2021
Greater Essex County District School Board – Black Staff Equity Alliance
Guest Speaker Windsor, ON 2021
University of Windsor’s School of Social Work Class Lecture: Social Work and Children
Workshop Facilitator Toronto, ON 2021
‘Black Muslim Initiative’ Non-Profit Organization – ‘Black Youth Mental Health’ Workshop
Workshop Facilitator Windsor, ON 2021
UWindsor Leadership Conference 2021 – “Equitable Leadership Development & Racialization”
Panelist Windsor, ON 2021
University of Windsor’s Afrofest – Mental Health Discussion Panel
Panelist Windsor, ON 2020
Windsor Law Mental Health & Wellness Initiative – “Black Professionals & Mental Health” Panel
Conference Presenter Windsor, ON 2020
“Decolonize Your Bookshelf” Conference for Educators
Keynote Speaker Windsor, ON 2019
“Black Monarch, Black Butterfly” Community Event
Guest Speaker Windsor, ON 2017
University of Windsor, Psychology Students’ Association
Guest Speaker Windsor, ON 2021
Greater Essex County District School Board – Black Staff Equity Alliance
- Invited to the Black Staff Equity Alliance’s monthly ‘learning sessions’ as the Guest Speaker for the month of December
- Spoke to educators about various topics including: the mental health of Black youth, racialization, intersectionality, anti-Black racism, and Islamophobia
Guest Speaker Windsor, ON 2021
University of Windsor’s School of Social Work Class Lecture: Social Work and Children
- Invited as a guest speaker to facilitate a lecture in BSW undergraduate course Social Work and Children
- Spoke to students about topic: children and bereavement in therapy
Workshop Facilitator Toronto, ON 2021
‘Black Muslim Initiative’ Non-Profit Organization – ‘Black Youth Mental Health’ Workshop
- Invited to facilitate a workshop through a Toronto-based non-profit organization focused on supporting Black Muslim youth
- Spoke to Black Muslim youth on topics including intersectionality, and the mental health impacts of race, racism, and oppression, while providing information on race-based coping and healing strategies
Workshop Facilitator Windsor, ON 2021
UWindsor Leadership Conference 2021 – “Equitable Leadership Development & Racialization”
- Invited to facilitate a workshop as part of UWindsor’s 2021 Leadership Conference, speaking to students about creating anti-racist, equitable spaces in and outside of the University environment
Panelist Windsor, ON 2021
University of Windsor’s Afrofest – Mental Health Discussion Panel
- Invited to participate as a panelist alongside University of Windsor professors, discussing the mental health impacts of anti-Black racism on Black students
Panelist Windsor, ON 2020
Windsor Law Mental Health & Wellness Initiative – “Black Professionals & Mental Health” Panel
- Invited to participate as a panelist alongside lawyers, judges and professors discussing the relationship between anti-Black racism in the workplace and mental health
Conference Presenter Windsor, ON 2020
“Decolonize Your Bookshelf” Conference for Educators
- Participated in a local conference for educators, engaging in critical discourse on the relationship between decolonization and education
- Presentation entitled “Youth Mental Health & Intersectionality”
Keynote Speaker Windsor, ON 2019
“Black Monarch, Black Butterfly” Community Event
- Chosen as the Keynote Speaker for a local community event which celebrates the achievements of Windsor-Essex high school graduates of Black and African descent
Guest Speaker Windsor, ON 2017
University of Windsor, Psychology Students’ Association
- Invited to participate as a psychology student alumni guest speaker discussing post-undergraduate career choices and opportunities