SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS​

​​June, 2012. Negotiating the Academy. Summer Training Workshop on African American Aging Research. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Michigan.

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May, 2012. Alzheimer's Association, West Central Dementia Care Network. Changing Hues and the Baby Boom: Emerging Trends in Aging. Saint John of God Retirement and Care Center, Los Angeles, CA.​

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May, 2012. Immerging Trends in Aging: Who Will Be Served and Who Will Serve Them? Field Instructor Workshop, Shape your Future, Reshape the World. University of Southern California, School of Social Work. Los Angeles, CA.​​

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April, 2012. Changing Hues and the Baby Boom: Profiles of Our "Aging" Population. Plenary speaker. Presented at the California Wellness Foundation Conference on Healthy Aging, Glendale, CA.​​

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November, 2011. Who Will Be Served? Who Will Serve Them? Presented at the California Association of Area Agencies on Aging, "Centers of Today...Investing in Tomorrow, Senior Center Stakeholder Forum," Los Angeles, CA.​​

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October, 2007. Profiles of Depressive Symptoms among African Americans and Caribbean Blacks. Presented at the Emory S. Bogardus Research Colloquium Series, University of Southern California, Department of Sociology.

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September, 2004. Mayor's Council on African Americans Elders: Advisors, Advocates, Educators. Presented to the Honorable Mayor Greg Nichols, Seattle, WA.

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May, 2004. African American Elders Project. The Mayor's Council on African American Elders. Presented to the Honorable Mayor Greg Nichols, Seattle WA.

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May, 2004. African American Elders Project. The Mayor's Council on African American Elders. Presented at the Mayor's Council on African American Elders (MCAAE), Seattle, WA.

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April, 2004. My Journey: The Road to Becoming a Professor. Presented at The Breakfast Group/University of Washington Education Task Force Forum, Meany Middle School, Seattle, WA.

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March, 2004. Faith in Action: A Plan for Community Outreach. Emerald City Community Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Seattle, WA.

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March, 2004. Afrocentric Social Work. Presented at the Veterans Administration Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS), Social Work Department, Seattle, WA.

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November, 2003. Financial Strain, Negative Interactions, Mastery and Depression among Older Black and White Adults. Loma Linda University, Department of Social Work, Loma Linda, CA.