Resume

• 2012

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  Public Sociology

  Graduate Student Sociological Association

  Public Sociology Association

  George Mason University

• 2007

  Children's National Medical Center

  Duke University

  Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington

  Pillar Consulting

  Duke University

  Durham

  North Carolina

  • Revamped undergraduate student engagement structure through spearheading new programs on gender

  community-building and social justice issues \n• Directed civic engagement projects with community partners to explore service

  immigration

  and leadership\n• Launched and coordinated a selective and intensive internship program that increased center outreach\n• Supervised graduate student staff

  student groups

  and a student blog with international readership\n• Allocated program budget of $30

  000 and marketed center programs through print

  online

  and social media\n• Contributed to several initiatives in the Division of Student Affairs on leadership development

  program assessment

  professional development and bias incident response

  Program Coordinator

  • Coordinated multi-site afterschool health education

  tutoring

  and mentoring program\n• Established community partnerships with schools and peer programs\n• Developed and implemented comprehensive-sexuality and life skills curriculum in an afterschool program and community-based workshops in D.C. and Maryland middle and high schools\n• Managed youth stipends

  trained and supervised graduate student interns and adult community mentors\n• Completed 30-hour training on Advancing Youth Development Frontline Youth Workers offered by DC BEST Children & Youth Investment Corporation

  Community Health Coordinator

  Washington D.C. Metro Area

  Children's National Medical Center

• 2005

  Orange County

  Pillar Consulting

  Early Identification Program

  Legacy International

  The Beautiful Project

  George Mason University

  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Contributed original course content and led select classes for the foundational Health Behavior and Health Education course on community-based participatory research \n• Designed and led workshop on human rights and other classes on community engagement and team-building\n• Corresponded with community partners and enforced field policies and procedures\n• Managed field resources and provided administrative support for faculty

  staff

  and students

  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Academic Mentor

  Provided academic support and mentorship for first-generation college-bound high school students

  Early Identification Program

  Program Director

  The Beautiful Project

  George Mason University

  iir.gmu.edu

  Conducted quantitative analysis on the economic contributions of immigrants to the United States and provided political analysis of current issues related to immigration reform

  Graduate Assistant

  Institute for Immigration Research

  Arlington

  VA

  Developed resources

  social action projects

  programs and activities that empower youth from 7th-12th grade\nSupported curriculum-based sexuality and coming of age programs for middle school students\nExecuted print media and online communications for youth

  families

  and volunteers\nRecruited

  trained

  and supported adult volunteers\nLiaised with ministers

  community groups

  and peers in the DC Metropolitan area to facilitate effective partnerships for youth development

  Youth Ministry Coordinator

  Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington

  Bedford

  VA

  Developed and conducted workshops at the Global Youth Village to empower high school students from countries around the world to act on global issues for community change and social justice

  Workshop Instructor

  Legacy International

  Orange County

  NC

  • Completed over 30 phone interviews with health service providers for the North Carolina Institute of Public Health’s Forsyth County Assessment\n• Performed action-oriented community based assessment in collaboration with the county’s 10-Year Plan to end homelessness

  including qualitative research

  facilitating a community forum

  and co-authoring the final report\n• Conducted focus groups and analyzed qualitative data for the Orange County Human Services updates to the Master Aging Plan

  Community Consultant

  Orange County

  Taught undergraduate courses in sociology: SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology

  SOC 120 Globalization & Society

  George Mason University

  The Beautiful Project

  Raleigh-Durham

  North Carolina Area

  Director of Wellness Programs

  American Sociological Association

  Spanish

  Alpha Kappa Delta - sociology honor society

  Master's of Public Health

  Certificate in International Development from the UNC Center for Global Initiatives

  Health Behavior and Health Education

  Minority Student Caucus (Chair of Education & Community Action Committee)

  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• 2001

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  Concentration in Ethnic Studies: African Diaspora\nStudy Abroad in Samoa with the School for International Training and in Ghana with Davidson College

  Anthropology

  Davidson College

• Taught advanced ESL class; Worked with the Youth Commission to develop vision and structure for educational and arts-based programming for children ages 5-13

  Kilombo Intergalatico

  Health & Wellness Coordinator

  Design and implement programming that facilitates inter-generational discourse between black women and girls on gender

  race

  beauty

  and wellness. \nwww.thebeautifulproject.org

  The Beautiful Project

  Capacity Building

  Social Justice

  Program Evaluation

  Event Planning

  Fundraising

  Curriculum Design

  Student Leadership

  Workshop Facilitation

  Youth Development

  Teaching

  Student Activism

  Project Coordination

  Program Development

  Program Facilitation

  Qualitative Research

  Program Assessment

  Health Education

  Community Outreach

  Youth Work

  Civic Engagement

  Stephens

  I am a Black feminist cultural sociologist committed to community-based research methods and creating spaces that center and advance the voices and wellness of Black women and girls. \n\nMy research interests are youth activism

  community development

  social movements

  culture

  and Black feminist theory/thought. My tools are ethnographic research

  feminist frameworks for teaching and research

  social justice education

  group facilitation

  and youth empowerment.

  Erin