Hi, I’m Dr. Amina D. Massey
I am passionate about ethical community engagement and meaningful support for artists and culture bearers.
I’m a sociologist and experienced program consultant committed to developing and implementing community-engaged research, programming, and education with measurable positive social impact. I have a doctoral degree in medical sociology, and my research has employed creative and participatory methodologies to address health equity through community advocacy, social policy, and public programming. My approach to consulting organizational leadership teams is also informed by my professional experience in organizational operations, program management, and human resources.
In addition to my work as a sociologist and community engagement consultant, I have supported emerging and professional artists as they build their careers and manage the presentation of their work. I have worked as a teaching artist, an interviewer, event producer, program director, and I have managed the administrative aspects of creative careers in a range of media. I bring a rare combination of skillsets to support artists as they strengthen their public presence and share their work.
About my services:
I offer community engagement consulting services for researchers, organizations, and public programs that respond to community needs and priorities. I provide strategic support in the development, management, and expansion of programs with positive social impact. I also support organizations by creating systems to sustain healthy internal operations in alignment with their mission.
I provide a range of creative career consulting services for emerging and established creatives working in any medium. I create personalized plans for each client, offering tools for self-assessment and career planning, writing support, professional photography, and connections to existing resources accessible to creative professionals. I will support you in managing the business aspects of your career with ease, allowing you to focus your energy on your creative craft.
I look forward to supporting your work!
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Ph.D., Sociology of Health and Illness
University of California, San Francisco, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Dissertation: Beyond Coping: Responses to Chronic Illness Among Religious Black American Women
Research interests: Health advocacy and education, social determinants of health, racial health inequalities, depression, collective trauma, chronic illness, religion and spirituality, women’s health, LGBTQIA+ health, sociology of emotions
B.A., Ethnic Studies, Community Health
Brown University - with honors
Outstanding Honors Thesis Award for qualitative research on the role of cultural and religious belief in the experience of chronic illness among Black women in the U.S. and Brazil
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CREATIVE CAREER CONSULTANT
Freelance | New Orleans, LA | 2015 - present
FOUNDER, OWNER & OPERATOR
[antidote] Botanical Wellness | New Orleans, LA | 2017 - present
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS
Material Institute | New Orleans, LA | 2020 - 2022
SENIOR BUSINESS CONSULTANT
NOVACES, LLC | New Orleans, LA | 2018 - 2019
COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH SPECIALIST
PROGRAM MANAGER, LACaTS Community Scholars Program
Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education, Xavier University of Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | 2013 - 2017
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, PATIENT ENGAGEMENT AND RETENTION/LINKAGE
UCSF Positive Health Program, Ward 86, San Francisco General Hospital | San Francisco, CA | 2011 - 2013
POET MENTOR (Teaching Artist)
YouthSpeaks Literary Arts Organization | San Francisco, CA | 2009 - 2011
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, Health of Philadelphia Photo-Documentation Project (HOPPP)
University of Pennsylvania, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics | Philadelphia, PA | 2006
RESEARCH ASSISTANT AND OUTREACH COORDINATOR, Transcultural Community Health Initiative (TCHI)
Brown University, Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity | Providence, RI | 2005 - 2006
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Founder, [antidote] Botanical Wellness and Abolition Apothecary
antidoteshop.co
New Orleans, LA
Founder, Shotgun Griot Podcast and Events
New Orleans, LA
Committee Member / Consultant, Smoke-Free NOLA Campaign
The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living (TFL)
Louisiana Healthy Communities Coalition
New Orleans, LA
Guest Facilitator, Krewe de Lose Weight Loss Program
Ruth U. Fertel/ Tulane Community Health Center
New Orleans, LA
Program Manager, Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science Center (LACaTS) Community Scholars Program
Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
Community Engagement Specialist, Successful Weight Loss in Primary Care in Louisiana (PROPEL)
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
Lead Researcher, Responses to Chronic Illness Among Black American Women
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Facilitator, Jazz Poetry in Middle Schools
Youthspeaks, Inc. and SF Jazz
San Francisco, CA
Research Assistant, Patient Engagement and Retention/ Linkage (PEARL)
San Francisco General Hospital / UCSF Ward 86
San Francisco, CA
Research Assistant, Transcultural Community Health Initiative (TCHI)
Brown University
Providence, RI
Research Assistant, Health of Philadelphia Photo-Documentation Project (HOPPP)
University of Pennsylvania, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Philadelphia, PA