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Wake Up Your GAWD! (Grown Ass Woman Dreamer)
This is a backstory to Dr. Chatman’s healing and thriving work with Black women. Listen and awaken the GAWD (Grown Ass Woman Dreaming) within you. It’s time! Michelle C. Chatman, Ph.D., is a cultural anthropologist, community ritualist, vocalist, educator, and an initiated devotee in the Orisha/Yoruba spiritual tradition of West Africa. She is an Associate…
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Dr. Michelle C. Chatman Receives Leadership Award from UDC’s College of Arts and Sciences
In 2024, Dr. Michelle C. Chatman, Associate Professor at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), was honored with the Leadership Award by UDC’s College of Arts and Sciences. This prestigious recognition celebrates her pioneering efforts in integrating healing-centered mindfulness and contemplative approaches within academic and community settings. Dr. Chatman’s dedication to fostering holistic…
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Fighting the Student Mental Health Crisis: Yale University Equity in Student Well-Being Study
Dr. Michelle C. Chatman, a scholar-activist and expert in culturally relevant well-being practices, recently contributed her expertise to the Yale University Equity in Student Well-Being Study. As a DEI research consultant, Dr. Chatman played a critical role in developing culturally sensitive instruments designed to better understand the mental well-being needs of Yale’s BIPOC, first-generation, and…
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Dr. Michelle C. Chatman Recognized as One of Mindful.org’s 10 Powerful Women of the Mindfulness Movement
In 2022, Dr. Michelle C. Chatman was honored as one of Mindful.org’s “10 Powerful Women of the Mindfulness Movement,” a recognition that underscores her significant contributions to the field. Mindful As a scholar-activist, Dr. Chatman integrates mindfulness, racial healing, and culturally relevant well-being practices into her work, focusing on justice and well-being within the Black…
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How Africa Changed My Life: A TEDx Talk by Dr. Michelle C. Chatman
In her TEDx Talk, “How Africa Changed My Life,” Dr. Michelle C. Chatman recounts her transformative journey to The Gambia during her mid-twenties.