SISTA DOCS EXHALE
Research • Facilitation • Education • Community
Who we are
A team of creative social scientists dedicated to research-based personal, professional, and community development.
What we do
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Facilitate professional development workshops
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Plan and host community and cultural events
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Manage participatory, qualitative research projects
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Specialize in community-based and community-focused education
The team
Sherella Cupid, Ph.D
Qualitative researcher whose focus is support groups, education, and health.
Project manager of grant-funded projects in media,
communications, and social work.
Event planner and facilitator for public and private events such as story circles, listening sessions, and artist
residencies.
Tahira Mahdi, Ph.D
Qualitative researcher with a specialty in complicated
concepts of community.
Community psychologist and
program/project evaluator for universities and organizations.
Fiction writer who turned her dissertation research on community membership into a popular novel.
Shawntay Stocks, Ph.D
Qualitative researcher focused on diversity and inclusion, most notably at institutions of higher
education.
Expert in community-engaged teaching, learning, and program management.
Poet and public speaker
specializing in Black cultural practices.
