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Dr. Carla Keynote Speaker at 12th Annual Alabama Child Safety Conference

March 6, 2014 By

Decatur Daily - Protecting the Children - Front PageDr. Carla delivered a keynote presentation on social media and the impact of sexualization on girls’ health and safety to more than 400 educators, social workers, parents, and law enforcement professionals at the 12th Annual Alabama Child Safety Conference in Decatur, Alabama.

She also presented a workshop on how educators and girl-serving professionals can use hip hop and popular culture to educate girls.  During the workshop, Dr. Carla shared lessons learned from Helping Our Teen Girls In Real Life Situations, Inc. (HOTGIRLS)® media literacy programs and workshops and incorporated relevant examples from social media, hip hop culture, magazines, and reality TV shows.

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About Dr. Carla

Dr. Carla Stokes, PhD, MPH, is an adolescent health and behavior expert, professional keynote speaker, and women’s and girls’ health advocate. As a certified personal development coach and founder of Teen Girl University™, she helps young women and girls growing up in the digital age make healthy choices, strengthen social-emotional intelligence, and develop their leadership potential so they can thrive during adolescence and beyond. As a certified money breakthrough business coach and the founder of the A Heart for Girls™ Business Academy, she helps women with a heart for empowering girls build sustainable speaking and coaching businesses so they can monetize their work and have a bigger impact. For 15 years, Dr. Carla also served as the founder and former Executive Director of Helping Our Teen Girls In Real Life Situations, Inc. (HOTGIRLS)®, an award-winning 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health and lives of underserved Black young women and girls. Her groundbreaking research and work with girls has been published in academic books and journals, studied in university courses, and featured in respected media outlets, including The New York Times, NBC, CBS, Fast Company, Yahoo! Parenting, Reuters, Woman's Day, and Ebony.

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