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Dr. Carla Featured in University of Michigan School of Public Health Magazine: What Does It Take to Change the World?

December 22, 2014 By

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Dr. Carla Stokes’s groundbreaking research and work as an adolescent health expert, professional youth speaker, leadership and business coach for women and girls, and founder of Helping Our Teen Girls In Real Life Situations, Inc. is featured in Findings (Volume 30, Number 1), the official magazine published by the University of Michigan School of Public Health (UM SPH).

The Fall 2014 article highlights how Dr. Carla’s perseverance helped her overcome challenges and transform from the founder of a struggling nonprofit organization to a thriving social entrepreneur and internationally recognized leader in the movement to empower girls.

Dr. Carla completed her Doctor of Philosophy (with distinction) and Master of Public Health degrees in Health Behavior and Health Education (with a cognate in Social Work) from the University of Michigan. Her doctoral dissertation research investigated the intersections between adolescent girls’ sexuality, identity and body image with youth culture, hip hop and social media. She was recognized with an honorable mention in the University of Michigan Distinguished Dissertation Awards competition, the highest award given to University of Michigan graduate students. Her research has appeared in scholarly publications including the international peer-reviewed journal, Culture, Health & Sexuality and the book, Girl Wide Web 2.0: Revisiting Girls, the Internet, and the Negotiation of Identity, edited by Sharon Mazzarella.

Click on the image below to read the article by Madeline Diehl. 

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Click here to download the entire publication (page 19).

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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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