Dr. Carla Stokes is a featured expert on adolescent girls in Health First!: The Black Woman's Wellness Guide (Chapter 1). Co-authored by Eleanor Hinton Hoytt and Hilary Beard, Health First is rooted in the groundbreaking work of the Black Women's Health Imperative, the premier nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the health and wellness of black women and girls. Health First investigates health challenges and disparities that impact black women and girls, with a focus on health … [Read more...]
Dr. Carla Featured Expert on Black Girlhood in Health First!: The Black Woman’s Wellness Guide!
February 9, 2012 By
Dr. Carla’s Pioneering Research on Girls & Social Media Published in “Girl Wide Web 2.0: Revisiting Girls, the Internet, and the Negotiation of Identity”
October 15, 2010 By
I am excited to announce that my book chapter on how Black American teen girls coming of age at the intersections of hip hop and social media navigate identity, sexuality, sexualized images, and beauty ideals online (based on my research at the University of Michigan) has been published in "Girl Wide Web 2.0: Revisiting Girls, the Internet, and the Negotiation of Identity" (edited by Sharon Mazzarella). The original volume, "Girl Wide Web: Girls, The Internet, and the Negotiation of … [Read more...]
