Media Appearances
Academic journals are cool and all but…
In making science research interesting, accessible, and effective, it’s important to disseminate through multiple outlets. A lover of communication and media, I take every chance I get to put health and advocacy news in the public eye.
As Seen on…
Public Health Millennial Podcast: Brianna Baker is ‘Trailblazing Her Path to Becoming Dr. Baker’
Watch/Listen to my interview with Omari Richins, MPH on the Public Health Millennial Career Stories Podcast where I talk wanting to go the non-traditional route with my eventual PhD, racial justice, and mental health advocacy.
What are YOU going to do with THAT? Podcast- Brianna A. Baker
In this episode Danni chats with Brianna Baker, a doctoral student in counseling psychology from Columbia University in NY. Brianna opens up about her bumpy journey which included getting rejected from every PhD program she had applied to only to finally getting accepted a year later to her dream program in Columbia. Brianna also talks about being a social media influencer with her initiative "Black in Mental Health" (#BlackInMH), and her YouTube channel and blog titled "Becoming Dr. Baker". In this episode Brianna drank Cuban coffee and Danni drank Amaretto.
Southern Coalition for Social Justice #MyVoteMyVoice
Sponsored by the Ottinger Foundation and Solidaire Network members – and with support from the Young Black Lawyers' Organizing Coalition (YBLOC) and the Black Voters Matter Fund (BVMF) – this video highlights the diverse range of voices from people all over the nation. Brianna is voting in this year’s election because she believes “in the liberation and empowerment of people of color and other marginalized groups. …Our votes are a powerful medium for making significant systems-level change.”
Research to Policy Collaboration: Health Disparities in African Americans During the COVID-19 Pandemic
I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Kamila Alexander, Professor of Nursing at Johns Hopkins University about potential policy solutions for Health Disparities in the Black Community during COVID-19. This was done through my fellowship at the Research to Policy Collaboration and the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.
News Appearances
Spectrum Triad News: Woman Creates YouTube Channel to Explore Mental Health, Social Justice Issues
Raleigh Magazine: Reflections on a Movement
This article was printed in Raleigh Magazine’s July/August 2020 edition and highlights the experiences of local community organizers fighting for racial equity and justice.
WUNC (NPR): Protests, Police Brutality, And A Pandemic
I had the opportunity to join Dr. Sandy Darity, director of the Samuel DuBois Cook Center for Social Equity at Duke University, and the co-author of the new book “From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century” to discuss the recent protests.
More Coming Soon!