Assistant Professor of Social Work at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
About
Yarneccia D. Dyson, PhD, MSW is an equity minded thought leader committed to inclusive excellence and social justice. As a social and behavioral scientist, Dr. Dyson engages in diversity scholarship and health disparities research that focuses on reducing and alleviating negative health outcomes by empowering marginalized communities through Implementation Science. She currently serves as an assistant professor of social work at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she also teaches in the joint master of social work program with North Carolina A and T State University. Dr. Dyson grounds her teaching, scholarship, and research in empowerment-based theories, frameworks, and non-traditional methodologies in efforts of highlighting the voices and lived experiences of marginalized communities. As a community focused Scholar, she also seeks to address complex issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion within higher education.
Current Work:
Dr. Dyson’s scholarship explores the impact of racial implicit bias on the leadership styles of Program Directors and Department Chairs as well as the sexual health needs and perceived risk for HIV among Black College Students. She also has experiences conducting presentations that focused on racial reconciliation as a framework for supporting racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity in social work education as well as sexual health and the use of non-traditional theoretical frameworks with health disparity populations.
Research Area Keyword(s):
inclusive excellence; health equity; empowerment; racial reconciliation; diversity
