Certified Listener Poet,
Cohort 7 Winter 2024
Gray Davidson Carroll is a transfemme writer, educator, public health researcher, and (self-proclaimed) hot chocolate connoisseur.
They are the author of the poetry chapbook “Waterfall of Thanks” (Bottlecap Press, 2023), and their work has further appeared or is forthcoming in “The Common, new words {press}”, Sage Journals, and “Frontiers in Medicine” and “Door = Jar.” They have received fellowships from Brooklyn Poets, The Good Listening Project, Columbia University, and elsewhere.
“I’ve been writing poetry since I was a teenager and fell in love with public health in college. Beginning and since then, I’ve worked to weave those passions together in my personal and professional life.”
Dawn M. Schocken is the Director for the Center for Experiential Learning and Simulation.
Salaam Green is the Founder of Literary Healing Arts, a Consultant, and Artist in Residence.
Zina Mercil is the Director of Coach Development, a counselor, and body psychotherapist.
LaShaune Johnson is a public health professor, breast cancer survivor/advocate, and culturally responsive evaluator.
Sailaja Devaguptapu is a published poet, writer and researcher, wellness facilitator, designing and developing courses on Health Humanities.
Kelsey D. Mahaffey is a non-profit leader working to educate and engage communities in the All of Us Research Program from the National Institutes of Health.
Avni Vyas is a poet and professor living in Florida. She is the author of Little God (Burrow Press, 2021)
Gray Davidson Carroll is a transfemme writer, educator, public health researcher, and (self-proclaimed) hot chocolate connoisseur.