Another Voice from the South bringing Black women stories front and center: Dr. Davis’ book is the only longitudinal disaster study in America on Hurricane Katrina women survivors.
The Overlooked Voices of Hurricane Katrina: The Resilience and Recovery of Mississippi Black Women uses narrative theory which empowers them to tell their stories of survival and recovery. The book is endorsed by General Russel Honore’. Sociologist, Bonnie Thornton Dill said, “the book speaks to the present by providing timely and pertinent lessons for prevention and recovery of Black and minority communities”.
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Dr. Ophera A. Davis
Disaster Expert
Dr. Davis has conducted research for decades. Her new book, Overlooked Hurricane Katrina Mississippi Black Women Survivors Resilience and Recovery analyzes the longitudinal experiences of group whose narratives have been obscured although they have been in plain view. She has published several papers on disaster survivors. Her first article on Hurricane Katrina was published in a Harvard Journal. She has given talks at academic conferences on her Hurricane Katrina project over the last 15 years on six continents.
Career Coach
Davis Consulting
Dr. Davis has coached high school, undergraduates and graduate students. She has helped them find their purpose, passion and choose the best major or career so that they can find happiness in their job and make their impact on the world. Dr. Davis’s “TV Talk Show -TheJobDoctor aired in Boston. She has published articles and given a plethora talks on various aspects of professional success across the world.
College Professor &
International Speaker
Professor Davis has taught courses in the Boston area for over 20 years in Africana Studies and Psychology. She has served as a mentor and career advisor to many students. Dr. Davis has lectured and given talks on Women and Disasters, Career Counseling, and Race, Diversity, and Inclusion across the world.
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International Recognition: Mississippi Hurricane Katrina Black Women Survivors
My book was deemed valuable by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and was highlighted in the International Spring edition of the Ivy Leaf Magazine. A description of - The Overlooked Voices of Hurricane Katrina Mississippi Black Women Survivors Resilience is included in...
Book Signing: Gulfport Mississippi
Local folks stories are important too. Visiting Gulfport for Hurricane Katrina 's 20th anniversary. Barnes and Nobles Gulfport Mississippi. Folks came in looking for the book. GRATEFUL.
8/29: Hurricane Katrina’s 20th Anniversary
LIVE @ 9:30AM CST on WJDZ 94.5. Today is the. 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina JZ 94.5 - WJZD https://onlineradiobox.com/us/jz945/
