Bringing a voice to Black women survivors of Hurricane Katrina
Dr. Ophera A. Davis’s new book The Overlooked Voices of Hurricane Katrina: The Resilience and Recovery of Mississippi Black Women brings awareness to the experiences of these Hurricane Katrina survivors through narrative theory which empowers the women to tell their stories and strategies of survival and recovery over the years in their own words.
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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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My Talk with the National Congress of Black Women’s Book Club
National Congress of Black Women, Inc. (NCBW) invited me to give a talk to their 'Book Club' members on the Overlooked Voices of Hurricane Katrina: Mississippi Black Women Survivors Resilience and Recovery. The organization was founded in by the late Dr. Mary McCloud...
2022 Hurricane Season Series#5: The ‘PEAK’ of is approaching
The most active month of the ‘Hurricane Season’ is August. Meteorologists expect an active stretch of storms and hurricanes over the next 30 days. So far, we have had three names storms which is just above normal this early in the season. The National Oceanic...
#5 Persevere Thru the Pandemic Series: Black Women’s Landmarks Give Hope
The Pandemic has been tough but here are a few reasons to keep going. This month I visited ‘The Harriet Tubman Byway’ and ‘The Colored Girls Museum’ (CGM). Both places were dedicated to the lives of Black women who persevered thru the unbelievable life experience of...
