Kimberly M. Speights

EDUCATION: 
Present: PhD Community Health Promotion University of Alabama at Birmingham 

2021 Master of Art- Human Services Counseling: Marriage and Family Liberty University 

2017 Bachelor of Science-Christian Counseling Liberty University Lynchburg, VA

Featured Media & In Person Appearances:
2021 Featured in Shoutout Atlanta
2020 Featured in the Birmimgham Times
2020 Featured in VoyageATL
2017 In Person Appearance The Joe Lockett Show
2017 In Person Appearance ABC 33/40 Talk of Alabama
2016 In Person Appearance Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) Gadsden
2014 Platform Speaker-Sisters In Christ Women's Conference Georgia
2013 Recipient, Outstanding Community Service Medal, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

State of Alabama Licensed Clergy

SERVICE:
Editorial 2021 2021 Reviewer, Community Gardening StartUp Guidelines; Alabama A & M and Auburn Universities Extension Urban Agriculture.

2020 2020, Focus Group Moderator, Exploring COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among stakeholders in African American and Latinx communities in the deep south through the lens of the health belief model, UAB.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
2022 Alabama State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance: Health & Physical Literacy Summit.
2021 Qualitative Data Analysis and Reporting Training (NVIVO), UAB
2020 Focus Group Training/Certification, UAB. 2019 Survey Administration Training/Certification (RedCap), UAB.

GRANT SUPPORT:
Title: UAB Grand Challenge: Health Alabama 2030: Live HealthSmart Alabama Principal Investigator: Mona Fouad, MD Role: Community Engagement Manager Agency: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Title: Obesity Health Disparities Research Center (OHDRC) Principal Investigator: Mona N. Fouad, MD, MPH Role: Community Engagement Core Agency: NIH/NIMHD Project Number: U54 MD000502 T
Title: A Multi-level Approach to Violence Prevention among African American Adolescents Role: Community Engagement Core Agency: NIMHD/CHAAMPS Pilot Program Project Number: U54 MD008620 
Title: Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center (MHDRC) Principal Investigator: Mona N. Fouad, MD, MPH Role: Community Engagement Core Agency: NIH/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Project Number: 5P60 MD000502
Title: Comprehensive Minority and Health Disparities Research Center Administrative Supplement Principal Investigator: Mona N. Fouad, MD, MPH Role: Community Engagement Core Agency: NIH/NCMHD Project Number: P60 MD000502

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
2020 Bateman, L., Schoenberger, Y., Hansen, B., Osborne, T. Okoro. G., Speights, K., & Fouad, M. Confronting COVID-19 in under-resourced African American neighborhoods: a qualitative study examining community member and stakeholders’ perceptions. Ethnicity & Health (CETH) 2020;1(26). Doi: 10.1080/13557858.2021.1873250
2019 A multi-level approach to violence prevention among African American adolescents., Center for Health African American Men through Partnerships (CHAAMPS) National Meeting, Poster Presentation, Minneapolis, MN.