I provide workshops that leverage others’ strengths and identify their needs and areas for development.

I provide workshops that leverage others’ strengths and identify their needs and areas for development.

Offering signature and custom workshops, all services can be customized to fit your contextual needs, interests, and goals. 

Offering both signature and custom workshops, all services can be customized to fit your contextual needs, interests, and goals. 

Key Features of Workshop Offerings

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Provide practical strategies and tools rooted in my expertise in learning theories

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Affirmation of identity, culture, and personhood because we shouldn’t reject our humanity in the pursuit of knowledge and progress. I do not shy away from identity and I transparently discuss my identities—as a Black woman, mother, scholar, first-generation college graduate—so that others can feel empowered to do the same.

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Awareness and acknowledgement of intersectional marginalization and vulnerability

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Interactive and process-oriented activities

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Storytelling to bridge lived experience, theory, and practice. Storytelling is the connective thread to unveil the what, why, and how

Signature Topics

  • Whether you’re early in your dissertation or preparing your first manuscript submission, this session will help demystify the publishing process and equip you with concrete strategies to move your scholarship forward.

    “One thing I learned from the workshop is that I should own my writing style and my voice. I am in control over the publishing process, and I don't have to mold my work into something that it's not. I will find a home for it.”
    - Ashley Melcherts, Ph.D.

  • This workshop will help you gain momentum towards publishing your master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation in the form of academic journal articles. This session will be useful for one-study, two-study, and three-study theses and dissertations. She will share insights for strategizing different article types (e.g., empirical, theoretical), building a publication pipeline, and navigating the editorial process.

    “As a visual learner, I appreciated seeing how to map out concepts and ideas for future publications. I felt it was extremely helpful to see examples of Dr. Destiny's publication process. But what I liked most about the workshop was how Dr. Destiny continuously affirmed the value of maintaining our unique and authentic voice as Black women scholars.” -Margaret Oaikena, Ph.D.

  • Drawing from her award-winning research program, Dr. Destiny will share her process for conducting rigorous intersectional, qualitative inquiry. She will share her substantive methodological expertise in autoethnography and interpretative phenomenological analysis. In addition, she will show how ontology, epistemology, axiology, theory, methodology, and methods work together to inform the entire research process.

  • This workshop is designed for anyone who works with college students and wants to provide equitable help-seeking experiences for all students. By delving into my extensive research program, I will provide research-driven insights regarding how to approach interpersonal interactions and how to design learning environments (in-person and online) and that empower students to seek help for their holistic success. 

    Iterations of this workshop have been at Oakton Community College and Mount Holyoke College.

I provide keynotes that motivate, engage, and educate

I provide keynotes that motivate, engage, and educate

Leveraging storytelling and call-and-response traditions along with my academic expertise, I deliver dynamic keynotes to audiences seeking inspiration and organizations wanting to facilitate meaningful connection.

Leveraging storytelling and call-and-response traditions along with my academic expertise, I deliver dynamic keynotes to audiences seeking inspiration and organizations wanting to facilitate meaningful connection.

My Approach

Dr. Destiny is an energetic, contemplative speaker who leverages storytelling and call-and-response traditions to deliver dynamic keynotes. As an orator since adolescence, she delivers empowering messages to inspire humans and challenge injustices. She’s had the privilege of speaking at national conferences, universities, churches, local organizations, and critical counterspaces. Her expertise ranges from psychological theory, human development, and testimonies of becoming for people who feel like they’ve missed their moment for success.

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Links to Publicly Available Speeches

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Outstanding Doctoral Student Medal Award | 2025
UIUC College of Education, for superior research, service, and leadership in education
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American Education Research Association Outstanding Dissertation Award | 2026
Critical Examination of Race, Ethnicity, Class & Gender Special Interests Group (#27) Dissertation of the Year Award
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Mother’s Day Message at Anchor Church in Urbana, Illinois | 2025
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I provide consulting and coaching rooted in a detail driven approach

I provide consulting and coaching rooted in a detail driven approach

Whether you need a thought partner your organization, group, or research projects—I bring a detail driven, collaborative, and cooperative approach to meet your goals and to align with your values. In addition, I can partner with dissertation coaching groups to offer custom services to meet the needs of your community.

Consulting & Coaching Offerings

Consulting &
Coaching Offerings

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Design of research and evaluation tools

Data collection (surveys, interviews, and focus groups)

Data analysis & report writing

Thought leadership and partnership for various initiatives

Dissertation coaching

Recent Projects

Young Parents & The Caregiver Economy Project, Justice + Joy National Collaborative, Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Served as a research consultant and lead,  reviewed facilitation guide and supported coordination of youth researchers and adult supports, facilitating multiple virtual focus groups with young parents and caregivers across the United States, providing feedback on the draft analysis and write-up as data becomes available

✦ Design of research and evaluation tools

✦ Data collection (surveys, interviews, and focus groups)

✦ Data analysis & report writing

✦ Thought leadership and partnership for various initiatives

✦ Dissertation coaching