Dr. Bernard-Carreno is an associate professor and chairs the Department of Sociology and Human Relations at
the CUNY School of Professional Studies. She is a graduating pioneer of the MA in African American Studies at Columbia University and also holds several other graduate degrees, including a PhD from CUNY’s Graduate and University Center. Dr. Bernard-Carreno's research focuses on race, class, food inequalities, narratives of women of color's wellness, and engaged activism among NYC's youth. She is the author of three books on education, young women of color and feminism, and Black Studies. She has also published articles in the Journal of Pan African Studies, Small Farms Quarterly, Breathe Magazine UK, Inside Higher Education and Audubon Magazine, among other publications.
Dr. Bernard-Carreno joined CUNY SPS from Baruch College in 2021 and helped to build the online BA in Youth Studies degree. Currently, Dr. Bernard-Carreno is at work on a new scholarly project about women of color and wellness.
This Black History Month event is organized by the Center for Student Involvement & Leadership in Collaboration with
Africana Studies, Alliance, Alumni Affairs, Black Student Union, LGBTQ+ Resource Center, Office of External Affairs and the Psychology Department.
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