Ass. Dean of Faculty Development and Professor
Simmons University
Johnnie Hamilton-Mason, PhD., M.S.W., is the Associate Dean of Faculty Development at Simmons University, A Fulbright Scholar, and the Inaugural Visiting Scholar at Embrace Boston. Prior to that, Hamilton-Mason was the Eva Whiting White Endowed Professor (2019-2022) and Professor. Her research focuses on African American women and families, the intersection of cross-cultural theory and practice, and HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. Hamilton-Masson has conducted extensive quantitative and qualitative research related to HIV/AIDs in Africa and in the United States; studied survivors of Hurricane Katrina to understand community capacity, survival, and resilience in post-Katrina New Orleans; and examined the impact of workplace stress and coping responses on African American women. Her interdisciplinary work has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Polly Dickson Foundation, and the African Bridge Network. Additionally, Hamilton-Mason has been awarded fellowships at Harvard University's W.E.B. DuBois Institute and at the Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts and Humanities at Simmons.
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