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Dr. Jeronda T. Burley is an associate professor in the Department of Social Work at Coppin State University, located in Baltimore, MD. Her research spans topics including Black motherhood, homeschooling, religiosity among African Americans, and African American caregivers. Dr. Burley has presented her research at local, national, and international conferences and has been featured on radio and television programs, both in the U.S. and abroad. With multiple scholarly articles, book chapters, and years of experience working with community-based organizations and faith communities, she is also a contributing author in the anthology series Faith for Fiery Trials, Volume II.
Dr. Burley’s burgeoning research interests include the effects of adult ADHD on relationships, parenting, work, health, and financial stability. Additionally, she aims to examine how the Black church's interpretation of scriptures on divorce may contribute to its complicity in influencing women to stay in abusive relationships. Dr. Burley is passionate about utilizing technology to boost productivity and efficiency in personal and professional environments. She is dedicated to harnessing technology not only to drive the expansion of existing small businesses but also to inspire and facilitate the development of new businesses and organizations.
In addition to her work in the academy, Dr. Burley has over 29 years of experience in the human services field working with vulnerable, oppressed, underrepresented, and undercounted populations within research, academic, clinical, treatment, community-based, medical, criminal justice, and faith-based settings. She has served in various roles, including therapist, consultant, technical associate, accreditation specialist, program manager, HIV specialist, family and group counselor, case manager, and researcher, addressing critical issues such as addiction, public health, mental health and substance abuse screening, homelessness, child welfare, unemployment, HIV/AIDS, mental health, and domestic violence.
Dr. Burley is an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. She also faithfully serves her local church in the social media ministry and the church’s online campus. Above all, Dr. Burley is a proud mother of two adorable children.
Burley, J. T., Thurman, D., & Stennis, K. B.(2022). Mothering and Othering: Experiences of African American professional women. Journal of the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement, 13(1), 161-176.
Burley, J. (2020). Behind closed doors is where the levee broke. In B. Lucas & A. Thornton (Eds.), Faith for Fiery Trials: Volume II: Building Faith One Story at a Time by Nicole S. Mason, JD, pp. 21-32.
Burley, J. & Thurman, D. (2019). Faith, family, and friendship: Experiences of African American women living in the margins. Social Work and Christianity, 46(1), 8-19.
Hatcher, S. S., King, D. M., Barnett, T. M., & Burley, J. T. (2017). Mental health for youth: Applying an African-centered approach. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 27(1-2), 61-72.
Sheridan, J., Burley, J., Hendricks, D., Rose, T. (2014). Caring for one's own: Variation in the lived experience of African American caregivers of elders. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 23(1), 1-19.
Hatcher, S., Clay, K., & Burley, J. (2009). The role of Black faith communities in fostering health. In R. Braithwaite, S. Taylor & H. Treadwell (Eds.), Health issues in the Black community, 3rd edition, pp. 507-522. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Hatcher, S., Burley, J., & Lee-Ouga, W. (2009). HIV prevention programs in the Black church: A viable health promotion resource for African American women. In S. MacMaster, B. Bride, & C. Davis (Eds.), International perspectives on women and HIV, pp. 74-89. New York: Routledge. *Reprinted with permission from Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment.
Hatcher, S.S., Burley, J.T., & Lee-Ouga, W.I. (2008). HIV Prevention Programs in the Black Church: A Viable Health Promotion Resource for African American Women? Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 17, 309 - 324.
Advisor for Social Work Association
- PhD in Social Work | The Catholic University of America, 2010
- MDiv in Theology | Howard University, 2002
- MS in Marriage and Family Therapy | Auburn University, 1996
- BA in Psychology | Auburn University, 1994
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Black church; African American experiences within the context of motherhood, religiosity, homeschooling, and caregiving; social work and technology; social work and entrepreneurship; use of social media and other digital platforms in business enhancement and expansion; social media and social work ethics; social media and social work ethics; intimate partner violence within faith communities; adult ADHD; intersection of mental health and the Black church.
FIELD EXPERIENCE
Over 29 years working in the human services field with vulnerable, oppressed, underrepresented, and undercounted populations within research, academic, clinical, treatment, community-based, medical, criminal justice, and faith-based settings. Served in various roles including therapist, consultant, technical associate, accreditation specialist, program manager, HIV specialist, family and group counselor, case manager, and researcher, addressing critical issues such as addiction, public health, mental health and substance abuse screening, homelessness, child welfare, unemployment, HIV/AIDS, mental health, and domestic violence.
EXPERTISE
Project Management:
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Forms, Bookings, SharePoint, Teams, Stream, OneDrive); Google Suite (Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Calendar, Meet); Slack; Smartsheet; Survey Monkey, Trello; Adobe; Dropbox; Generative AI
Digital/Media:
Graphic design (Canva, Publisher, Photoshop); Website design (Wix, Squarespace, Weebly, Canva, WordPress); Video-editing (iMovie, Inshot, Videoshop); Blogging (WordPress, Blogger); Video-conferencing (Zoom, Meet, Teams, Messenger); Hootsuite; Buffer; Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Clubhouse, LinkedIn, Pinterest, YouTube, SnapChat, Whatsapp, GroupMe)
Course Management:
Blackboard, Google Classroom, Google Suite, PeopleSoft, Panapto, Tegrity, Remind, Slack, Flip, Kahoot, Mentimeter, Zoom, YouTube, Pearltrees, Quizizz, Turnitin
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