Joy Lindsay
she/her/hers
About
Not what we give, but what we share, for the gift without the giver is bare.
James Russell Lowell
Biography
Joy Lindsay is a Ph.D. student in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department at the Yale School of Public Health. She is focused on using interdisciplinary community-based participatory research (CBPR) to achieve health equity for Black girls and promote mental and behavioral health in high-poverty U.S. school districts.
Joy is also the Founder and CEO of Butterfly Dreamz, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that equips girls to be confident leaders and supports them in achieving their dreams through mentorship, holistic leadership development, and intergenerational community action. Learn more about Joy and her work at joylindsay.com/my-bio.
Last Updated on October 25, 2024.
Education & Training
- MEd
- Harvard Graduate School of Education, Human Development & Education (2024)
- MPA
- NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Public & Nonprofit Management & Policy (2013)
- BA
- Howard University, Finance (2009)
Research
Publications
2025
Racial Self-Efficacy and Ethnic Identity in the Context of Neighborhood Violence and Internalizing Symptoms Among Black and Latinx youth: An Application of the Minority Stress Theory.
Weerakoon SM, Henson-Garcia M, Rose R, Lindsay J, Srikanth N, Opara I. Racial Self-Efficacy and Ethnic Identity in the Context of Neighborhood Violence and Internalizing Symptoms Among Black and Latinx youth: An Application of the Minority Stress Theory. Community Health Equity Res Policy 2025, 2752535X251406670. PMID: 41337681, DOI: 10.1177/2752535X251406670.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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