Dr. Whitney Griffin
As a Learning Scientist, I study how people learn. I am an educator at heart! With my PhD in Educational Psychology, I teach in a wide variety of settings because learning happens everywhere: as a yoga teacher, a psychology professor, an associate editor for an academic journal on intercollegiate athletics, and a published researcher on race and ethnicity in sport.
My purpose in life is to help others through my teaching. I want there to be more clarity, more compassion, and more agency in those I have worked with because I have taught them. As a Black woman in educational psychology, it is my responsibility to create and advance equity-based learning environments.
Closed Hearts Still Get Fed: Yoga for Grief
What was the catalyst for you stepping into this work? How did you end up here, at this moment, doing what you do?
Black moms are at the bottom of the racialized gender pay gap, and we need to stop acting like it's okay.
What do you hope people get from working with you or interacting with your services?
I hope people feel more confident, strategic, and goal-directed in their career moves.
What do you wish was different about the way we are supported when dying, grieving, and navigating end-of-life in general? What would you change?
I wish we were more educated and informed about the logistics of dying. We should learn about life insurance policies and end of life documentation at the same time. If I could change something, it would be to create a space designated for Black women who are navigating grief in a White, capitalist patriarchy.
What would you say to someone who is nervous about attending events about death or grief?
You can be nervous and attend an event at the same time. Both can co-exist. Do it afraid.
If someone meets you at the resource fair - what's a question you invite them to ask you?
How does yoga help me grieve?
