Postdoctoral Researcher · R.O.S.E. Lab
University of Cincinnati
Researching the Grown Black Woman Voice, STEM equity, and the art of rehumanizing academic writing. Building sustainable systems through scholarship and practice.
Current Role
Postdoctoral Researcher · R.O.S.E. Lab
Practice
H.E.R. Solutions LLC · Founder
Background
Current Role
Postdoctoral Researcher
Lab
R.O.S.E. Lab
Institution
University of Cincinnati
Venture
H.E.R. Solutions LLC
I am a scholar-practitioner committed to centering humanity in academic spaces and beyond.
My research interrogates how Black women navigate academic and professional spaces, with particular attention to voice, authenticity, and systemic barriers. Through the lens of the Grown Black Woman Voice (GBWV), I examine how we might rehumanizing scholarly writing and creating more equitable pathways in STEM.
As founder of H.E.R. Solutions LLC, I translate this scholarly work into practice, helping overextended individuals build sustainable systems for their lives and careers. This is not motivational coaching; it is structured, relational work grounded in operational clarity.
Student Affairs in Higher Education
University of Cincinnati
Higher Education
Public Health
“Sustainability over urgency. Structure over chaos. Humanity over hustle.”
Scholarly Work
My scholarship centers the experiences of those often rendered invisible in academic discourse, particularly Black women navigating spaces that were not designed with them in mind.
Examining how Black women navigate, negotiate, and assert their authentic voices within academic and professional spaces. This work centers the lived experiences and linguistic practices that emerge from the intersection of race, gender, and professional identity.
Investigating systemic barriers that limit equitable participation in STEM fields, with particular attention to how institutional structures and cultures impact underrepresented populations. This research informs interventions that create more inclusive pathways.
Challenging traditional academic conventions that strip humanity from scholarly work. This research explores how we might craft prose that honors both intellectual rigor and authentic voice, making scholarship more accessible and meaningful.
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Full publication list available upon request.
Theory to Practice
A systems-strategy and capacity-coaching firm
This is not motivational coaching. It is structured, relational work grounded in operational clarity—designed for those ready to stop surviving and start building something sustainable.
Structured wellness is built on sustainable systems rather than temporary fixes. The work begins by identifying the structural barriers that create overwhelm, then designing frameworks that align with your life instead of working against it. This is architecture, not triage.
The primary offering operates in 90-day cycles, each focused on energy allocation and operational clarity. The goal is never to do more. It is to do what matters with intention, creating space for the work and rest that sustain you.
Every engagement is grounded in relationship, not transaction. Before building systems, we work together to understand your unique context, constraints, and aspirations. The structures we create emerge from that understanding.
Academics navigating institutional demands. First-generation leaders building the plane while flying it. Neurodivergent adults seeking structure that honors their mind. Anyone ready to stop white-knuckling through life.
Capacity coaching begins with a consultation to explore whether this work aligns with where you are and where you want to go.
Visit H.E.R. SolutionsSustainability over urgency.
Structure over chaos.
Get in Touch
Open to research collaborations, speaking engagements, and inquiries about capacity coaching through H.E.R. Solutions.
ahjahjohnsonphd@gmail.com
Institution
University of Cincinnati
Whether you're interested in research collaboration, academic partnerships, or exploring capacity coaching through H.E.R. Solutions, I'd love to hear from you.
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