Denée Thomas Mwendwa, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Howard University. Dr. Mwendwa is the Principal Investigator in the Health Promotion Risk Reduction Research Center (HealthPARC). The hallmark of her research and clinical approaches to spiritual, psychological, and physical health and well-being is incorporating the unique experiences of all people to promote overall health and wellness. She examines the influence of biological, psychological, and social factors on health outcomes in minoritized populations. Dr. Mwendwa recently launched the Narrative Personality Health Psychology Collaborative (NPHPC). This collaborative has developed a novel research training model to integrate narrative personality theories and methodologies with health psychology’s theoretical and methodological behavior change approaches to promote health and well-being in people throughout the African Diaspora. She has over 25 years of research and clinical experience in the areas of health equity, health disparities, prevention, and treatment of disorders/diseases that disproportionately impact minoritized populations. Dr. Mwendwa has numerous peer-reviewed articles and has presented her research at many national and international conferences. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy, Health Psychology, Seminar in Neuropsychology, and Psychoneuroimmunology. Dr. Mwendwa earned her A.B. in Political Science at Trinity Washington University (College), Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and Ph.D. in Psychology (Clinical) at Howard University.