About Dr. Sakeena Everett
I ask big questions , create space for stories we don't tell , and talk about grief out loud .
The Woman Behind the Work
Dr. Sakeena Everett
Sakeena Everett, Ph.D. is an award-winning academic researcher, former K-12 English Language Arts (ELA), assistant professor, author, speaker, and certified grief educator. Dr. Everett is a native New Yorker (Brooklyn) and avid literacy advocate. Her research investigates the intersectionality of grief, race, gender, and socioeconomic class, especially among Black women in academia and K-12 educators. This work has received national recognition from the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and the Spencer Foundation.
Her teaching prioritizes humanizing, decolonizing, grief-attuned, trauma-informed, and culturally sustaining pedagogies, racial equity, social justice, literacy education, and teacher preparation.
The work
Intersectional
Grief Literacies
Framework
Through her active mixed-methods Spencer Foundation-funded Racial Equity Research Grant, Dr. Everett developed an “intersectional grief literacies framework” (Everett, 2023), which is committed to the intersectional intellectual projects of:
- Increasing the visibility of and inclusion of Black women’s bereavement and grief experiences
- (Re)shaping Black women’s relationships with and access to grief resources and research
Through this racial equity project, Dr. Everett also develops and implements culturally responsive grief tools and resources.
Getting Personal
These are a few of my favorite things...
Fave Thing To Listen To: Music
Fave Way To Unwind: Doing jigsaw puzzles and writing
Fav Desk Staples: Colorful notebooks, pretty pens, & bright highlighters
Fave Mood: Being happy & laughing
Fave Happy Things: Unique stickers, fancy paper planners, and art
