PROFILE

Demond M. Hill, Ph.D is an interdisciplinary and applied scholar. His training and research are anchored in emotion science, mental health, and well-being in order to explore the social function of emotions (e.g., love, compassion, grace, joy, rage, and shame) among Black students within educational spaces—that is, how emotions shape their social interactions and how social interactions shape their emotions. He is also interested in how emotions and feelings are racialized, culturally contextualized, and shaped by relational and social systems (e.g., schools, anti-Black racism). Utilizing critical theories and humanizing research methods, his primary goal is to develop (1) holistic, humanizing, and culturally liberating tools to promote human flourishing among Black and Brown students in schools, and (2) public spaces and places of human flourishing with a focus on creating culturally relevant therapeutic environments that promote healing and holistic wellness. As a former educator and mental health professional, he is unapologetically committed to collectively creating a liberatory world.