About

Hi! I'm Dr. Chris

I am an award-winning author, founder, and keynote speaker in the Upstate of SC. 

I started my career as a public-school English teacher and later college professor. I received my Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte., Today, I share my work with students and faculty at colleges and universities; local, regional, and national conferences; and community events. 

My research focuses on helping pregnant and parenting students graduate, and I am the award-winning author of Helping Teen Moms Graduate: Strategies for Families, Schools, and Community Organizations (Feb. 15, 2023, Rowman & Littlefield Education Publishers), and Love For Black Single Moms: You Are Enough (Forthcoming 2025).

In addition to my academic work, I am passionate about helping teens and single mothers live lives of purpose. I know that in order to do so, they must achieve emotional health and wellness, and I know what it takes. I have been on my own emotional health and wellness journey for over 15 years. I have coached others on their journey and now, through Teen Moms Anonymous, the Christ-centered nonprofit organization I founded, I created a safe space where teen moms and women who have been teen moms can embark on their journey of emotional health and wellness.

I am a single mother. I live in the Update of SC with my teenage son. I have successfully navigated single parenthood; however, I know the overwhelming challenges of being a Black single mother.