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Dr. Tia Smith an accomplished multidisciplinary culture and communications research educator, conversant in inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA) justice, a reputation built on 16 years of organizational communication, education, research, and cultural arts activism in the US & globally. Tia is a visionary thought leader, intellectually curious, working at the intersection of human rights, environmental justice and mental health using qualitative research design, implementation and analysis to inform inclusive curriculums & policies.

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Dr. Smith received her Bachelors in Mass Communication, Speech and Theater from Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, North Carolina. She earned a Masters of Arts in International Telecommunications with a Concentration in Women’s Studies, and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Mass Communication from the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University.

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Dr. Smith has worked as a corporate communications consultant, focusing on communication campaigns, media relations and international communication education. She has trained journalists and media professionals throughout the Caribbean and Latin American on covering taboo topics such as Child Sexual Abuse, Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking. She has lived and worked in diverse cultural and learning environments in the United States, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Brazil and Trinidad & Tobago.