Professor of Black Studies and Performing Arts at Georgetown University. Dr. Gonzalez uses storytelling as a methodology for cultural exchange. She contributes to projects which foreground experiences and histories of the under-represented. 

Research Project: Black Foodways and Cultural Resiliency

Associate Professor of Dermatology at  Howard University College of Medicine. She develops medical curricula that utilize the arts as a pedagogical tool to enhance accurate clinical diagnoses across all skin types, fostering empathy and cultural competency.  

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Research Project: Hidden Figure in Healthcare & Health Lore​​

Project Title: "Rituals of Remembrance: Narratives of Hope"

Feminist ethnographer engaged in critical interdisciplinary research at the intersection of performance and sexual and reproductive health and rights. Amy's current postdoctoral research at the Georgetown-Howard Center for Medical Humanities and Health Justice examines how LGBTQ experiences shape abortion care, highlighting independent clinics' vital role in providing inclusive healthcare beyond individual patient care.

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Project Title: "Vibrant Threads: Weaving LGBTQ Experiences into Abortion Stories" s"

Having completed her doctorate at the intersection of medicine, psychology and theology on the topic of hope and pain, she continues to research the matter of hope and seeks to develop resources that support individuals and communities to live more hopeful (and thus healthier) lives. Her particular passions are embodied and communal expressions of faith and drawing people into practices that point to the Transcendent. 

Research: "Rituals of Remembrance: Narratives of Hope"

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Hidden Figures in Healthcare and Health Justice Lore: Dr Dorothy Doyle Harrison (1914-2021) RN, MPH, PHD

Project Title: "Rituals of Remembrance: Narratives of Hope"

Project Title: African Diaspora Dance Communication: Elevating and Bridging Community