Doctoral Candidate Education Education: B.S. Biology, Philander Smith College 2013 M.S. OLL, Higher Education, Barry University 2015 M.A. Sociology, University of Georgia 2024 Research Research Interests: Black Feminist Theory, Black Feminist Thought, Medical Sociology, Sociology of Health, Race and Ethnicity, Grants: University of Georgia Franklin College of Arts and Sciences - RED Seed Grant Selected Publications Selected Publications: Pinder, Dereika and Man Kit Lei. (In Press) Beyond the Strong Black Woman: The Protective Role of Black Identity Centrality Against Depression in Young Black Women. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. Tinkler, Justine., Laura Horne, Dereika Pinder. (In press). Still Separate And Still Not Equal: Descriptive Norms, Prescriptive Norms, And Attitudes Towards White-Black Transracial Families. Advances in Group Processes. Pinder, Dereika. (2025). Book Review. Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine. Journal of Black Studies, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00219347251332701 Awards, Honors, and Recognition Of Note: Osborne Graduate Fellowship Recipient RED Seed Grant Recipient
