
NERDS RULE INC's Fix Ya Crown Podcast with Dr. Tristaca McCray Special Guest Ashanti Davis Topic: "Black Women in Therapy ''
Ashanti Davis has been an angel to NERDS RULE INC. As a partner and sister to our Community Action STEM program since 2017, Ashanti continues to connect resources, planting seeds of HOPE and pour into our next generation of NERDS RULE INC. Ambassadors. Tune in and listen as these two Community Queens speak about therapy, faith, community and STEM research.
Ashanti Davis is an Artist, Thinker, Social Justice Advocate, and Museum Practitioner who believes in the power of art and creativity to create meaningful change. As Exhibition Manager, she leads an interdisciplinary team in the development of unique experiences and exhibitions for visitors of all ages to the Fleet Science Center. Davis is Chair and co-instigator of an internal group for Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Accessibility, seeking to make an impact on organizational culture and systems. As someone who represents both culturally and cognitively diverse communities, she understands the necessity for cultural competency and the decolonization of museological practice and leadership, ultimately shifting the ways in which museums engage intentionally with their entire community. Davis is an Alumni Fellow of the ASTC Leadership and Diversity Fellowship program, received a BA in Creative Arts and Communications in 2009 and is currently enrolled in a Masters in Museum Studies program with Johns Hopkins University. Upon completion of her master’s, Davis looks forward to continuing her work as a leader in the Arts and Culture sector and catalyzing meaningful change through lenses of social justice, curiosity, and creativity for all organizational staff and communities.