Creating Positive Change
CELEBRATE UNITY, EMBRACE DIVERSITY
Diversity Coach | HR Consultant | Author
Believe It, Pursue It
Your journey toward a better way of furthering diversity and inclusion begins with Dr. Jameelah Medina. From talent acquisition to retention and promotion, she is dedicated to making companies and educational institutions more diverse and equitable. Whether you’re looking for a diversity leadership coach, diversity speaker, or personal support, book one of the services offered by Dr. Jameelah Medina today and experience immediate results.
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About Dr. Medina
A Life Devoted to Creating Positive Change
Making the first step towards change is often the hardest thing to do. Enter Dr. Jameelah X. Medina, an experienced diversity coaching professional and speaker. By providing clients with the right tools and knowledge, Dr. Medina has helped clients unleash their potential, paving the way towards personal and professional diversity and inclusion success. Discover what she can do for you today.
Dr. Medina's overarching theme in her work is using education as a tool for social justice. Her focus areas include: diversity and inclusion, gendered racism and colorism within communities of color, gendered Islamophobia, social and cultural capital of marginalized and minoritized communities, cultural ecology of high-achieving students, intimate partner violence relating to academic success and persistence, post-trauma survivor resilience, and identity formation and hybrid identities.
AUTHORSHIP
Dr. Jameelah Medina is the author of dozens of publications, including: books such as The ABCs of Living a Good Life, The Afro-Latin Diaspora and a second in press, academic journal articles such as Body Politicking and the Phenomenon of ‘Passing’ in Sage’s Feminism & Psychology and This Battlefield Called My Body: Warring over the Female Muslim Body in a special issue of Religions, newspaper articles, book chapters and essays, education and training materials, as well as articles on a variety of blogs.
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MEDIA
She has appeared on CNN, ABC News, KTLA 5, CBS 2/KCAL 9, Fox News, NPR, Deepak Chopra's Wellness Radio, and has been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine as a Leader of the Future. She is also a monthly contributor to Feminism and Religion and her work has also appeared on Vida AfroLatina, Altmuslimah, Feminist, Race Wire, Latinovations, and in The Islamic Monthly, Feminism & Psychology, Religions, Westside Story, and La Prensa. Additionally, on three occasions during her doctoral studies, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Special Representative Farah Pandith invited Jameelah to the State Department for wisdom sessions, briefings, and special events.
EDUATION
Dr. Medina earned her PhD in Higher Education and Master’s in Education from Claremont Graduate University. She also graduated with her BA (cum laude) in Spanish from Claremont McKenna College.
Reviews
"Dr. Medina not only touches others with her heart and soul, but she provides powerful life lessons, personal stories, and empowerment, reflection, and goal-setting exercises as well."
Dr. Gail Thompson
"Medina offers a deep introspective dive into your own beliefs about life and your place in it. Using touching and personal examples from her own life, Medina guides the audience with courage and warmth to candidly contemplate life's big questions in a life-affirming and positive way."
Kiara Canjura
"Dr. Jameelah Medina is an inspirational speaker for all times. With great talent and simplicity, she covers diversity and belonging principles such as Acceptance, Courage, Justice, Loyalty, Peace, Respect, and Understanding while intertwining stories from her own life."
Sylvester McGill
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