The NP That Cares 💕
@thenpthatcares.bsky.social
💎 Family Nurse Practitioner
💎 HIV Specialist/Certified Inpatient OB Nurse
💎 Melanated Change Agent
💎 My why is rooted in justice & equity for Black women 🖤
💎 HIV Specialist/Certified Inpatient OB Nurse
💎 Melanated Change Agent
💎 My why is rooted in justice & equity for Black women 🖤
PrEP is often called the 1st female-controlled HIV prevention. Female condoms are available & protect against HIV/STIs, can be placed up to 8 hrs before sex, but are NOT discreet (& barely promoted)
That’s why I say: PrEP is the first discreet female-controlled option—and that distinction matters.
That’s why I say: PrEP is the first discreet female-controlled option—and that distinction matters.
September 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
PrEP is often called the 1st female-controlled HIV prevention. Female condoms are available & protect against HIV/STIs, can be placed up to 8 hrs before sex, but are NOT discreet (& barely promoted)
That’s why I say: PrEP is the first discreet female-controlled option—and that distinction matters.
That’s why I say: PrEP is the first discreet female-controlled option—and that distinction matters.
I spoke with Melanie Hastings of 7News DC about the game-changing approval of lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable PrEP option.
It’s a huge step forward—but 3 mins flies by, so here’s what I didn’t get to say:
It’s a huge step forward—but 3 mins flies by, so here’s what I didn’t get to say:
August 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I spoke with Melanie Hastings of 7News DC about the game-changing approval of lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable PrEP option.
It’s a huge step forward—but 3 mins flies by, so here’s what I didn’t get to say:
It’s a huge step forward—but 3 mins flies by, so here’s what I didn’t get to say:
I want to take a moment to clarify a critical point because the continued misuse of "intersectionality" in academic discourse, scholarship, and practice is not only frustrating, it is intellectually careless and can be very harmful.
August 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I want to take a moment to clarify a critical point because the continued misuse of "intersectionality" in academic discourse, scholarship, and practice is not only frustrating, it is intellectually careless and can be very harmful.
@statacorp.bsky.social & I have been going strong for 5 years on this very exhausting #PhDjourney. This cute gift set couldn’t have come at a better time. Thank you so much to the STATA team for this gift 💕
June 4, 2025 at 5:35 AM
@statacorp.bsky.social & I have been going strong for 5 years on this very exhausting #PhDjourney. This cute gift set couldn’t have come at a better time. Thank you so much to the STATA team for this gift 💕
“According to Darwin's Origin of Species, it is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest that survives; but the species that survives is the one that is able best to adapt and adjust to the changing environment in which it finds itself.”
-Megginson
-Megginson
April 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
“According to Darwin's Origin of Species, it is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest that survives; but the species that survives is the one that is able best to adapt and adjust to the changing environment in which it finds itself.”
-Megginson
-Megginson
If you want to be invited to the public portion of my dissertation defense (once scheduled) please DM or text me your email! I don't want to miss anyone but my brain is completely fried! There will be virtual option so anyone near and far can tune in. #phdjourney
April 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
If you want to be invited to the public portion of my dissertation defense (once scheduled) please DM or text me your email! I don't want to miss anyone but my brain is completely fried! There will be virtual option so anyone near and far can tune in. #phdjourney
I just returned from two transformative events—the National PrEP in Black America Research Strategy Meeting and NMAC’s Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit. I’m left feeling a mix of urgency, gratitude, and renewed resolve.
April 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I just returned from two transformative events—the National PrEP in Black America Research Strategy Meeting and NMAC’s Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit. I’m left feeling a mix of urgency, gratitude, and renewed resolve.
“As important as the work is, you have to be able to do it. You have to take care of your whole person.” -Dr. Gerald Torres
April 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“As important as the work is, you have to be able to do it. You have to take care of your whole person.” -Dr. Gerald Torres
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Log off. Tune out the noise. Choose yourself.
The world feels so heavy—turmoil in Haiti, rising xenophobia/racism/sexism, attacks on my research agenda, PhD’ing in isolation, job hunting, healing, etc. In the midst of it all, I’m choosing me. I’m choosing gratitude. #MentalHealth
The world feels so heavy—turmoil in Haiti, rising xenophobia/racism/sexism, attacks on my research agenda, PhD’ing in isolation, job hunting, healing, etc. In the midst of it all, I’m choosing me. I’m choosing gratitude. #MentalHealth
April 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Log off. Tune out the noise. Choose yourself.
The world feels so heavy—turmoil in Haiti, rising xenophobia/racism/sexism, attacks on my research agenda, PhD’ing in isolation, job hunting, healing, etc. In the midst of it all, I’m choosing me. I’m choosing gratitude. #MentalHealth
The world feels so heavy—turmoil in Haiti, rising xenophobia/racism/sexism, attacks on my research agenda, PhD’ing in isolation, job hunting, healing, etc. In the midst of it all, I’m choosing me. I’m choosing gratitude. #MentalHealth
This Jess Hilarious and Loren LoRosa situation is a whole case study in what happens when systems thrive by dividing and conquering, especially among women.
March 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This Jess Hilarious and Loren LoRosa situation is a whole case study in what happens when systems thrive by dividing and conquering, especially among women.
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My wombmate, @ucheblackstockmd.bsky.social, and I had the honor of being invited to Trinity College earlier this month for the college’s Women’s Herstory Month program. I love tag teaming with my sister so please ignore my facial expression below- I just do that when I’m listening intently💛🤣
Trinity’s Women’s Herstory Month Keynote Honors Women’s Leadership and Empowerment
Oni Blackstock, M.D., and Uché Blackstock, M.D., spoke about women’s leadership and shared their personal stories.
www.trincoll.edu
March 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
My wombmate, @ucheblackstockmd.bsky.social, and I had the honor of being invited to Trinity College earlier this month for the college’s Women’s Herstory Month program. I love tag teaming with my sister so please ignore my facial expression below- I just do that when I’m listening intently💛🤣
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I learned so much writing this story for @nbcnews.com.
42 million Americans carry at least one strain of HPV (human pappiliomavirus) that can cause disease, including genital warts or cancer, and 47,000 a year are diagnosed with an HPV-linked malignancy. www.nbcnews.com/health/cance... 1/3
42 million Americans carry at least one strain of HPV (human pappiliomavirus) that can cause disease, including genital warts or cancer, and 47,000 a year are diagnosed with an HPV-linked malignancy. www.nbcnews.com/health/cance... 1/3
Cancer caused by HPV is increasing in some women in the U.S.
The percentage of women screened for cervical cancer fell, especially in rural areas, as rates of the disease have been edging up among women in their 30s and 40s.
www.nbcnews.com
March 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I learned so much writing this story for @nbcnews.com.
42 million Americans carry at least one strain of HPV (human pappiliomavirus) that can cause disease, including genital warts or cancer, and 47,000 a year are diagnosed with an HPV-linked malignancy. www.nbcnews.com/health/cance... 1/3
42 million Americans carry at least one strain of HPV (human pappiliomavirus) that can cause disease, including genital warts or cancer, and 47,000 a year are diagnosed with an HPV-linked malignancy. www.nbcnews.com/health/cance... 1/3
Between pushing forward w/my dissertation ✍🏾, navigating anxieties about political warfare in the 🇺🇸, bracing myself for an uncertain professional future 📚, managing health woes as a clinician 👩🏾⚕️, & personal/vicarious trauma of witnessing turmoil in 🇭🇹—it’s a wonder how I get up each day and keep moving
March 18, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Between pushing forward w/my dissertation ✍🏾, navigating anxieties about political warfare in the 🇺🇸, bracing myself for an uncertain professional future 📚, managing health woes as a clinician 👩🏾⚕️, & personal/vicarious trauma of witnessing turmoil in 🇭🇹—it’s a wonder how I get up each day and keep moving
Vicarious trauma is sooo real! Constant exposure to human suffering—whether through direct experience or witnessing it from afar—takes an emotional and mental toll on most people. It is NOT normal to see suffering day in and day out without feeling its weight.
March 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Vicarious trauma is sooo real! Constant exposure to human suffering—whether through direct experience or witnessing it from afar—takes an emotional and mental toll on most people. It is NOT normal to see suffering day in and day out without feeling its weight.
I am a multifaceted BLACK Haitian-American WOMAN who colors beyond the lines and exists beyond the proverbial box. My essence is bold, fluid, and unapologetic—and by daring to color outside the lines, I create a reality that is expansive, authentic, and uniquely mine 💕!
March 14, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I am a multifaceted BLACK Haitian-American WOMAN who colors beyond the lines and exists beyond the proverbial box. My essence is bold, fluid, and unapologetic—and by daring to color outside the lines, I create a reality that is expansive, authentic, and uniquely mine 💕!
On a day dedicated to rest for Black women, my opinion piece was published on Nursology. This was an unexpected but pleasant surprise and reminder that our voices and perspectives matter, especially during these uncertain times.
Read here: nursology.net/2025/03/10/t...
Read here: nursology.net/2025/03/10/t...
March 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
On a day dedicated to rest for Black women, my opinion piece was published on Nursology. This was an unexpected but pleasant surprise and reminder that our voices and perspectives matter, especially during these uncertain times.
Read here: nursology.net/2025/03/10/t...
Read here: nursology.net/2025/03/10/t...
#CROI2025 was a success
New Investigator Award ✅
Selected as a PC Poster Pick (1 of 5 Selected) ✅
Presented to Dr. Monica Gandhi & poster walk group ✅
Spotlight 3 min video was circulated to all attendees ✅
Networked with experts across industries ✅
New Investigator Award ✅
Selected as a PC Poster Pick (1 of 5 Selected) ✅
Presented to Dr. Monica Gandhi & poster walk group ✅
Spotlight 3 min video was circulated to all attendees ✅
Networked with experts across industries ✅
March 13, 2025 at 5:48 AM
#CROI2025 was a success
New Investigator Award ✅
Selected as a PC Poster Pick (1 of 5 Selected) ✅
Presented to Dr. Monica Gandhi & poster walk group ✅
Spotlight 3 min video was circulated to all attendees ✅
Networked with experts across industries ✅
New Investigator Award ✅
Selected as a PC Poster Pick (1 of 5 Selected) ✅
Presented to Dr. Monica Gandhi & poster walk group ✅
Spotlight 3 min video was circulated to all attendees ✅
Networked with experts across industries ✅
Thank you so much to my Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) family for featuring me on this important day. The fight to end the HIV epidemic feels more urgent than ever as political, social, and structural forces threaten to undo so much progress and hard work.
March 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Thank you so much to my Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) family for featuring me on this important day. The fight to end the HIV epidemic feels more urgent than ever as political, social, and structural forces threaten to undo so much progress and hard work.
Attending #CROI2025, and I’m beyond grateful for the opportunity to present findings from my dissertation! Equally exciting—I was selected for a New Investigator Award! 💕
March 9, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Attending #CROI2025, and I’m beyond grateful for the opportunity to present findings from my dissertation! Equally exciting—I was selected for a New Investigator Award! 💕
Just returned from my first ISSWSH/ISSM conference—definitely not my last! I had the opportunity to present qualitative data from my dissertation (partially funded by ISSWSH) and was affirmed by remarkable scientists and clinicians on the importance of my work!
March 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Just returned from my first ISSWSH/ISSM conference—definitely not my last! I had the opportunity to present qualitative data from my dissertation (partially funded by ISSWSH) and was affirmed by remarkable scientists and clinicians on the importance of my work!
How’s PhD life going you asked? Tons and tons of reading, coding in STATA and MAXQDA, writing, re-writing, traveling to conferences and presenting, applying for jobs/postdocs, crying, diabolical levels of fatigue, & dodging the news networks! How are you all doing? #phdlife
February 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
How’s PhD life going you asked? Tons and tons of reading, coding in STATA and MAXQDA, writing, re-writing, traveling to conferences and presenting, applying for jobs/postdocs, crying, diabolical levels of fatigue, & dodging the news networks! How are you all doing? #phdlife
Between having 1000 tabs open, 18 documents, STATA, & Teams open my computer crashes at minimum 10x a day #phdlife #phdjourney #dissertation
February 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Between having 1000 tabs open, 18 documents, STATA, & Teams open my computer crashes at minimum 10x a day #phdlife #phdjourney #dissertation
“Burn out isn’t a badge of honor…it’s a wake up call!”
a woman is standing in front of a microphone and saying thank you all .
ALT: a woman is standing in front of a microphone and saying thank you all .
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February 12, 2025 at 5:13 AM
“Burn out isn’t a badge of honor…it’s a wake up call!”
February 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM