Encouraging and Supporting Wellness Through Research, Healthcare, Advocacy & Service
Dr. Shameka Rodgers Phillips is a nurse scientist, nurse practitioner, and wellness advocate passionate about serving the youth and those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Dr. Phillips’ research focuses on improving sleep and health equity for youth from disadvantaged backgrounds. As a wellness advocate, Dr. Phillips wants to create a space where others, especially professionals from disadvantaged backgrounds, can be encouraged to prioritize their wellness. Her passion for her work and research is driven by her experiences as a Black woman and first-generation college graduate from the rural, Deep South. Learn more about Dr. Phillips’ research, career, advocacy, and service below.
Research
Dr. Phillips’ research focus is pediatric sleep health and youth health equity. She has published and presented on various topics including pediatric sleep health, pediatric cardiometabolic health, stress, contextual/socioecological environments, and scientific nursing.
Speaking
Dr. Phillips presents on various topics, including her research, prioritizing your wellness, sleep health, her academic journey, and her personal experiences as a first-generation college student from a disadvantaged background.
The Wellness Reflect
Encouraging you to reflect on and prioritize your wellness through sharing personal experiences, research, music, and books.
Virtual Meeting: Every 4th Wednesday 7 pm EST/ 6 pm CST/ 4 pm PST
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Virtual Meeting: Every 4th Wednesday 7 pm EST/ 6 pm CST/ 4 pm PST -
Book Club
We will read each book for 2 months. Join The Wellness Reflect Book Club and Journaling Group Discord here and Goodreads group here. We will have a monthly meet-up, and I will include reflection points and journaling prompts throughout the month in our Discord and social media.
Click the books below for links to Goodreads, which shows purchase and borrow (library) options. The Libby app allows you to borrow digital books from your library. I encourage you to choose the most affordable way to read the book, whether it’s to purchase from another site or borrow from a friend or library.
