She holds a doctorate in Child and Family Development and a graduate certificate in Women's Studies from The University of Georgia. Her area of specialization is in Black and LGBTQQ families, and she is published widely in academic journals, including the Feminist Formations, Journal of Religious Ethics, Journal of GLBT Families, and Journal of Homosexuality. Her manuscript in progress Black Queer Momma: Love, Justice, and Home is a memoir centering her personal narrative as a recently divorced southern African-American queer woman now co-parenting with her ex-wife, a West African, genderqueer lesbian. Email:shannon.miller@mnsu.edu