Davena Mgbeokwere

Davena Mgbeokwere

Founder-Owner-CEO & Chief Clinical Officer/ PhD Student

Áṣẹ Center for Stress, Trauma, and Well-Being/ Georgia State University

Davena Mgbeokwere is the Founder-Owner-CEO and Chief Clinical Officer of Áṣẹ Center for Stress, Trauma and Well-Being, a trauma-focused therapist, and doctoral student. Her research interests include social determinants of health (e.g., class, race), stress biology (with a focus on the central and autonomic nervous system), and stress- and trauma-related disorders. She is passionate about health equity, family health and well-being, and bridging the research, practice, policy, and technology gap.

Education
  • Pursuing PhD in Psychology (cognitive and affective neuroscience concentration)

    Georgia State University

  • Masters in Social Work and Masters in Public Administration

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • BA in Human Biology

    Stanford University