Reshawna L. Chapple, PhD, LCSW is an associate professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Central Florida. She is a critical race feminist and social justice scholar whose areas of clinical practice and research include intersectional identity, mental health disparities and access to culturally responsive services for Black women, Deaf women, and other marginalized communities. She received her BSW, MSW and Ph.D. in Justice Studies from Arizona State University.