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On The Cover
Ever since she was a little girl,
SHARISE NANCE has been fascinated
by what makes people tick. The human mind
JESSIE B. RAMEY, PH.D., is the is an endlessly deep well, governing our be-
Founding Director of the Women’s Institute at havior and emotions in ways few people get
Chatham University and Associate Professor of a chance to fully grasp. Sharise always knew
Women’s and Gender Studies. She is a historian that she wanted to be a part of that process
of gender, race, working families, and U.S. so- and help people in some way, but it wasn’t
cial policy. Her book, Child Care in Black and until her first year as an undergraduate at In-
White: Working Parents and the History of Or- diana Univer-sity that she realized she could
phanages (University of Illinois Press, 2012), be on the front lines of the helping profession.
won the Lerner-Scott Prize in women’s history Therapy and social work became the means by
from the Organization of American Historians, which she could help others unearth buried as-
the Herbert G. Gutman Prize from the Labor pects of their personali-ties and environments
and Working-Class History Association, and and move forward equipped to handle the chal-
the John Heinz Award from the National Acad- lenges of life in a more pos-itive way. Sharise
emy of Social Insurance. She received a New is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Speaker,
Faculty Fellowship from the American Coun- Award Winning and Best-Selling Author. In
cil of Learned Societies (ACLS), and the Iris addition to running HandInHand Counseling
Marion Young Award for Political Engagement Services, her private practice.
from the University of Pittsburgh in recognition
of her work on public education policy. Sharise now dedicates her efforts to Vitamin C
Healing, an organization designed to promote
Dr. Ramey was named one of the top “people self-care and work-life balance among those
to know” by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; one throughout the helping profession and beyond.
of “5 People Making Pittsburgh a More Liv- With considerable experience speaking at key-
able City for All,” by NEXT Pitts-burgh; and notes, workshops, and seminars for young pro-
was invited twice to President Obama’s White fessionals, caregivers, entrepreneurs, women,
House to discuss education policy. She is Chair parents, and adolescents across the country,
of Pittsburgh’s new Gender Equity Commis- she strives to equip individuals with the tools
sion, and she serves on the Mayor’s Task Force to live happy, fulfilled lives and careers. With
on Women in Public Art. She earned a BA with all she’s learned in nearly two decades work-
honors in Social History from Carnegie Mellon ing with a diverse population of people from
University, an MA in Women’s History from all walks of life, Sharise is eager to share all
Sarah Lawrence College, and an MA and Ph.D. that she’s learned. Sharise resides in Pitts-
in History from Carnegie Mellon University. burgh, Pennsylvania with her husband
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