Dr. Jocelyn R Smith Lee is an Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Dr Smith Lee’s community engaged program of research investigates issues of trauma, violence, loss and healing among black boys, men, and families. Rooted in Baltimore and growing up in Greensboro, her research examines the health disparities of violent injury and violent death and works to understand how losing loved ones to homicide shapes the health, well-being, development, and family relationships of black males and their social networks. At UNC Greensboro, she is the founder and director of the Centering Black Voices research lab whose mission is to affirm humanity, prevent violence, and promote healing in the lives of black boys, men, and families through research and action. Her new project “Disrupting Dehumanizing Narratives of Black Men in Poverty” is 1 of 28 winners of the 2020 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenge Competition: Voices for Economic Opportunity.