Dr. Kimya Nuru Dennis, Ph.D.

Kimya Nuru Dennis, Ph.D. is a sociologist, criminologist, professor, researcher, and community advocate. Emphasis is placed on mental health, suicide, substance use, epilepsy, community-patient advocacy, permanent childfree-by-choice, law enforcement, criminal justice system, developing school curriculum and school materials with families and communities, economic development and wealth development. Prior to living in Baltimore, Maryland, Kimya Nuru Dennis, Ph.D. was associate professor of sociology and criminal studies and the creator and coordinator of the criminal studies academic program at Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC. Kimya Nuru Dennis, Ph.D. received an M.S. (2003) in criminal justice from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Ph.D. (2010) in sociology with concentrations in criminology and inequality from North Carolina State University. Kimya Nuru Dennis, Ph.D. volunteered for various board of directors, committees, conducted presentations and trainings, and teaches a range of college courses.

October 2025, “Women explain how they decided whether to have kids,” NPR Series Population Shift: How Smaller Families Are Changing the World, Here & Now, Robin Young, NPR, https://www.wbur.org/hereandno...

July 2024 Release, WTTS 4 Epilepsy Presents a Docuseries about Epilepsy and the Families Impacted by Epilepsy.

October 2021, “Computer tablets and podcasts becoming the new normal in prisons nationwide,” Yahoo News. https://news.yahoo.com/compute...

March 2018, “Mental Health and Minority Communities,” All Sides with Ann Fisher, WOSU-NPR

http://radio.wosu.org/post/men...

February 2018, “Demographic and Cultural Variance in Suicide and Mental Health,” All Sides with Ann Fisher, WOSU-NPR. http://radio.wosu.org/post/wel...

Sub-specialties:

Family-community outreach
Mental health
Suicide
Substance use
Epilepsy
Community-patient advocacy
Permanent childfree-by-choice
Law enforcement
Criminal justice system
Developing school curriculum and school materials with families and communities
Job skills and workforce development
Economic development and wealth development