Scyatta A. Wallace, Ph.D.

Dr. Scyatta A. Wallace is an award winning Psychologist, accomplished scientist and social entrepreneur. She is a graduate of Yale University and received her PhD from Fordham University. Her mission is to support leadership development and mental health/wellness among teen girls/young women.

Dr. Wallace combines her love for empowering youth as CEO/Founder of Janisaw Company, a consulting firm specializing in creating leadership development, socio-emotional learning and healthy lifestyle programs for teen girls/young women. Janisaw Company also provides professional development training for organizations that serve youth.

Dr. Wallace previously served as an Associate Professor of Psychology at St. John’s University. Her research received over a million dollars in federal and foundation funding for her work focused on how gender, race and culture impact health among Black youth. Dr. Wallace received the Carolyn Payton Early Career Award from the American Psychological Association Division of Psychology and Women. She is widely published and has held several leadership positions.

Dr. Wallace grew up in the Washington DC area in low-income housing, where she witnessed violence and the consequences of poverty. Despite those challenges and through the encouragement of her family, she used education as her vehicle to rise above her surroundings. It is those past experiences that led her to pursue a career focused on helping youth.

Dr. Wallace has appeared on BET, Hot 97, NY1 and has been featured in Time magazine, CNN.com, U.S. News and World Reports, Romper.com, HelloBeautiful.com, thegrio.com, Essence Magazine, Sesi magazine, and ABCnews.com among others. She is an expert advisor for student health and wellness platform CampusWell and contributor to BAUCE magazine.

Sub-specialties: Teens/Young Adults; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion among Children/Teens; Mental Health among Children/Teens; Education/College Access; Women/Girls and STEM; African American Youth BIPOC Youth/Youth of Color; Drug/Alcohol Use among Teens; Sexuality/Dating among Teens; Girls/Young Women’s Leadership; Girls/Women Self Esteem; Parenting