Dr. Tracie Q. Gilbert is an educator, writer, and consultant who uses her work to pursue sexual health equity and achieve optimal interdependence for multicultural and underrepresented communities. Using lectures, interactive workshops, conversation series and other projects, Dr. Gilbert works to help all of us unpack the mental, historical, and cultural barriers that keep us from having productive conversations about how we work together to move forward.In 2022, Dr. Gilbert reached her 25th year of experience serving urban youth, young adults, and their advocates. During that time she received her Master of Science in Education at the University of Pennsylvania, and her doctorate from the Center for Human Sexuality Studies at Widener University, where she taught as an Assistant Professor for 2 years. In November of 2021, Dr. Gilbert released her first book entitled Black & Sexy: A Framework of Racialized Sexuality. This inaugural work is a deep dive into the intersections of race & sexuality as experienced among Africans Americans in the 21st Century.Dr. Gilbert has consulted with nearly a dozen different organizations over her career including Fact Forward, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence, Christiana Healthcare Systems, Evoluer House, the Innovative Learning Institute, the Oregon Department of Human Services, and the Center for Sex Education.