About Dr Roselyn Aker-Black

Roselyn V. Aker-Black, Psy.D
“Dr. Roz”
Dr Roselyn V. Aker- Black, Psy.D (affectionately known as Dr. Roz) is a native of Rome, Georgia and currently resides in the Washington, DC metro area with her husband. Dr. Roz received a B.A. in psychology from Fisk University and completed a doctoral degree in clinical psychology at the American Schools of Professional Psychology at Argosy University in Washington, DC.

Dr. Roz is an award- winning psychologist and has over 14 years of experience in providing psychological services to children, families, and couples in the nonprofit, government, and private industry sectors. Currently, she is the Chief Operating Officer for the Goal Grinders Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides Leadership and Entrepreneurial training with a STEM Focus for at risk middle school girls.
She also serves as a psychology professor at local universities in the DC area training nurses and the next generation of clinical and forensic psychologists.As a consultant, she served as a Subject Matter Mental Health Expert supporting the Juvenile and Family Residential Management Unit (JFRMU) Office of Detention and Removal (DRO) of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and as an Expert Panel member in the development of the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA), Bright Futures for Women’s Health and Wellness Initiative (BFWHW); Healthy Relationships tool domain.

Dr. Roz’s media experience includes psychological consults with the Anderson Cooper Talk Show (2012), the Own’s Network docuseries Unfaithful (2012), Huffington Post,Fox5DC, NBC4 and a regular guest appearance on Howard University’s WHUR 96.3 as a relationship expert. Dr. Roz is theSeries Psychologist on TV One’s limited series, “For My Woman”. Dr. Aker-Black’s work has also been published in International Journals.
She is a sought out keynote speaker, commencement speaker, and advice columnist for her advice on practical relationship functioning, Human trafficking, Intimate Partner Violence, and Organizational Behavior and Management to name a few.Dr. Roz is also a TEDx speaker and presented the topic, “ Surviving Betrayal” at the TEDx U Street Women’s Conference 2019.

She is the co-owner of Marriage Exposed, a boutique organization that is dedicated to saving marriages, as she has dedicated her life to help people function properly in relationships! Dr. Roz is also an author and co-author represented by 13th and Joan Publications.

Some of Dr. Roz’s awards include the Prince George’s County Social Innovation Fund Forty under Forty, The Daily Records’ Very Important Professional Under Forty, Maryland’s Leading Woman award , The Daily Records Top 100 Women of Maryland award, and Fisk University’s Inaugural Talented Tenth award.

For bookings, Dr. Roz can be contacted at drrozakerblack@gmail.com
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