L.E.E.D With Joy

Book Dr. Joy

L.E.E.D. With Joy LLC established in 2019 under the visionary leadership of Dr. Joy Semien. For over a decade, Dr. Semien has been an advocate for vulnerable communities, authoring impactful articles, books, and handbooks. Yet, her mission doesn’t end with research – she’s a true social entrepreneur at heart. 

As the founder of L.E.E.D. With Joy LLC her mission is to Listen, Educate, Empower, and Drive change among global communities. She embraces this vision by aiding researchers, community leaders, practitioners, and policymakers in effecting positive change within their communities.

OUR PORTFOLIO

Check out the below portfolio to learn more about Dr. Semien’s work through L.E.E.D. With Joy LLC.

Program Manager, Coalition of Community Organizations Houston, Texas
Managed the Climate Connect training program. Responsibilities included managing the budget, procurements, designing a series of community workshops in two Houston Communities (Eastend and Gulfton. Evaluated participant change in knowledge and workshop effectiveness. Managing large data sets, analyzed data. Manage a team of volunteers, contractors, vendors, and speakers.
Curriculum Developer & Instructional Designer, Institute for Diversity Inclusion in Emergency Management Tampa, Floridia
Developed a series of online and in-person courses housed on the I-DIEM University website. Example courses developed: Historical Bias in Disaster Management, Understanding Environmental Justice, Food Insecurity Housing Insecurity, Religious Bias.           
Curriculum Developer & Instructional Designer, The Robert D. Bullard Center for Climate and Environmental Justice Houston, TX Served as the curriculum developer and instructional designer for the Bullard Center. Developed a 4-week climate and environmental justice curriculum for the Climate Corps program.
Data Manager and Administrative Support Specialist, Community Health Collaborative Consulting Houston, Texas
Responsibilities included managing large data sets, analyzing data, and providing administrative support for meetings.
Data Manager and Administrative Support Specialist, HOGG Foundation for Mental Health Houston, Texas
Supported evaluation for the Communities of Care Initiative. Responsibilities included managing large data sets, analyzing data, web support for Community Toolbox, and providing administrative support for meetings using Google Drive, Asana, and Basecamp.
Data Analyst, EDUCO Research, Texas
Supported project analyst included transcribing and analyzing qualitative interview data.
Program Manager, Achieving Community Tasks Successfully, Houston, Texas
Managed the Gulf Equity Water Corps program. Responsibilities included mentoring high school students, assisting students in developing their own research project and improving presentation skills.

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Wright, Beverly, Nance, Earthea, King, Denae, Semien, Joy. 2021. “A Question of Human Rights: Transnational Targeting of Environmental Justice Communities.” Humanity and Society, June 2021.  https://doi.org/10.1177/01605976211013284
2021. Preservation at the Intersections: Patterns of Disproportionate Multihazard Risk and Vulnerability in Louisiana’s Historic African American Cemeteries. Lead authors in alphabetical order. Abuabara, A., Blanks, J., Roberts, A., and Semien, J.  Environmental Justice.
Semien, J. and Nance, E. (2019). KAPS: A Disaster Training Approach for High-Risk Communities. International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters, 37(3).
Semien, Joy and Earthea Nance (2018). A Disaster Training Approach for High-Risk Communities.  International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. (In Review).
Broadway, Ruby, Lovell Agwaramgbo, Shelby Edwards, ShaKayla Nunez, and Joy Semien (2018). Charred rice hull as soil additive to reduce arsenic uptake by Oryza sativa in a rice farm. Environmental Analysis & Ecology Studies.
Semien, J. (2017). Developing a disaster preparedness tool kit to effectively train the community of Geismar, Louisiana in the case of a natural or anthropogenic disaster. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (1925028682).
Singleton, Bernard, J. Turnere, L. Waltera, N. Lathana, D. Thorpea, P. Ogbevoena, J. Dayea, D. Alcorna, S., Wilson. A, J. Semien et al. (2016). Environmental stress in the Gulf of Mexico and its potential impact on public health. Environmental Research, 146, 108-115. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001393511530181X

Books/Book Chapter

Semien, J. (2023). A K.A.P.S. Guide to Preparing for Disasters – 6 Book Series. THGM Publishing. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BTJZCD2C?binding=paperback&ref_=ast_author_bsi
Semien, J., and Nance, E. (2022). Hazard Mitigation Training for Vulnerable Communities: A K.A.P.S. (Knowledge, Attitude, Preparedness, Skills) Approach (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003177005
Semien, J., (2020). Give Them Money, Give Them Power, and Give Me Death. In D. Newton (Ed.), The climate change debate (Vol. 1, p.141-145). Santa Barbara, California: ABC-Clio.

PUBLICATIONS/REPORTS

Wright, B., Nance, E., King, D., & Semien, J. (2022). A Question of Human Rights: Transnational Targeting of Environmental Justice Communities. Humanity & Society, 46(3), 522-546.
Meyer, M., Semien, J., & Helgeson, J. (2021). NIST-NOAA Survey Tool for Business Disruption and Recovery Associated With Extreme Events.
Semien, J., & Nance, E. (2019). KAPS: a disaster training approach for high-risk communities. International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters, 37(3), 264-285.
2019. “Disaster Recovery Professionals Guidance Development: Qualitative Interview Report.” Funded by the American Planning Association and Federal Emergency Management Agency. Lead authors in alphabetical order: Judanne Lennox-Morrison, Michelle Meyer, Abrina Williams. Research Team in alphabetical order: Troy Brundidge, Shannon Burke, Joseph DeAngelis, Judanne Lennox-Morrison, Michelle Meyer, J. Carlee Purdum, Rich Roths, Joy Semien, Shannon Van Zandt, Abrina Williams, Siyu Yu. https://www.planning.org/publications/document/9193407/
2019. “Disaster Recovery Professionals Guidance Development: Quantitative Survey Report.” Funded by the American Planning Association and Federal Emergency Management Agency. Lead authors in alphabetical order: Judanne Lennox-Morrison, Michelle Meyer, Abrina Williams, Siyu Yu. Research Team in alphabetical order: Troy Brundidge, Shannon Burke, Joseph DeAngelis, Judanne Lennox-Morrison, Michelle Meyer, J. Carlee Purdum, Rich Roths, Joy Semien, Shannon Van Zandt, Abrina Williams, Siyu Yu. https://www.planning.org/publications/document/9193414/
Semien, Joy, Jennifer Blanks, Antione Richards, Benika Dixon and Lorita Daniels. (2019) Legacy: A William Averette Anderson Magazine.  William Averette Anderson Fund. Volume 1 Issue 1. 
Arenas, Alberto; Andreotti, Andy; Ferrell, Blair; Monsivaiz, Cameron; McCreary, Colin; Easton, Emily; Guarnere, Harley; Toriz, Jorge; Makatura, Kayla; Schulze, Lauren; Metske, Madison; Pohlmeyer, Marissa; Finley, Michael; Dedear, Nathan; Wooten, Rachel; Trust, Samantha; Florence, Stephen; Powell, Wayne; Juarez, Alex; Patricia, Angela; Kleveland, Benjamin; Chunga, Carlo; Hixson, Conner; Sullivan, Emily; Schwarz, Hunter; Semien, Joy; et. al. (2018). La Grange Comprehensive Plan 2018 – 2038. Texas A&M University. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /189335.
Broadway, R., Agwaramgbo Lovell, E., Edwards, S., Nunez, S., & Semien, J. Charred Rice Hull as Soil Additive to Reduce Arsenic Uptake by Oryza sativa in a Rice Farm. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol, 72(2), 225-232.
Singleton, B., Turner, J., Walter, L., Lathan, N., Thorpe, D., Ogbevoen, P., … & Reiss, K. (2016). Environmental stress in the Gulf of Mexico and its potential impact on public health. Environmental Research, 146, 108-115.