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Storyteller / Researcher / Cultural Strategist/ Author

HI, I’M DELISHA

My work centers Black women—but the impact stretches further.

My work is rooted in storytelling as a form of survival, scholarship, and strategy.

I center Black women, our lived experiences, our digital footprints, and our voices that have been sidelined for too long. Whether I'm writing, mentoring, or building frameworks, I'm always asking: What would it look like if we led with care, not performance?

Rooted in Black feminist traditions, my approach to storytelling, strategy, and research challenges dominant narratives and expands what’s possible, for individuals, collectives, and institutions. I specialize in narrative strategy, qualitative research, and digital storytelling that amplifies lived experience, drives clarity, and builds cultures of care.

Whether you're leading a mission-driven brand, crafting a report, launching a campaign, or mentoring your team, I bring frameworks designed to shift power—not just perform change. While Black women remain at the center of my lens, the tools I’ve built are made to serve anyone ready to reimagine how we tell stories, build strategy, and lead with purpose.

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Published & Forthcoming Work

Documentary: Dear Black Girl Who Stayed Online Anyway (Black Girl Narrative, in development — a poetic visual project built from the stories of Black women navigating the internet)
● Tapscott, D. & Ghebreab, N. (2026). Black Doctoral Students’ Experiences in Academia: Narratives of Collective Responsibility, Community, and Care. Routledge.
● Tapscott, D. (2026). Race, Gender, and Resistance in Digital Relationships. Routledge.
● Tapscott, D. (2025). From Margins to Center: Reimagining Wellbeing through Holistic Education. Journal Article.
● Tapscott, D. (2025). Beyond the Veil: The Black Girl I Could Be. In W. S. Williams, W. L. Garrett-Walker, & N. D. Spooner (Eds.), The Majestic Place: The Freedom Possible in Black Women's Leadership (pp. 45–60). Rowman & Littlefield.
● Tapscott, D. (forthcoming Fall 2025). We All We Got! Kinship as Resistance: Reimagining the Academy through Black Women’s Othermothering. Book Chapter. Springer Publishing.
● Sylvester (Tapscott), D. (2023). Duality of Self: For Colored Girls Who Code-Switch When Bringing Themselves To Work Isn't An Option. (Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton).
● Sylvester (Tapscott), D. (2022). Against All Odds: Reflections from a “Scary” Black Woman.Dialogues in Social Justice: An Adult Education Journal, 7(1).
● Tapscott, D. (2025). Black Women, Digital Safe Havens, and Resistance. Independent Research.
● Ghebreab, N., & Tapscott, D. (accepted). We Were Never Voiceless: Listening to the Black Girls School Failed to Hear. In A. Louque & M. S. Gray (Eds.), Visibilizing Research About the Educational Experiences of Black Women and Girls. Routledge. Publication expected in 2026.
● Tapscott, D. & Ghebreab, N. (accepted). Love Beyond Boundaries: Kinship, Care, and the Academy. Book Chapter. Emerald Publishing.
● Tapscott, D. (accepted). Diversity of Intersectionality, Leadership, and the Workplace: A New Framework for Inclusive Organizational Practices. Book Chapter.
● Tapscott, D. (in progress). Embodied Experiences: A Phenomenological Study on the Evolution of Black Women's Identities.