Dr. Annette Madlock, Ph.D., is an independent scholar and entrepreneur. As an award-winning author and speaker, Dr. Madlock's work has appeared in the American Medical Associations Journal of Ethics, Journal of Women and Language, Women's Studies in Communication, FIRE the Multimedia Journal for Black Studies, various Sage Encyclopedias, International Encyclopedias of Health and other peer-reviewed works. Her notable publications include Health Communication and Breast Cancer Among Black Women: Culture, Identity, Spirituality, and Strength, (Lexington); Communicating Women's Health: Social and Cultural Norms that Influence Health Decisions, (editor, Routledge) and Womanist Ethical Rhetoric: A Call for Liberation and Social Justice in Turbulent Times (co-editor, Lexington). Her new book A Womanist Guide to Self-Care is Scheduled for 2023.