Yewande O. Addie, PhD is a Nigerian-American storyteller and narrative change researcher. Her research interests revolve around identity and culture in health equity messaging, narrative storytelling interventions, and mediated representations of Africa and the Black diaspora. Dr. Addie is a two-time U.S. Fulbright grantee to Nigeria with an interdisciplinary background in communications and journalism, public health, and history. Some of her recent projects include: 1) meditative voiceover work and creative production on a series of navigator videos and mini-documentaries for the CDC’s Your Diabetes Compass, a self-care site for Black women living with type 2 diabetes, 2) HEART: Serving Our Neighbors In Crisis, a documentary on Durham, North Carolina’s alternative crisis response arm, 3) RTI International’s narrative convening on AI, storytelling and equity, 4) an arts and health book chapter on narrative as a healing modality, 5) and the Black Student Storytelling Project, an archive of stories from Black students recorded in the year after George Floyd’s murder. In her spare time, she’s an egusi-eating globetrotter, writer and university educator, forever aiming to embody a ‘Naija no dey carry last’ mentality.