As an Associate Professor of Pastoral and Spiritual Care, Dr. Wallace taught a number of courses in the areas of Death and Dying as well as in the areas of Spiritual Care and Grief and Loss.  She has authored and co-authored several articles and book chapters including: “The Last mile of the Way: End of life Decision Making in the African-American Family;  “Boa Morte: Reclaiming Kali – Reframing Death” ; The Tragic Vision of Church in the Time of the Pandemic – Everything is Going to Be Alright”; “The Women Gathered – Stringing Beads of Resistance: Identity, Lament, and Hope”, “Narratives of Grieving African Americans About Racism in the Lives of Deceased Family Members”; “A Womanist Legacy of Trauma, Grief, and Loss: Reframing the Notion of the Strong Black Woman Icon”; “A Black Widows’ Journey Toward Living Life Anew”; “Absence and Presence – Living the Mystery: Conceptualizing a Model of Care for African American Women Using the Theory of Ambiguous Loss”, and “The Impact of COVID-19 on Black America” in Kenneth J. Doka and Amy S. Tucci (eds.)  Living with Grief Since COVID-19, published by the Hospice Foundation of America.  The book “African American Grief” co-authored by Dr. Wallace was re-released in 2023 by Routledge Press in their Classic Series. Dr. Wallace is also in the process in writing her second book on Family Legacy and Dementia to be entitled “Captivity.”

A member of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.  Dr. Wallace considers herself a “womanist” and embraces the wholeness of all people.  She has a passion for healing for God’s people – physical, psychological, and spiritual healing - and walking with people during life’s crises and moments including the final season of life.  A native of Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Wallace currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia. She loves music, poetry, the arts, and everything beautiful.