Dr. Hess is Founder and Co-Director of the The Center for Antiracism in Practice. She has over eight years of experience teaching masters level courses on contemporary social issues, focusing on racism, sexism, ableism, and heterocentrism. Dr. Hess facilitates opportunities to engage in deeper dialogue, challenge the status quo, promote critical thinking and systems thinking, and identify sound actions and a strategy toward systemic change. Hess holds a PhD from Columbia University and an MSW from New York University.