Public Speaking

Dr. Flora Hyacinth, D.C.

Before pursuing a career as a Chiropractor, Dr. Flora Hyacinth excelled in athletics at high school, collegiate and world-class levels. She is a 3 time Olympian who competed at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, the1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, and the 2000 Olympic Games in Sidney. Dr. Hyacinth competed on the professional Track and Field circuit throughout Europe and Asia for over 10 years. She became the first woman to jump over 45 feet when she broke the World Record in the Triple Jump in 1987. In 2003, she was inducted into the African American and Caribbean Sports Hall of Fame.

In 2003, Dr. Hyacinth graduated cum laude with a Doctorate of Chiropractic degree from Texas Chiropractic College, and is a member of the Omega Psi honor society. She has an undergraduate degree in Linguistics from the University of Alabama (ROLL TIDE).

A world-class athlete obviously knows a lot about their body - what it needs, what it can and can't do, and knows how to maximize its performance. The athlete also knows pain - what causes it, how to treat it, and above all how to avoid it. This experience makes Dr. Hyacinth unique among holistic practitioners.

Combining a deep understanding of Holistic Health principles through her experiences as a world-class athlete and having a great understanding of the muscular skeletal system through her work as a Chiropractor, Dr. Hyacinth has naturally learned a great deal about repairing and maintaining bodies in optimum health. She now offers this unique knowledge and skill to her patients.

Dr. Hyacinth was born on the island of St. Lucia, and grew up in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Dr. Jesse Mills, Ph.D.

Jesse Mills, Ph.D., has been an active and dedicated member of the College of Arts and Sciences faculty at USD since Fall 2006 . Developing an African American Studies curriculum, serving as a resource for campus-wide diversity efforts, and mentoring advanced undergraduate research in ethnic studies, Dr. Mills enjoys being a part of the USD learning community. Dr. Mills draws his inspiration from his esteemed colleagues in the Ethnic Studies core and affiliated faculty, and the College of Arts and Sciences as a whole.

Education
Ph.D., University of California, San Diego; Ethnic Studies (2008)
M.A., University of California, San Diego; Ethnic Studies (2004)
M.A., University of California, Los Angeles; Afro-American Studies (1999)
B.A., Sonoma State University, Philosophy (1995)

Scholarly and Creative Work
As a scholar/artist/activist, Dr. Mills integrates academic research, community service, and artistry. His main research and fieldwork is with Somalis in San Diego examining nonprofit structures of refuge, cultural politics, and youth organizing, with new directions including comparative study in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. He serves as chair of the Grantmaking Committee of the Foundation for Change, and chairs the board of directors for Somali Family Services. His artistic accomplishments include serving as original composer, musical director, and performer (guitar/voice) in the acclaimed “Hip Hop Saved My Life”, a spoken word/music/dance performance collaboration commissioned in the inaugural season of the new SUSHI Performance and Visual Art. As a holistic body of work, Mills’s scholarly and creative work seeks to manifest interdisciplinary African American and Ethnic Studies with the praxis of an organic intellectual.

Teaching Interests
Dr. Mills teaches introductory and advanced courses in comparative ethnic studies and African American studies. His courses emphasize interdisciplinary inquiry in cultural studies, ethnography, and historiography centered on community service learning and participatory action research methodologies. His upper division seminars include African American Civil Rights, African American Music and Culture, African American Panethnicity, Ethnicity and Cinema, Race and Performance, Comparative Immigration, and “Triangle of Emancipation: The Black Freedom Struggle in Global Perspective” (co-taught with Tom Reifer, Sociology).

	Home » Public Speaking / Additional Speakers Public Speaking Dr. Flora Hyacinth, D.C. Before pursuing a career as a Chiropractor, Dr. Flora Hyacinth excelled in athletics at high school, collegiate and world-class levels. She is a 3 time Olympian who competed at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, the1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, and the 2000 Olympic Games in Sidney. Dr. Hyacinth competed on the professional Track and Field circuit throughout Europe and Asia for over 10 years. She became the first woman to jump over 45 feet when she broke the World Record in the Triple Jump in 1987. In 2003, she was inducted into the African American and Caribbean Sports Hall of Fame. In 2003, Dr. Hyacinth graduated cum laude with a Doctorate of Chiropractic degree from Texas Chiropractic College, and is a member of the Omega Psi honor society. She has an undergraduate degree in Linguistics from the University of Alabama (ROLL TIDE). A world-class athlete obviously knows a lot about their body - what it needs, what it can and can't do, and knows how to maximize its performance. The athlete also knows pain - what causes it, how to treat it, and above all how to avoid it. This experience makes Dr. Hyacinth unique among holistic practitioners. Combining a deep understanding of Holistic Health principles through her experiences as a world-class athlete and having a great understanding of the muscular skeletal system through her work as a Chiropractor, Dr. Hyacinth has naturally learned a great deal about repairing and maintaining bodies in optimum health. She now offers this unique knowledge and skill to her patients. Dr. Hyacinth was born on the island of St. Lucia, and grew up in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Dr. Jesse Mills, Ph.D. Jesse Mills, Ph.D., has been an active and dedicated member of the College of Arts and Sciences faculty at USD since Fall 2006 . Developing an African American Studies curriculum, serving as a resource for campus-wide diversity efforts, and mentoring advanced undergraduate research in ethnic studies, Dr. Mills enjoys being a part of the USD learning community. Dr. Mills draws his inspiration from his esteemed colleagues in the Ethnic Studies core and affiliated faculty, and the College of Arts and Sciences as a whole. Education Ph.D., University of California, San Diego; Ethnic Studies (2008) M.A., University of California, San Diego; Ethnic Studies (2004) M.A., University of California, Los Angeles; Afro-American Studies (1999) B.A., Sonoma State University, Philosophy (1995) Scholarly and Creative Work As a scholar/artist/activist, Dr. Mills integrates academic research, community service, and artistry. His main research and fieldwork is with Somalis in San Diego examining nonprofit structures of refuge, cultural politics, and youth organizing, with new directions including comparative study in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. He serves as chair of the Grantmaking Committee of the Foundation for Change, and chairs the board of directors for Somali Family Services. His artistic accomplishments include serving as original composer, musical director, and performer (guitar/voice) in the acclaimed “Hip Hop Saved My Life”, a spoken word/music/dance performance collaboration commissioned in the inaugural season of the new SUSHI Performance and Visual Art. As a holistic body of work, Mills’s scholarly and creative work seeks to manifest interdisciplinary African American and Ethnic Studies with the praxis of an organic intellectual. Teaching Interests Dr. Mills teaches introductory and advanced courses in comparative ethnic studies and African American studies. His courses emphasize interdisciplinary inquiry in cultural studies, ethnography, and historiography centered on community service learning and participatory action research methodologies. His upper division seminars include African American Civil Rights, African American Music and Culture, African American Panethnicity, Ethnicity and Cinema, Race and Performance, Comparative Immigration, and “Triangle of Emancipation: The Black Freedom Struggle in Global Perspective” (co-taught with Tom Reifer, Sociology).
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