Dr. Walker is the CEO of Marie Pauline Consulting, LLC, her private practice dedicated to providing educational, clinical, and psychological guidance and expertise to organizations seeking to improve their social climate, employee and customer relations, and/or enhance their diversity and equity awareness. Dr. Walker is also an executive leadership coach experienced in providing educational, clinical, and coaching guidance to leaders and their teams in order to support strategic initiatives that target the reduction of mental health challenges. She was especially successful in this regard with military leaders and servicemen and women. Dr. Walker is a Howard University and University of Maryland, alumna and former Army Clinical Psychologist and faculty member at Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Liberty, NC (historically known as Fort Bragg).
Dr. Walker is also a recently retired, active duty commissioned officer who worked directly with Service Members and their families, in addition to developing initiatives and collaborations that are in sync with the Army’s Holistic Health and Fitness programming. Additionally, Dr. Walker maintains her earnest desire to further what is known about ADHD and continues to provide therapeutic expertise and researched-informed support to families and individuals that are impacted. She spent the last seven years working with various hospitals, clinics, and schools conducting research on children with ADHD, their family and various sleep variables and environmental factors of influence. Dr. Walker’s community efforts entail collaboratively initiating the Prince George’s County (Maryland) CHADD (Children and Adults with ADHD) Chapter and CHADD’s Southern Regional Support Center. Additionally, Dr. Walker serves on the Advocacy and Public Policy Committee for CHADD and recently started V.O.I.C.E (Villages Overcoming Intersections: the Collaborative Empowerment) for Neurodiversity, an effort to create a network of experts partnering to deliver public health services (i.e., education, research, assessment, evaluation and treatment) to underserved and unaware communities. Dr. Walker also focuses her efforts to training and advocacy on diversity, inclusion, equity, and intersectionality awareness and practices. She served as former Chair and Chair Past of the Diversity in the Military Committee, of the APA's Society of Military Psychology (Division 19).
Collaborative discussion on how to utilize in intersectional lens to approach cultural competency with military and veteran populations.
DIV 19 (Society for Military Psychology), Behavioral Health Summit: Diversity in the Military Committee (DMC) panel of Service members experiences with Intersectionality in the Military
Dr. Walker provides education and instructional guidance on effectively managing ADHD in BIPOC communities when health disparities are prevalent and undermining progress.
ADHD in Diverse Populations: Strategies to Treat Adults, Kids & Collaborate with Care Teams.
Advanced ADHD Certification Course: Strategies to Customize Treatment for Every Client
Dr. Walker has been the invited voice of expertise on multiple suicide prevention panels, summits, and trainings. She is an advocate and community collaborator in garnering resources and services necessary to save lives. She has effectively worked closely with helping individuals who have attempted, planned, or thought with intentionality of taking their lives. Her work with them in navigating these experiences to restoration of resilient, meaningful lives reflects unmatched humility and skill.
Dr. Walker conducts multiple discussions on a variety of topics related to ADHD and mental wellness on CHADD's various media platforms.
Podcast: Barriers to ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment - CHADD
Living Black with Undiagnosed and Untreated ADHD - CHADD
Dr. Walker discusses the complex nuances of military guidance as it relates to enlisting/recruitment with a diagnosis of ADHD.
"Can You Join the Military? What Hopeful Service Members Need to Know."
Dr. Walker provides reliable tips to manage teens who seem to lack motivation
Dr. Walker joins Emily Kircher-Morri's Neurodiversity Podcast show for a live discussion on ADHD, the military and what it takes to determine whether or not the military is a good fit for an applicant with neurodiversity.
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