Speaking Areas Include:

• Health Equity & Syndemics

• Black Women & HIV

• Public Health Leadership

• Policy & Systems Change

• Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE)

• Lived Experience in Federal Spaces

• Transformational Leadership for Women of Color

• Community-Driven Innovation

• DEI Strategy in Public Health

• Resilience & Radical Care

• Cultural Humility in Clinical & Public Health Practice

• Navigating Burnout & Boundaries in Service-Oriented Work

• Reproductive Justice & HIV Prevention

• Purposeful Career Pivots in Public Health

Most Requested Talks

1. Make It Make Sense: HIV Prevention & Care for Black Women in the South
A powerful session that centers the realities of Black women navigating HIV in Southern communities. Dr. Robinson draws from national data, lived experience, and community voices to illuminate the barriers — and solutions — we must prioritize.

2. From Policy to People: Designing Federal Strategy That Works for Us
With over a decade inside federal public health systems, Dr. Robinson walks audiences through how equitable policy can (and should) be built in partnership with community. Ideal for audiences focused on health equity, strategy, and systems change.

3. The Syndemic Lens: A New Era of Public Health Leadership
This keynote redefines what it means to lead in public health today — confronting overlapping epidemics of HIV, mental health, racism, and reproductive injustice. Dr. Robinson challenges institutions to lead with purpose, empathy, and impact.

4. What Black Women Know: Centering Lived Experience in Public Health
A call to action rooted in truth: Black women are experts in survival, strategy, and care. This session explores how health systems can shift from performative inclusion to true power-sharing — with Black women at the center.

5. No Table? No Problem: Lessons in Leading When You're the Only One
An inspiring, vulnerable talk on navigating predominantly white, male-led systems as a young Black woman leader. Dr. Robinson shares lessons from the field — and invites the next generation to build their own damn tables.

6. HIV Cultural Competency and Humility in Women’s HIV Prevention

This talk explores how cultural humility and competency can transform HIV prevention efforts for women. Dr. Marissa Robinson offers actionable strategies to create more inclusive, affirming, and equity-centered care.

7. Leading While Black: Navigating Public Health as a Woman of Color

This talk explores the challenges and triumphs of being a woman of color in public health leadership. Dr. Marissa Robinson brings honesty, strategy, and inspiration to those carving out space in systems never built for us.

8. From Peace Corps to Policy: A Global Perspective on Local Public Health
Dr. Robinson reflects on her journey from West Africa to Washington, showing how global insights have shaped her syndemic approach to U.S. public health systems. A compelling narrative for early-career professionals and students.

9. Community First: What Federal Partners Can Learn from the Ground Up
Policy without community is performative. This talk highlights how federal and institutional actors can engage community in authentic, sustainable, and non-extractive ways — starting with listening and ending in co-creation.

10. Reimagining Readiness: Public Health Careers That Don’t Fit the Mold
Public health doesn’t follow a straight path — and neither should your career. In this talk, Dr. Robinson debunks the myth of traditional success and shares how purpose-driven pivots can lead to meaningful impact.

11. PrEP UnPACKED! Demystifying HIV Prevention for and by Black Women
This energetic, no-fluff session breaks down the myths, messaging, and missed opportunities around PrEP for Black women. Dr. Marissa Robinson unpacks what prevention looks like when it's community-informed, culturally relevant, and unapologetically Black.