About

Dr. Danielle Wright is a licensed clinical social worker, therapist and public health practitioner
with 13 years of experience in the areas of trauma, toxic stress, infant mental health, social and
emotional learning and disaster mental health. A graduate of Spelman College in Atlanta, GA,
she also holds a Doctor of Social Work degree from Tulane University. Danielle has master’s
degrees in both Social Work and Public Health from Tulane University.

Dr. Wright was trained in Infant Mental Health through LSUHSC Department of Psychiatry’s
Harris Infant Mental Health Fellowship. She also has a certification in Disaster Mental Health
from Tulane University.

Dr. Wright has worked across various clinical mental health settings, public health settings,
school settings and early childhood learning centers. She has experience in program
development, implementation and evaluation. She is the Founding Director of Navigate Nola, the
child well-being division of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice.

In her current role, Dr. Wright wrote the grant that funded the Navigate NOLA division, and
created a social and emotional learning curriculum that the division implements across New
Orleans public schools and Head Start Centers. Navigate NOLA has served over 1000 New
Orleans youth. The division also provides training and professional development to educators
and school based mental health professionals. Through this role, Dr. Wright is responsible for the
oversight of the development and implementation of the social-emotional and community
wellness programs that fall under the Navigate Nola Division.

In addition to her role at Navigate NOLA, Dr. Wright is also a therapist, in private practice, at
Atlas Psychiatry, and a Tulane University School of Social Work adjunct instructor.
A published author, Dr. Wright’s work is featured in the book, Therapeutic Cultural Routines to
Build Family Relationships Talk, Touch & Listen While Combing Hair. Her work will also be
featured in a book that is currently in publication, Ourselves in Our Work: Black Women
Scholars of Black Girlhood. Dr. Wright is also an on-air mental health expert. Her work has been
featured on national news media outlets.