Rev. Whitney Baisden-Bond a Ph.D. candidate in the field of theology, ethics, and the human sciences at Chicago Theological Seminary. Her research centers on womanist approaches to bridging gaps between pastoral care and practical theology within spiritual spaces, primarily Black churches, for queer-identifying individuals. She is a graduate of the Candler School of Theology at Emory University and Spelman College and serves as a program coordinator for Spelman College’s WISDOM Center.