Rachel Panton

Rachel Panton is assistant professor in the Department of Writing and Communication at Nova Southeastern University. Her recent work appears in Black Women’s Mental Health: Balancing Strength and Vulnerability and the Race and Yoga Journal. She has served as a writing instructor for over twenty years. Her courses and interests primarily focus on women’s narratives of wellness and transformation. Most recently, she served as a guest editor for the University of California, Berkeley’s Race and Yoga Journal, where she led the publication for Sassin’ Through Sadhana, a special volume dedicated to the stories of Black women yoga instructors, inspired by her dissertation research. Panton also serves aspiring women writers as a writing coach and editor.