February 9, 2022
With her Faith Village Research Lab, Fayron Epps, Ph. D, an Emory University
nurse-scientist, is conducting faith-based research and creating dementia-friendly
congregations in the in the African American community. PHOTO COURTESY: FAYRON EPPS, PH.D.
Stories this photo appears in:
Holding on to Their Faith
Strengthening Black Families Living with Dementia
When Fayron Epps was growing up in New Orleans, Louisiana, worship services weren’t limited to Sundays. I attended church every day of the week, with my grandmother. That’s just how it was.” Inside those familiar four walls is where Epps recognized the power of the Black church.