About the Author

Barbara H. Cooks, PH.D, is a native of Shreveport, LA and graduate of Huntington High School. An active member of Steeple Chase Baptist Church, she serves as a praise singer and Sunday school teacher. She taught at Caddo Parish School for 23 years and Right Step Academy for two years as a Coordinator/Teacher. She also worked for Steeple Chase Baptist Church as Teacher/Program Coordinator and for Shreveport's Metropolitan Circles, Inc., as a Mental Health Specialist/Advocate. She served as a Program Director for the Welfare to Work Program for two years. She completed an internship at the Rutherford House in Shreveport counseling at- risk teens. Happily married to Rev. Andrew C. Cooks, Sr., she is the mother of four children. Her favorite pastimes are singing, jogging, and working out at the gym.