So Journeying Through: Critical Narratives From the Doctoral Pipeline

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Wednesday 2:30 pm Four Seasons Ballroom 2-3
  In Roundtable Session: In the Wake of Injustice: Black Theories and Thought in the Social Context of Education (Table 6)

Abstract

This qualitative study uses a Black feminist lens and personal narratives to explore the lived experiences of Black women scholars within the doctoral pipeline from 2017 through 2024. Findings reveal tension and conflict encountered while navigating the researcher pipeline. Doctoral students narrated a cultural mismatch in the tools, methodologies, and forms of knowledge production taught in doctoral programs. More broadly, the study reveals how institutional actions are positioned to shape what is recognized as knowledge and counts as data. This study contributes to the scholarly literature in that it provides an analysis of discourse and action taken by Black women in the doctoral pipeline.

Authors

• Tristta M. Kuykendall, Cleveland State University

• Quinci Bone't Teer, Cleveland State University