Fostering Wellness for Women of Color in Higher Education: Research on Trauma and Repair

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

This session will examine the experiences of Women of Color in academia, including racial trauma, stereotypical expectations, and discrimination. This context leads to increased stress, burnout, and racial battle fatigue that can result in illness, pushout, and opting out of higher education. In an effort to unpack ongoing mistreatment and tensions, participants will be invited to engage in dialogue across disciplinary and varied positionalities with the goal of sharing strategies, creating a space for healing, and considering examples of how colleagues, funders, and educational leaders can support, uplift, and collaborate with Women of Color to build community and address the harmful conditions and practices in higher education

Sub Unit

• AERA Presidential Session

Chairs

• Raven L. Jones, Michigan State University

• Maisha T. Winn, Stanford University

Participants

• Susan C. Faircloth, Two Feathers Consulting, LLC.

• Tanya Upthegrove Gregory, Ruth Mott Foundation

• Geneva Smitherman, Michigan State University

Presenter

• Lori Patton Davis, University of California, Los Angeles

Discussant

• Dorinda Carter Andrews, Michigan State University

Moderator

• Melissa A. Martinez, Texas State University

• Honey Walrond, University of California - Berkeley