FWCA Conference Schedule

Friday April 12^th
2:00 P.M.

• Women Who Shift the Culture: Leadership Practice Through Transformational Leadership
  Dr. Pauline Elwin, Ed.D. | Elwin Innovative Global Consulting LLC
  Canena Adams, M.A., B.S.W. | BeYou Branding & Consulting Services LLC
• From Ph.D. to CEO: A Guide to Entrepreneurship for Women of Color Faculty
  Jasmine Abrams, Ph.D. | Yale University
• On My Mama, On My Hood: Addressing the Impact of Ancestral Trauma on Women of Color Rest
  Stephanie Burns, Ph.D. | Destiny Marketing Group
• Prohibited: Navigating a DEI ban as women faculty of color in a red state
  Elena Venegas, Ph.D. & Jacqueline Koonce, Ph.D. | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
• Thriving in Graduate School: Networking 101
  Anayah Walker | University of South Florida

3:10 P.M.

• Personal Style and Agency as a Tool of Resistance to Systemic Oppression in the Academy: Considering the role of Enclothed-Cognition
  Marquitta S. Dorsey | Loyola University Chicago
• The Other “Black, Latina, Caribbean” Girl: Manipulation, competition & sisterhood in the academy: A Panel Discussion
  Rochonda L. Nenonene, Ph.D.; Novea McIntosh, Ed.D.;
  Tiffany R. Taylor; & Donna M. Cox, Ph.D. | University of Dayton
  Annette Beauchamp Ph.D. | University of Minnesota
  Migdalia Garcia | Northwest Vista College
• Nourishing My(Self): Using Reflexive Writing and Endarkened Joy™ Practices to Guide Personal Wellness in Academia
  Rhemma Payne, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC, ACS, BC-TMH | Western Kentucky University
• Teaching From The Soul: Identity as Pedagogy, Infusing Our Identities and Owning Our Syllabi as Faculty Women of Color
  Brittany Lynch, DSW, LCSW, RYT; Dr. Nancy Vidal-Finnety Ph.D., CCC-SLP; Dr. Sharon Kimberly Williams, D.Litt | Iona University
• “Cohort Sistas” Women in Pursuit
  Sharalynn Keju , Janine Holmes, Ph.D.; Johnetha Lindsey, Ph.D. | University of Holy Cross

Saturday April 13^th
11:00 A.M.

• Women of Color Leading with Emotional Intelligence (EI)
  De`Anna Bond, Ph.D.  | Bond Consulting Group
• Crafting an Empowering Journey in Academia: Navigating Work and (Self) Caregiving
  Cerise Glenn, Ph.D.
• Leveraging AI to Reclaim Our Time and Launch an Intersectional Technofeminist Resistance
  Nicole M. West, Ph.D.; Marjorie C. Shavers, Ph.D., & Ximena Uribe-Zarain, Ph.D. | Missouri State University
  Sharnnia Artis, Ph.D. | George Mason University
• Centering Women of Color in Citation Practices
  Dr. Sherri Williams | American University
  Dr. Breea Willingham | UNC Wilmington
  Dr. Dani Parker Moore | Wake Forest University

3:00 P.M.

• Estructura con cultura: approaching a career in academia with a cultural enrichment lens
  Essy Barroso-Ramirez | San José State University
• Publish NEVER Perish! : P.O.W.E.R Writing to Strengthen & Sustain Research and Publications Beyond Tenure
  Bahiyyah Muhammad, Ph.D.
• Sisterhood as a Surthrival Mechanism for Women of Color at a Rural PWI: A Panel Discussion
  Nuchelle Chance, Ph.D.; Claudia Da Silva Carvalho, Ph.D.; Medhavi Ambardar, Ph.D.; Heather P. VanDyne, MLS | Fort Hays State University
• We are Not Impostors: Disrupting the White Patriarchal Impostor Syndrome Narrative as an Act of Resistance for Women of Color
  Nicole Pulliam, Ph.D. | Monmouth University
• Mentorship is reciprocal: Developing a mentor-mentee compact to align your efforts and expectations
  Mysha Clarke, Ph.D.

4:10 P.M.

• From Scholar to Creator – Following Your Passions
  Donnetrice Allison, Ph.D. | Stockton University
• Empowering Women of Color Educators: Integrating AI Tools for Enhanced Teaching and Learning
  Maurine Kwende, Ph.D. | Uniformed Services University
• Embracing and Honing Your Voice as an Emerging Scholar in the Academy and Beyond
  Loron Benton, Ph.D., M.A. | University of South Carolina
• The Art of Alignment: Crafting a Stellar Scholarly Profile
  Ashley Watson, Ph.D. | SUNY Geneseo/University of Minnesota
  Leah Ward | University of Dayton
  Tanya L.W. Morris MSN-Ed., RN, DNP Student | Mercy University School of Nursing

• Can't we all just get along? Why women of color with practice doctorates have to fight to belong
  Carmen Reese Foster, DSW  | Belmont University
  Lasharia Turner, DSW | Alabama A&M University
  Dalila John, DSW, & Sherron Wilkes, DSW | University of Alabama
• Overcoming Unique Challenges That Face Immigrant Faculty Women of Color in the Academy
  Sarah K. Brown, Ph.D. | University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
  Manka Nkimbeng, Ph.D., MPH, RN | University of Minnesota School of Public Health
  Rachmi Diyah Larasati, Ph.D. | University of Minnesota Department of Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies
  Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu, Ph.D., RN, FAAN | University of Minnesota School of Nursing
  Akosua Obuo Addo, Ph.D. | University of Minnesota School of Music
  Njoki M. Kamau, Ph.D. | University of Minnesota-Duluth Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
• Sis, STOP: Start Taking back Our Power, Purpose, Place and Peace
  Noreal Armstrong, Ph.D., LCMHCS, NCC | Buncombe County Government/Lenoir Rhyne University
• The Write Stuff: How To Work with an Academic Editor and Change Your Writing Game
  Aurora Chang, Ph.D. | Academic Life Simplified
• Unpacking the Weight of Stress: Saying “Yes” to Yourself
  Ronicka Briscoe, Ph.D. | University of Holy Cross Department of Education
  Kem Smith, Ed.D., M.A.Ed., MFA | Cultural Competency Educational Consulting, LLC
• Work, Work, Work, Work, Work, Work!: Finding Personal Balance Between the intersectionality of Black Tax and Academia
  Brittany Davis; Maria Reid, Ph.D. | Florida International University
• All Skinfolk aren't Kinfolk: How to Manage Expectations & Emotions
  Leah Ward | University of Dayton
  Ashley M. Toney, LMSW | Tulane University
• Resting While Navigating Academia
  Dr. Bianca Augustine, Clinical Assistant Professor, & Glory Munthali, M.A., M.S., NCC | William & Mary