SWAP welcomes its 2022 Class to our inaugural virtual retreat!! Please congratulate our colleagues for what will be an amazing week of growth and connection! *A thread*

Dr. Trina J. Wright (@Dr_TrinaJ), a professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is dedicated to the study of organizational socialization and intersectional influences within the workplace. Welcome to SWAP ’22! 🥳💛

Dr. Gheni Platenburg (Gheni Platenburg-Lewis, Ph.D.), from Auburn University, focuses on the intersection of Black identity & media, which includes the historic & contemporary Black Press, pop culture & racial impact on journalistic decision-making, identity negotiation & newsroom experiences 🥳

Dr. Katrina M. Overby (Dr. KO “Tenure-Track Baddie”), from the Rochester Institute of Technology, researches Blackness, Black Twitter, Black social media usage, digital identities, activist pedagogy. Welcome to SWAP ’22! 🥳💜

Dr. Angela M. Nelson from Bowling Green State University has 15 yrs of admin experience in a department/program serving as chair, acting chair, interim chair, acting director, director, & undergrad advisor & is currently the Director of the School of Cultural & Critical Studies🥳

Dr. Nneka Logan (Nneka Logan), a professor at the School of Communication at Virginia Tech, focuses on public relations, corporate social responsibility, race, DEI and rhetorical studies. Welcome to SWAP ’22! 🥳💛

Dr. Amanda Martinez (@AMartinezPhD) from Davidson College studies media effects & health comm. w/ a focus on underrepresented populations, identity, intersectionality, race-based media stereotyping, humorous comm. in entertainment contexts, & inter-group comm. dynamics. Welcome🥳

Dr. Sakina Jangbar, a professor at St. John’s University in Queens, New York, focuses on Muslim women, especially women from Pakistan. She examines not only words, but also silence as a mode of communication. Welcome to SWAP ’22! 🥳💜

Dr. Celeste N. Lee is a professor at Spelman College. Her research interests broadly lie at the intersections of ideology, institutionalized inequality, and people’s lived experiences with race and racism. Welcome to SWAP ’22! 🥳💜

Dr. Marisa A. Smith (@smithmarisaa) is a professor at Michigan State University. Her research investigates news disseminated in digital environments and the sociopolitical influence of these messages. Welcome to SWAP ’22! 🥳💛

Grab your copy of Working While Black and order a copy for a friend or colleague now! Available on all platforms, this book shares the stories of 18 Black professionals and their experiences of working in student affairs. Order your copy now to read about all the UNTOLD stories!

And for interested participants here’s the sign-up link: lsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cV… 💜💛!! Asha S. Winfield, Ph.D.

Check out our new book on Black experiences in higher Ed! Lirae Journey. infoagepub.com/products/Black…

Excited to get my hands on this novel, This Is Not How It Was Supposed to Go by Tahira Chloe Mahdi 🫦Secrets & Mischief 📚 !! 🔥🔥 Available Now!! Amazon link: shorturl.at/aRWY9 #Mystery #Romance #PageTurner #BlackAuthors

Good afternoon! 🚨I’m currently looking for LSU students and alumni to participate in my dissertation survey! Your participation also gives you a chance to win a $25 gift card. If you have questions, please let me know. lsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5b…

Join LSU critical/cultural media scholar Asha S. Winfield, Ph.D. & The Storytellers Lab LSU for a screening of HBO documentary Katrina Babies Documentary & a conversation with its director/creator, Edward Buckles Jr.. 📍March 31, 4:30 p.m. 📍LSU Digital Media Center Theater 📍Register: Bit.ly/KatrinaBabiesT…

We wrote about #sistercircles for Black women healthcare professions in Women's Health Journal open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… Kneaira Bogues, MPH, CPH; Funder: Reilly Center #Covid_19 #coping

We (Dr. Sherella Cupid, Dr. Anglesia Brown & Hope Hickerson) wrote about #sistercircles & Black women healthcare professions in Sage's Qualitative Health Research shorturl.at/zCFO1 Funder: Reilly Center & Special Thanks: Dean Roland Mitchell @https://twitter.com/sagehealthinfo