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TODAY: Dr. Kijana Crawford - The "Black Women Scholars" Series Speaker
The African American Affinity Group presents: "The Black Women's Scholar
Series" during Women's History month. Throughout the month of March, Black
Women Scholars will share their expertise and research with faculty, staff, and
students at MCC. Please note this presentation will take place from
Noon -1pm in the Empire Room at the Brighton Campus and will be live streamed
to the Downtown Campus in the Boardroom (Rm 400).
Today we welcome Kijana Crawford, Ph.D, Professor of Sociology, Rochester
Institute of Technology
Presentation Title: "Work-Life Balance for Tenure Stream
Faculty"
Presentation Summary:The fields, of science, technology, engineering, and
math (STEM) have historically been dominated by males. Women faculty in the
STEM disciplines are underrepresented and experience low recruitment, retention
and advancement rates. When racial and ethnic differences are considered within
this cohort, the poor track records for recruitment, retention, and advancement
often leave us with more questions than answers regarding contributing factors.
Through the use of qualitative research methods, this presentation considers
the component of professional-personal life balance. This presentation uses the
data to offer suggestions to mitigate the effects of these factors on the
recruitment, retention, and advancement of faculty in STEM disciplines for the
purpose of improving their career prospects.
Scholar Bio:
Dr. Kijana Crawford presently holds the rank of Professor of Sociology in
the Sociology/Anthropology Department and is Chair of the AALANA Faculty
Advisory Council. She is a member of the NSF AdvanceRIT Leadership Team. Her
area of specialization and research interest: Mentoring in
Career Choice and Development, Race, Class and Gender, Mentoring, Women, Work,
and Culture, Minority Relations, African-American Culture.
Professor Crawford received her doctorate in Higher Education Administration
from the University of Rochester Warner Graduate School of Education and Human
Development. She holds a Master of Science in Higher Education from the Warner
Graduate School of Education and Human Development from the University of
Rochester and a Master of Social Work from Atlanta University.
Silas, Melany
The African American Affinity Group
02/08/2018