Autoethnographic Tactics to Closing the Gap on Educational Attainment
IGI Global (Verlag)
979-8-3693-1074-8 (ISBN)
The history of education attainment in underrepresented populations, the education gap, undereducation, and socio-economic status have a multitude of cumulative causes, that must be carefully analyzed and considered in order to tackle these problems. This book offers valuable insights on the background of these issues, and addresses stressors, structural inequalities, microaggressions, imposter syndrome, and underscores the importance of supporting relationships, including mentorship, role models, and quality relationships with family, friends, classmates, and community. Autoethnographic Tactics to Closing the Gap on Educational Attainment is co-edited by Anika Thrower, Alex Evangelista, and Elizabeth Robb, who are affiliated with the Borough of Manhattan Community College (CUNY) in the United States. With Anika Thrower and Alex Evangelista working in the Academic Literacy and Linguistics Department, and Elizabeth Robb working with the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Department, the co-editors bring a wealth of experience and expertise to this publication. Through their work, the co-editors are committed to promoting access to higher education and improving outcomes for marginalized populations. This essential resource is designed for scholars interested in promoting cultural awareness, equity, and diversity in higher education institutions, and it provides must-read perspectives for instructors teaching stress management courses, diversity and inclusion departments, campus sustainability departments, and others. This book offers a detailed analysis of the enrollment crisis, strategies to address its many sources, and is an important contribution to the ongoing conversation about equity and access in higher education.
Lecturer at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus I hold a First-Class Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences (Zoology), Masters and PhD in Parasitology & Epidemiology, all with Distinction. I currently work as; a lecturer at Federal University Oye-Ekiti, in Nigeria, a postdoctoral fellow in Epidemiology at Institute of Collective Health, Salvador, Brazil and a research support officer with MITOSATH. My research interest revolves around neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), including mapping, exploration of socio-economic and ecological determinants of transmission, and understudying NTDs control programs to identify bottlenecks limiting them. Before joining the university, I served as a research scientist with the Spatial Parasitology and Health GIS group and a field officer on NTDs with MITOSATH. I actively participated in the implementation of NTDs control program involving training of health workers and drug distributors across several endemic communities in Nigeria over a period of 5 years. I have won a couple of research grants including the WHO/TDR postgraduate grant in Infectious diseases, TDR research capacity strengthening grant, RSTMH and ARNTD small grants. I have a very deep passion for Global Health, most especially in areas involving strengthening community awareness and participation in disease control program. I also won advocacy grants from Crown Prince Court of Abu-Dhabi, ACGH and ASTMH, and piloted outreach programs on Malaria, NTDs and COVID-19 in Ogun and Ekiti States, Nigeria between 2015 and 2021. Currently, I have over 55 articles in peer-reviewed journals with representations in local and international conferences in over 5 countries (USA, Ghana, Singapore, Bangladesh, Mozambique, Italy, Brazil) . I also review for over 10 reputable journals including PloS NTDs, PLoS ONE, Parasites and Vectors, BMC Public Health, Parasite Epidemiology and Control, Frontier's in Public Health and Nigerian Journal of Parasitology to mention a few. I am also a member of some reputable societies including TDR Global, ASTMH, ASTMH, BSP, PPSN, iCHORDS, GSA, ASM and ARNTD. I was recently appointed as a Global Assessor of grants and events abstract for RSTMH in 2021, a member of the Conference Management Committee for PPSN in 2021, and a member of iCHORDS steering committee in 2022. In 2021, my idea titled the "T-BOM Model" was selected as one of the winning ideas in the TDR-Africa Global Contest to promote research mentorship globally. I also won the prestigious American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Young Investigators Award (First Tie Mention) in 2021.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.11.2023 |
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| Verlagsort | Hershey |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 272 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie | |
| ISBN-13 | 979-8-3693-1074-8 / 9798369310748 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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