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Dr. Emily Rónay Johnston earned her PhD in English Studies from Illinois State University. Her teaching and research focus on first-year writing as a critical space for cultivating student resilience. Emily has served as the associate director and a lecturer in the Dimensions of Culture Writing...

Dr. Barnes earned his Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from University of California, Davis. His research focuses on academic resilience in first-generation students of color, resilience-building systems, resilience narratives, help-giving and help-receiving dynamics in higher education, strengths...

Eileen has a degree in English (B.A.) and graduate degrees (M.A. and Ed.D.) in Higher Education. Since 1997, she has been an instructor, curriculum designer, and faculty pedagogy coordinator. She spent five years as director of a university writing program, which included chairing the Developmental...

Maria obtained her B.A. in Psychology at UC Riverside in 2016, her M.A. in Psychological Sciences at UC Merced in 2018, and her Ph.D. in Psychological Sciences at UC Merced. Maria’s research interests include the resilience process of stress, emotion regulation, coping, and health during the high...

Erin Goldin, Ph.D., uses narrative analysis to explore the role of dispositions (like resilience) in relation to academic literacy development: how dispositions generate action and shape perception, how dispositions are shaped by experiences, and how dispositions function in relation to context.

Taylor’s research interests include Innovation Theory and Practice, Organizational Behavior, Workplace Power Dynamics, Diversity, Women in Technology, Paradox Theory, Gender. She earned her PhD in Management of Complex Systems (MIST) in August 2024 from the University of California, Merced; holds a...

Jamie Moore (MFA, PhD) After receiving her MFA in Creative Writing and a certificate in Pedagogy, from Antioch University, Los Angeles, she developed a series of lectures about social justice consciousness for writing teachers. She has taught English composition, African American literature, Women...

Angela has a degree in English (B.A.) and graduate degree (M.A.) in Rhetoric and Teaching Composition. Since 2000, she has worked as an instructor in higher education, serving the needs of collegiate students of California’s Central Valley. Her background working with community college students...

Jackie is an ecologist and pedagogical consultant. She earned her degrees in biology (B.S.), Mycology (M.Sc.), and Quantitative and Systems Biology (Ph.D.) all while exploring inclusive teaching practices as a graduate student instructor. Jackie has been teaching since 2006 and has served as the...

Tawanda Chabikwa is an interdisciplinary artist-scholar who’s work revolves around Black and Africana dance practices, practice-based research, and creative collaboration. Current research and creative practice investigates choreographic practices of transnational African artists, contemporary...