Paris D. Wicker, Ph.D.

Higher Education Researcher | Comtemplative | Vocalist

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I am Paris Wicker (she/her), an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy at The State University of New York at Buffalo.  My research centers the success and well-being of Black and Indigenous students, faculty, and staff. My research has been supported by the Ford Foundation and the Wisconsin Center for Educational Research (WCER) and published in the Review of Higher Education, Journal of College Student Development, and the Journal of College Access.

Within this site you will find information about my educational and professional experiences, a description of my program of research and current projects, and recent and past news and media. Read more
Photo  courtesy of Dr. H.F. Davis

News


Jul 10, 2024

Podcast: The academy won't save us: Black women's health in higher education

Podcast Description: Black women working in higher education as administrators, faculty, and staff face daily harms and traumas that affect their emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual health and well-being. Black women are often hazed, shamed, and... (Link)


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May 28, 2024

Presentation: Enhancing Mental Health and Well-Being through AI Innovations

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Apr 24, 2024

Guest Blog: A Web of Support for Black Women in Higher Education

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Publications




Well-Being and support network affiliations for Black and Indigenous college students during the COVID-19 pandemic


Paris D. Wicker

Special Issue: Familial and Relational Influences on College Outcomes among Minoritized Students, Education Sciences, vol. 14(8), 2024




The consequences of getting it right: Navigating anti-blackness in quantitative statistics courses


Paris Wicker

M. Shardé Davis, Being #BlackintheIvory: Truthtelling about Racism in the American University, University of North Carolina Press, 2024, pp. 53-55




Community and culture: Black women reminiscing on their experiences in college transition programs


J. Benson, P. Wicker, I. Barnes, R. Winkle-Wagner

Journal of College Student Development, vol. 64(6), 2023, pp. 615-629


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2024 Highlights

Irvin Lee (Bobby) Wright Dissertation of the Year Award
Dissertation of the Year Award. Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE). Fall 2024. https://www.ashe.ws/dotyaward
Student Affairs Now Podcast Episode. July 2024. https://youtu.be/tGCOa4hfqG8?si=Gd-Ese3_Gzx5JnWW
Sunbelt Conference. Edinburgh, Scotland
Sunbelt Conference. Edinburgh, Scotland
Sunbelt Conference. Edinburgh, Scotland
Sunbelt Conference. Edinburgh, Scotland
Virtual Presentation (May 28, 2024): Enhancing Mental Health and Well-Being through AI Innovations. University at Buffalo
New Faculty Academy Fellow. University at Buffalo. Spring 2024
Podcast guest. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adlunchcast/episodes/Supporting-Black-Students-and-Families-e2f1bmt
AERA Division J Fireside Chat
Presenter at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Graduate Policy Seminar. Spring 2024. https://www.ashe.ws/gsps2024
Semifinalist. Dissertation of the Year Award. American Educational Research Association. Division J (postsecondary education)
Semifinalist. Dissertation of the Year Award. American Educational Research Association. Division J (postsecondary education)
Plasticity of Well-Being Writing Retreat. Madison, WI. Winter 2024
Plasticity of Well-Being Writing Retreat. Madison, WI. Winter 2024
New Article: Community and Culture. Black women reminiscing on their experiences in college transition programs
New Article: Community and Culture. Black women reminiscing on their experiences in college transition programs
Media research feature. Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. Jan 2024. https://jbhe.com/2024/01/black-women-used-social-networks-to-help-them-persist-in-stem/
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