Paris Wicker

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Professor (Assistant) at University at Buffalo, State University of New York

While much of the research suggests that quality relationships and supportive campus environments shape well-being in college, racialized experiences can moderate the effort students put into their academic and well-being endeavors. However, our understanding of how relationships and networks support student well-being is understudied. This descrip...

Critical inquiry –which seeks to critique and expose assumptions, mechanisms, and structures of oppression and domination in society– is a common framework for researchers interested in issues of inequity, or the unequal outcomes that stem from social context and location. As an extension of critical paradigms, quantitative critical race theory (qu...

A personal reflection of the challenges of taking statistic courses as a Black graduate student

College transition programs offer early access to the collegiate experience, aid in the adjustment of students transitioning to college, and facilitate positive adjustments for Black women in their early college years. Less is known about whether Black women identify these programs as having a lasting influence on their college degree programs and...

While nearly half (40%) of Black students leave STEM disciplines, and racialized and gendered social and environmental factors play a role in STEM pathways of Black women, less known is how relationships and critical social capital facilitate undergraduate STEM success. Using a critical narrative approach, we explored how strong relationships at Sp...

According to national survey data, Black graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are more likely than Black non-HBCU graduates to be thriving in financial, purpose, and social well-being, indicating strong social support, motivation to achieve goals, and economic stability (Gallup, 2015). Likewise, Tribal College or Univer...

According to national survey data, Black graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are more likely than Black non-HBCU graduates to be thriving in financial, purpose, and social well-being, indicating strong social support, motivation to achieve goals, and economic stability (Gallup, 2015). Likewise, Tribal College or Univer...

Although Black women’s graduate degree attainment has nearly doubled since 2000, Sekile M. Nzinga’s Lean Semesters provides a complex picture into this social reality in academia, with the cen- tral argument that American higher education operates as a hyper-producer of inequity for marginalized populations, particularly academic women of color. Ad...

A case study engaging issues of campus climate and institutional change in Higher Education.