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Paris Wicker, PhD @pariswicker.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

It is a literal dream come true to be selected as a 2026 National Academy of Education/ Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow. This opportunity will provide me with the time to pursue research on college student well-being networks, and to receive mentorship. naeducation.org/awardee/pari...

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Paris Wicker, PhD @pariswicker.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Our recent publication explores the benefits that Black women faculty have when they receive support from other Black women. Networks transcended boundaries, began in graduate school, and were vital for recruitment to and staying in the academy. doi.org/10.1080/0022... #academicsky

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“I Just Really Like Us”: A Mixed Methods Social Network Analysis of the Longstanding Support Networks of Black Women Faculty

This study identifies and contextualizes the formation, structure, and benefits of homophily (relationships with similar others) and social support among tenure-track Black women faculty. Drawing o...

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Paris Wicker, PhD @pariswicker.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

my newest qualitative research highlights the beautiful human and more-than-human relationships that sustain Indigenous well-being for Native college women. I encourage all to consider the relational power of integrating space, place, people, and land. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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A Descriptive Social Network Analysis of Indigenous Well-Being Support Through the Human and More-Than-Human Relations of Native American College Women

This research employs an egocentric social network analysis to describe the well-being social support networks of six Native American college women at one Midwestern university. Amid rising concern...

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Paris Wicker, PhD @pariswicker.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

🚨New publication in Holistic Education Review “We Must Build Spaces That Love Us: Fostering Healing Through a Critical Quantitative Collective” her.journals.publicknowledgeproject.org/index.php/he... #highereducation #publication #methodology #healing #critquant #quantcrit

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