Roxanne Donovan, PhD
Author. Psychologist. Professor. Advocate.
Award-winning scholar whose writing translates research into real talk about how to foster well-being in unjust environments.
Roxanne Donovan, PhD
Author. Psychologist. Professor. Advocate.
Award-winning scholar who translates research into real talk about how to foster well-being in unjust environments.
Hi, I'm Roxanne Donovan, PhD,
An award-winning professor, psychologist, and author. My writing blends scholarship with real talk on how to foster individual and collective wellness in an unjust world.
BOOKS
Black Feminist Mothering Will Set Us Free (In Progress)
Teaching Diversity Relationally (2022)
MEDIA
Select Appearances
How to Succeed in Academia Without Sacrificing Your Well-Being (with Dr. Donovan)
Roxanne Donovan Talks About Well Being and Social Justice on Teaching in Higher Ed
Unraveling Assumptions About Oppression and Privilege—Drs. Suyemoto, Donovan, and Kim
Teaching for Social Justice in these Challenging Times—Drs. Donovan, Suyemoto, and Kim
Psychologist Roxanne Donovan Offers Mental Health Tips During COVID-19 Outbreak
How Can faculty make sure to take care of themselves especially after the last two years?
The Breakroom: Presidential Behavior, Mission To Mars, Generational Productivity
Women of Color Coping with Academic Racism: An Interview with Dr. Roxane Donovan
Failing Health and Suicides For Older White Americans
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Select Commentary and Mentions
The Washington Post: 5 screen-free summer camp alternatives to get your kids outside
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: ‘Fight-or-flight’ a common theme in police, black men discord.
Science News: Study links racism with signs of depression in Black teens
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia ranks among worst states in America for women’s equality
The Georgia Sun: Psychology professor receives Kennesaw State’s highest faculty honor
Science News: Five things students can do about racism
Science News: Racism hurts: Science probes racism and what people can do to fight it
Monitor on Psychology: Early Career Psychology—Securing Tenure
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(In third person even though y'all know I wrote every word)
Dr. Roxanne Donovan is a nationally recognized psychologist and award-winning professor at Kennesaw State University whose writing translates research into real talk about how to foster well-being in unjust environments.
She is the co-author of two books—Teaching Diversity Relationally: Engaging Emotions and Embracing Possibilities and Unraveling Assumptions: A Primer for Understanding Oppression and Privilege—along with numerous academic articles and chapters on gendered racism, Black women's health, and faculty well-being.
She is currently co-writing her third book, Black Feminist Mothering Will Set Us Free: A Guide to Social Justice Parenting for Moms of Color, with fellow sister-scholar Dr. Nichole Guillory.
Her expertise has been featured in The Washington Post, Science News, and Atlanta Journal-Constitution; on Georgia Public Radio; and on top-ranked podcasts, including Teaching in Higher Ed, Wise Effort, and Your Words Unleashed.
Through WellAcademic, her faculty development organization, she has helped hundreds of women of color (and others) find greater achievement and joy in academia. Her free Wellness Wednesday newsletter offers writing and wellness strategies to more than 1,000 faculty subscribers.
Integrated with her professional identities are her rich and multilayered roles as mama, sister, auntie, and spouse.
