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Dr. Roxanne Donovan is a nationally recognized psychologist and award-winning professor at Kennesaw State University whose writing translates research into real talk on how to foster well-being in unjust environments. She’s coauthor of two books—Teaching Diversity Relationally and Unraveling Assumptions—and is currently writing a third, Black Feminist Mothering Will Set Us Free, with fellow sister-scholar Dr. Nichole Guillory. Through WellAcademic, her faculty development organization, she shares writing and wellness strategies with more than 1,000 faculty subscribers, primarily moms of color.
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’s 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, Your Words Unleashed, and Wise Effort.
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.
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