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Reading Time: 2 minutes My first blog post as a doctoral student was written on May 18, 2018 and appropriately titled “Becoming Dr. Clark.” I find it befitting to wrap up my journey as a doctoral student with this blog post by reflecting on my initial posting. It’s funny reflecting on the goals that I set for myself as […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes This last fall (the day before classes began), I was focused on parenting a first grader in virtual school, working a full-time job, and becoming a doctoral candidate. The desire to write more than what was expected of me was just not gonna happen. Throughout my time in my Ed.D. program, I have reflected on […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes So here we go again. There are officially only TWO semesters (and a capstone dissertation) between now and Dr. Clark. Here are reminders of what I thought after I completed my first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth semesters. My word for for 2020 has been GRACE, and this summer semester could not have been a better operationalization of […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes I have officially completed my second year and have only three more semesters until I am Dr. Clark!!! Here are reminders of what I thought after I completed my first, second, third, fourth, and fifth semesters. Completing my second year during a global pandemic was not expected. I’m sure no one expected the changes to “normalcy” that we’ve experienced. While […]

Reading Time: 20 minutes This week, I will have the pleasure of hosting the Social Work Coalition for Anti-Racist Educators #SWCAREsChat, Ensuring Equity in the Online Classroom. Prior to hosting the chat, Laura Hoge, LCSW and I met to discuss the topic overall. Below is a reposting of that conversation: Q&A With Host, Stevara As a result of the […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes I have officially completed my fourth semester overall and first semester of my second year in my doctoral program. Here are reminders of what I thought after I completed my first, second, and third semesters. With my new promotion, a redesign of our online program, and the rigors of this program, I have never felt […]

Reading Time: 7 minutes With increasingly diverse student body populations, it is necessary to have a faculty demographics that are aligned with student demographics. Stewart and Valian’s (2018) book An Inclusive Academy: Achieving Diversity and Excellence attempts to provide a roadmap for laying the foundation for attaining an inclusive academy. Of note, Stewart and Valian (2018) focus on the […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes I have officially completed my third semester and first year of my doctoral program. Here are reminders of what I thought after I completed my first and second semesters. Exciting things I experienced this semester as a result of being a doctoral student in this program: My very first and second first-author manuscript publications. Presentation […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Monday, April 15, 2019. This day was huge for me. I presented my formative assessment to two faculty members of the Department of Educational Leadership. This presentation would be the deciding factor, spring semester grades aside, of whether I would be allowed to enter Year 2 of the program. Prior to presenting, I met multiple […]