Buffie Longmier-Avital, associate professor of psychology, spoke about her jounrey through graduate school to a position as associate professor while being a woman of color.
Buffie Longmier-Avital, associate professor of psychology, recently delivered the keynote address at the 6th annual Black Doctoral Network Conference.
Her address, which was titled, “The Cost of Climb,” was a self-reflection of how Longmire-Avital navigated the journey through graduate school to her current position as a tenured associate professor while being a woman of color. In addition to her own narrative, Longmire-Avital highlighted her ongoing work examining the health disparities affecting Black American women and the importance of self-care.
The conference held Oct. 25-27 in . brings together self-identified black ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈs, doctoral and post-doctoral students for networking and research dissemination opportunities. ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ in attendance also meet with recruiters from top programs and businesses.
Previous keynote speakers have included Cornel West, Time Wise, Julianne Malveaux, and Patricia Hill Collins.