{"id":1487,"date":"2023-06-16T02:07:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T02:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drjesseford.com\/?page_id=1487"},"modified":"2023-07-31T13:47:53","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T13:47:53","slug":"scholar-research-affiliates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drjesseford.com\/?page_id=1487","title":{"rendered":"Scholar Research Affiliates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c1\" class=\"style-1003 style-local-1487-c1 position-relative\">\n  <!---->\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"1487-c2\" id=\"custom\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-1044 style-local-1487-c2 position-relative\">\n    <!---->\n    <!---->\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n      <!---->\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c3\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-1045 style-local-1487-c3 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-1046-outer style-local-1487-c4-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c4\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-1046 style-local-1487-c4 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c5\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-1047 style-local-1487-c5 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p>As a collaborative&nbsp;scholar, Dr. Ford&nbsp;values building relationships with the next generations of scholars who will inform policies, practices, corporations, and nonprofit organizations.&nbsp;As such, he works with a team of\n                      doctoral and master&#8217;s who are passionate about making change in our ever-changing global society.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"1487-c6\" id=\"about\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-1004 style-local-1487-c6 position-relative\">\n    <!---->\n    <!---->\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n      <!---->\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c7\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-2 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-1005 style-local-1487-c7 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-2 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-1006-outer style-local-1487-c8-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c8\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-1006 style-local-1487-c8 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c9\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-1008 style-local-1487-c9 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-1008 style-local-1487-c9\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h2 class=\"\">Ashley Anderson<\/h2>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c10\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-1009 style-local-1487-c10 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p><span style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;\">Ashley (she\/her) currently serves as the Program Manager for Wake Forest University\u2019s College LAUNCH for Leadership Program. She graduated from Elon University in 2021 with a degree in English, and recently received her Masters in Higher Education- Student Affairs Administration from UNC Greensboro. Her experiences as a Black, queer, first-generation college student have had a profound impact on her future career goals in higher education, as well as her research interests. In her free time, Ashley enjoys painting and spending time with her wife and 2 pets. Fun fact: Ashley went skydiving in 2019!<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;\">Featured Author:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p>\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=06WyYW0AAAAJ&amp;sortby=pubdate&amp;authuser=1&amp;citation_for_view=06WyYW0AAAAJ%3AaqlVkmm33-oC\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(26, 13, 171); font-size: 16px;\">I am Because We Are:: The Peer Mentorship Experiences of Black First Year Masters Students in Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) Programs<\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n                    <p>\n                      <br>\n                    <\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container 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height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-IMG_4815-Ashley-Anderson.jpeg?resize=1023%2C1023\" class=\"wp-image-1495 style-1013-image style-local-1487-c12-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-IMG_4815-Ashley-Anderson.jpeg?w=1023&amp;ssl=1 1023w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-IMG_4815-Ashley-Anderson.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-IMG_4815-Ashley-Anderson.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-IMG_4815-Ashley-Anderson.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n                      <div class=\"h-image__frame h-hide-sm style-1013-frameImage style-local-1487-c12-frameImage\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"1487-c13\" id=\"about-2\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-1014 style-local-1487-c13 position-relative\">\n    <!---->\n    <!---->\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n      <!---->\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c14\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-2 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-1015 style-local-1487-c14 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-2 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-1016-outer style-local-1487-c15-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c15\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-1016 style-local-1487-c15 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c16\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-1018 style-local-1487-c16 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-1018 style-local-1487-c16\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h2 class=\"\">Francine Coker<\/h2>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c17\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-1019 style-local-1487-c17 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);\">Francine started working in higher education in 2012. She is currently the University of Miami&#8217;s Associate Director of Student Activities and Student Organizations. Her enthusiasm for the industry was evident when she mentored a group of Afro-Latino students at her former college who felt they couldn&#8217;t overcome the system&#8217;s limitations to people of color. Francine is presently enrolled in the Higher Education Leadership program at Florida Atlantic University.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;\">Featured Author:<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p>\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=06WyYW0AAAAJ&amp;sortby=pubdate&amp;authuser=1&amp;citation_for_view=06WyYW0AAAAJ%3AIWHjjKOFINEC\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(26, 13, 171); font-size: 16px;\">Humanizing Academic Advising: Using Culturally Responsive Approaches to Advise Students of Color<\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-1022-outer style-local-1487-c18-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c18\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-1022 style-local-1487-c18 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c19\" class=\"d-block style-1023 style-local-1487-c19 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-image__frame-container-outer\">\n                    <div class=\"h-image__frame-container\">\n                      <!---->\n                      <!---->\n                      <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"208\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-fcoker.jpg?resize=208%2C312\" class=\"wp-image-1559 style-1023-image style-local-1487-c19-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-fcoker.jpg?w=208&amp;ssl=1 208w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-fcoker.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/>\n                      <div class=\"h-image__frame h-hide-sm style-1023-frameImage style-local-1487-c19-frameImage\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"1487-c20\" id=\"about-7\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-1068 style-local-1487-c20 position-relative\">\n    <!---->\n    <!---->\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n      <!---->\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c21\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-2 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-1069 style-local-1487-c21 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-2 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-1070-outer style-local-1487-c22-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c22\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-1070 style-local-1487-c22 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c23\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-1072 style-local-1487-c23 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-1072 style-local-1487-c23\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h2 class=\"\">Jordan D. Farmer&nbsp;<\/h2>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c24\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-1073 style-local-1487-c24 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p><span style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;\">Jordan is a student affairs professional at UNC School of The Arts in Winston Salem, NC. With a diverse background in Athletics, Residence Life, Academic Affairs, Graduate Admissions, Leadership Education, and Student Support, he empowers and supports diverse student populations. In his role as Assistant Director for Student Assistance and Support, Jordan offers invaluable guidance, resources, and empowerment. He strives to fuel passion and foster holistic growth of students.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);\">Featured Author:<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p>\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=06WyYW0AAAAJ&amp;sortby=pubdate&amp;authuser=1&amp;citation_for_view=06WyYW0AAAAJ%3AaqlVkmm33-oC\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(26, 13, 171); font-size: 16px;\">I am Because We Are:: The Peer Mentorship Experiences of Black First Year Masters Students in Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) Programs<\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-1076-outer 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-Headshot-Jordan-Farmer.jpg?resize=828%2C828\" class=\"wp-image-1583 style-1077-image style-local-1487-c26-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-Headshot-Jordan-Farmer.jpg?w=828&amp;ssl=1 828w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-Headshot-Jordan-Farmer.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-Headshot-Jordan-Farmer.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-Headshot-Jordan-Farmer.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/>\n                      <div class=\"h-image__frame h-hide-sm style-1077-frameImage style-local-1487-c26-frameImage\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"1487-c27\" id=\"about-3\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-1024 style-local-1487-c27 position-relative\">\n    <!---->\n    <!---->\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n      <!---->\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c28\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-2 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-1025 style-local-1487-c28 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-2 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-1026-outer style-local-1487-c29-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c29\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-1026 style-local-1487-c29 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c30\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-1028 style-local-1487-c30 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-1028 style-local-1487-c30\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h2 class=\"\">Dwayne Hamilton, Jr.<\/h2>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c31\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-1029 style-local-1487-c31 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p><span style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;\">Dwayne Hamilton, Jr. currently serves as the Assistant Director for Basic Needs at George Mason University where he spearheads food and housing insecurity initiatives in addition to providing case management to students. Prior to this role, he received his master&#8217;s degree in Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education from UNC-Greensboro. As an emerging scholar-practitioner, Dwayne strives to utilize research to illuminate crises Black students experience during college in order to promote hope and best practices in the field. Outside of the higher ed space, Dwayne has seen Beyonc\u00e9 in concert three times!<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;\">Featured Author:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p>\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=06WyYW0AAAAJ&amp;sortby=pubdate&amp;authuser=1&amp;citation_for_view=06WyYW0AAAAJ%3AaqlVkmm33-oC\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(26, 13, 171); font-size: 16px;\">I am Because We Are:: The Peer Mentorship Experiences of Black First Year Masters Students in Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) Programs<\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-1032-outer style-local-1487-c32-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c32\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-1032 style-local-1487-c32 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c33\" class=\"d-block style-1033 style-local-1487-c33 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-image__frame-container-outer\">\n                    <div class=\"h-image__frame-container\">\n                      <!---->\n                      <!---->\n                      <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hamilton_Headshot-Dwayne-Hamilton.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1494 style-1033-image style-local-1487-c33-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                      <div class=\"h-image__frame h-hide-sm style-1033-frameImage style-local-1487-c33-frameImage\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"1487-c34\" id=\"about-5\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-1048 style-local-1487-c34 position-relative\">\n    <!---->\n    <!---->\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n      <!---->\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c35\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-2 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-1049 style-local-1487-c35 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-2 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-1050-outer style-local-1487-c36-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c36\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-1050 style-local-1487-c36 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c37\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-1052 style-local-1487-c37 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-1052 style-local-1487-c37\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h2 class=\"\">Megan Karbley<\/h2>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c38\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-1053 style-local-1487-c38 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);\">Megan Karbley (she\/her\/hers) is a scholar-practitioner focused on equity in education. Her scholarly interests include the experiences of HESA faculty and staff supporting students impacted by bias, White DEIA educators, and how Respondents experience campus adjudication processes. In her practitioner role, Megan has more than 10 years of experience in Title IX adjudication and works with faculty, staff, and students. Megan&#8217;s a first-generation college student and soon-to-be Doctor of Philosophy in Education.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;\">Featured Author:<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p>Coming Soon<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-1056-outer style-local-1487-c39-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c39\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-1056 style-local-1487-c39 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c40\" class=\"d-block style-1057 style-local-1487-c40 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-image__frame-container-outer\">\n                    <div class=\"h-image__frame-container\">\n                      <!---->\n                      <!---->\n                      <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-megan_karbley_8897-1_crop-4-Megan-Karbley.jpg?resize=1500%2C1500\" class=\"wp-image-1581 style-1057-image style-local-1487-c40-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-megan_karbley_8897-1_crop-4-Megan-Karbley.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-megan_karbley_8897-1_crop-4-Megan-Karbley.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-megan_karbley_8897-1_crop-4-Megan-Karbley.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-megan_karbley_8897-1_crop-4-Megan-Karbley.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-megan_karbley_8897-1_crop-4-Megan-Karbley.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n                      <div class=\"h-image__frame h-hide-sm style-1057-frameImage style-local-1487-c40-frameImage\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"1487-c41\" id=\"about-4\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-1034 style-local-1487-c41 position-relative\">\n    <!---->\n    <!---->\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n      <!---->\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c42\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-2 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-1035 style-local-1487-c42 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-2 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-1036-outer style-local-1487-c43-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c43\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-1036 style-local-1487-c43 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c44\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-1038 style-local-1487-c44 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-1038 style-local-1487-c44\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h2 class=\"\">Cassandra R. Kepple<\/h2>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c45\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-1039 style-local-1487-c45 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);\">Dr. Cassandra R. Kepple (she\/her) is a first-generation student from West Virginia. She earned her B.S. in Psychology and a Bachelor\u2019s of Multidisciplinary Studies (Biology, Child Development and Family Studies, and History) from West Virginia University in 2017, her M.A. in Higher Education Administration from West Virginia University in 2019, and her Ph.D. in Higher Education from Florida State University in 2023. Cassandra\u2019s research focuses broadly on student success using quantitative methodologies. She currently works as a Metrics Business Analyst for the Office of Institutional Research at FSU. In her free time, she loves to bake, read, and play tennis.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);\">Featured Author:<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p>\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=06WyYW0AAAAJ&amp;sortby=pubdate&amp;authuser=1&amp;citation_for_view=06WyYW0AAAAJ%3AdhFuZR0502QC\" style=\"font-size: 16px; color: rgb(26, 13, 171); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;\"\n                        class=\"customize-unpreviewable\">\u201cNot Every Advisor Is for Me, but Some Are\u201d: Black Men\u2019s Academic Advising Experiences during COVID-19<\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n                    <p>\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=06WyYW0AAAAJ&amp;sortby=pubdate&amp;authuser=1&amp;citation_for_view=06WyYW0AAAAJ%3A4TOpqqG69KYC\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(26, 13, 171); font-size: 16px;\">Building First-Generation Student Satisfaction for Students of Color: The Role of Academic Advising<\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-1042-outer style-local-1487-c46-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c46\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-1042 style-local-1487-c46 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c47\" class=\"d-block style-1043 style-local-1487-c47 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-image__frame-container-outer\">\n                    <div class=\"h-image__frame-container\">\n                      <!---->\n                      <!---->\n                      <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2155\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-cropped-Kepple_Headshot_2023-Cassie-Kepple-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1707%2C2155\" class=\"wp-image-1514 style-1043-image style-local-1487-c47-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-cropped-Kepple_Headshot_2023-Cassie-Kepple-scaled-1.jpg?w=1707&amp;ssl=1 1707w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-cropped-Kepple_Headshot_2023-Cassie-Kepple-scaled-1.jpg?resize=238%2C300&amp;ssl=1 238w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-cropped-Kepple_Headshot_2023-Cassie-Kepple-scaled-1.jpg?resize=811%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 811w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-cropped-Kepple_Headshot_2023-Cassie-Kepple-scaled-1.jpg?resize=768%2C970&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-cropped-Kepple_Headshot_2023-Cassie-Kepple-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1217%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1217w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-cropped-Kepple_Headshot_2023-Cassie-Kepple-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1622%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1622w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n                      <div class=\"h-image__frame h-hide-sm style-1043-frameImage style-local-1487-c47-frameImage\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"1487-c48\" id=\"about-8\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-1080 style-local-1487-c48 position-relative\">\n    <!---->\n    <!---->\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n      <!---->\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c49\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-2 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-1081 style-local-1487-c49 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-2 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-1082-outer style-local-1487-c50-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c50\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-1082 style-local-1487-c50 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c51\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-1084 style-local-1487-c51 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-1084 style-local-1487-c51\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h2 class=\"\">Alexis J. Moore<\/h2>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c52\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-1085 style-local-1487-c52 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);\">Alexis Moore is from Goldsboro, North Carolina. She is a 2023 graduate of the Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education program at UNC Greensboro. As a new professional, one of Alexis\u2019 primary goals in the field of higher education is to provide support and resources as students balance life as a college student and campus involvement or leadership. She currently works at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as the Student Organizations Program Coordinator in the office of Student Life and Leadership (SLL).!<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);\">Featured Author:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p>\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=06WyYW0AAAAJ&amp;sortby=pubdate&amp;authuser=1&amp;citation_for_view=06WyYW0AAAAJ%3AaqlVkmm33-oC\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(26, 13, 171);\"\n                        class=\"customize-unpreviewable\">I am Because We Are:: The Peer Mentorship Experiences of Black First Year Masters Students in Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) Programs<\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n                    <p>\n                      <br>\n                    <\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-1088-outer style-local-1487-c53-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c53\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-1088 style-local-1487-c53 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c54\" class=\"d-block style-1089 style-local-1487-c54 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-image__frame-container-outer\">\n                    <div class=\"h-image__frame-container\">\n                      <!---->\n                      <!---->\n                      <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"889\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-IMG_5199-Alexis-Moore.jpeg?resize=889%2C889\" class=\"wp-image-1599 style-1089-image style-local-1487-c54-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-IMG_5199-Alexis-Moore.jpeg?w=889&amp;ssl=1 889w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-IMG_5199-Alexis-Moore.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-IMG_5199-Alexis-Moore.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drjesseford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-IMG_5199-Alexis-Moore.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" \/>\n                      <div class=\"h-image__frame h-hide-sm style-1089-frameImage style-local-1487-c54-frameImage\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"1487-c55\" id=\"about-6\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-1058 style-local-1487-c55 position-relative\">\n    <!---->\n    <!---->\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n      <!---->\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c56\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-2 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-1059 style-local-1487-c56 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center 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<!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-1062 style-local-1487-c58\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h2 class=\"\">Derrick M. Woodard<\/h2>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"1487-c59\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-1063 style-local-1487-c59 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p><span style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;\">Derrick is a first year master&#8217;s student at Florida State University (FSU). His goal is to obtain his M.S. Higher Education Administration degree while working full-time as a Community Outreach Admission Counselor. This role focuses on assisting disadvantaged students applying to our university. Previously, he received my bachelor&#8217;s degree in Biology from FSU and it took a whirlwind of experiences before realizing that he truly had a passion for higher education. This experience extends into my own goal of to assist in the development of minority and first-generation college students&#8217; sense of belonging at predominantly white institutions (PWIs).<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);\">Featured Author:<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p>\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=06WyYW0AAAAJ&amp;sortby=pubdate&amp;authuser=1&amp;citation_for_view=06WyYW0AAAAJ%3AdhFuZR0502QC\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(26, 13, 171); font-size: 16px;\">\u201cNot Every Advisor Is for Me, but Some Are\u201d: Black Men\u2019s Academic Advising Experiences during COVID-19<\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div 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