Associate professor and Visionary Pioneer co-author book.
Veronica P. Njie-Carr, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FWACN (left), associate professor, co-authored the book Disparities in the Academy: Accounting for the Elephant with Phyllis Sharps, PhD '88, BSN '79, RN, FAAN (right), an UMSON Visionary Pioneer.
The experientially based narratives in Disparities in the Academy: Accounting for the Elephant center on the importance of addressing inequities associated with sexism, racism, and their intersectionalities, which blatantly thrive in academia today.
The authors’ recommended actions will facilitate the success and quality of professional and personal lives of members of historically under-represented racial/ethnic faculty, staff, and students in academic settings, especially in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.