Packing for NCORE and trying to make ✨carry-on magic✨ happen! From mini Tide to max tech, here’s how I’m prepping for one of the best higher ed conferences out there. Travel is Academic: NY Dream That Got A Way: #NCORE2025 #AcademicTikTok #HeyDrVaNessa #BlackInAcademia #collegetok

New blog: If research doesn’t serve, connect, or empower, then who is it really for?

I wrote about the disconnect between academia and community, and why decolonial research must be accessible, inclusive, and relational.

blogs.qub.ac.uk/jlc/2025/07/...

#DecolonizeTheAcademy #BlackInAcademia

Self care, comradery and education is going strong at #BWEEMSBrasil

#Blacksky #Blackinacademia #WomeninSTEM #BlackinSTEM

Are you a Black woman in any subfield of Ecology, Evolution or marine science?

Come join BWEEMS, learn about our community and all of the programs we offer!

Spread the word, Black women supporting Black women!

#BlackSky #BlackinSTEM #BlackSTEM #WomeninSTEM #BlackinAcademia

I also support three retention programs: two funded through the Predominantly Black Institution (PBI) grant to eliminate barriers and one that serves black/brown males through Dev. Math and into college-level math courses.

#BlackEduSky #BlackinAcademia #BlackSky

#Academia has a long way to go and a lot to answer for, but when I look at these joyful pictures of #McMasterUniversity ;s Black Excellence graduation ceremony, I feel hopeful for a more inclusive future. #BlackInSTEM #BlackinAcademia #AcademicSky #EDI dailynews.mcmaster.ca/articles/bla...

This is a great #BlackinAcademia event by @LeadingRoutes exploring careers outside the university, interdisciplinary careers after PhD and options for running your own business https://buff.ly/3uOUNyg
#CareerDev

“Understanding the scope of systemic inequality in science will enable genuine and sustainable efforts to make scientific institutions fair for all.” -- Esther Odekunle #WomeninScience #BlackandSTEM #BlackintheIvory #BlackinAcademia...