LaShawnda Fields Source Confirmed

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Assistant Professor

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

faculty

6 h-index 12 pubs 141 cited

Research Areas

Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Higher Education Research Studies Diversity and Career in Medicine Education Systems and Policy Behavioral and Psychological Studies Social and Intergroup Psychology

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OverviewAI-generated summary

LaShawnda Fields investigates the culture and climate within social work education, with a specific focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Her research examines experiences with imposter syndrome and authenticity among students at research-intensive schools of social work. Fields has also studied the impact of anti-Black campus climates and the role of Black women mentors in supporting other Black women in academia. Her work further explores the accumulation of pain inequities resulting from racism exposure and advocates for restorative approaches. Fields has also examined the experiences of Black women regarding police use of excessive force and the concept of internalized racism. Prior to her academic career, Fields worked at Washington University, supporting first-generation and low-income students in their academic persistence.

Metrics

  • h-index: 6
  • Publications: 12
  • Citations: 141

Selected Publications

  • Voices from the Sidelines: Black Women’s Experiences of Police Use of Excessive Force (2025) DOI
  • An Antiracist CBPAR Approach to Honoring Victims of Racial Terror Lynching in Washington County, Arkansas (2025) DOI
  • Standing in the gap: how Black women mentors make the academy bearable for other Black women (2024) DOI
  • Racism exposure and trauma accumulation perpetuate pain inequities—advocating for change (RESTORATIVE): A conceptual model. (2023) DOI
  • Navigating an anti-Black campus climate: #black@pwi (2022) DOI
  • Experiences With Imposter Syndrome and Authenticity at Research-Intensive Schools of Social Work (2021) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Valandra University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 3 shared publications Whitney Sober University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication RoAnne Elliott University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication

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