Start Walking Like a Doctor (with Dr. Jason K. Wallace)

We're discussing all things first-generation graduate/doctoral students in today's episode. You don't want to miss this conversation with the brilliant Dr. Jason K. Wallace who is in the guest chair. He discusses his experience as a first-generation college student and shares findings related to his research that explores the experiences of first-generation doctoral students.

About Dr. Jason K. Wallace

Dr. Jason K. Wallace (he/him) is a higher education researcher and practitioner, originally from Fort Worth, Texas. He currently serves as the Nina Bell Suggs assistant professor of higher education in the School of Education at The University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Wallace is a proud first-generation college graduate - an accomplishment he owes primarily to his mother, Shellice M. Wallace-Vaughn. Prior to joining the faculty at Southern Miss, Dr. Wallace worked for nearly a decade in student affairs primarily in multicultural services. His experience as a practitioner, passion for equity and justice, and lived experiences inform his teaching and research. As a critical qualitative scholar, Dr. Wallace’s research centers on issues of equity and inclusion in higher education with emphasis on Black and first-generation college student experiences. Dr. Wallace holds a Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in College Student Affairs Administration and a graduate certificate in Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies from the Mary Frances Early College of Education at The University of Georgia. He received an M.Ed. in Educational Administration and a B.S. in Advertising and Public Relations from Texas Christian University. In fall 2023, Dr. Wallace will join the faculty at Mississippi State University as assistant professor of higher education. For more information, visit www.drjkwallace.com.

Things Mentioned in This Episode:

• I Wish I Knew Thank I Could Be a Professor blog post by Dr. Jason K. Wallace
• Wallace, J. K. (2022). Nevertheless, we persist: Exploring the cultural capital of Black first-generation doctoral students at non-black serving institutions. The Review of Higher Education, 45(4), 515-548.
• Wallace, J. K., & Ford, J. R. (2021). "They don't value my knowledge": Interrogating the racialized experiences of black first-generation doctoral students in HESA programs at HWIs.  Journal of First-Generation Student Success, 1(2), 127-144.