In this episode Dr. Nicole Joseph talks about her journey from teaching to academia as well as the people that were pivotal for her success. Her family support, her mentors, and her professors all played a tremendous role. She urges grad students, and especially Black female scholars, to be confident is drawing from their professional experiences, to develop their scholarly voice, build relationships, know their context, and to connect with affinity spaces to fill their soul.

Show highlights include:

*Finding your scholarly voice

*Valuing your "lived experience" and connecting it to your theorizing

*The role of affinity spaces

*Partnerships in researching

*The role of family as partners

*Seeking out resources and not operating in fear