J A Byrd
Biographic Data
| ID | 14617 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J A Byrd |
| GIVEN NAMES | J A |
| FAMILY NAME | Byrd |
| SIGNATURE | BYRD J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pennsylvania State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8754-8068 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Situating Critical Qualitative Educational Research: Considerations for Conducting a Literature Synthesis
Critical qualitative research has evolved over time and is an invaluable tool in advancing education research and practice. Researchers who have conducted critical literature reviews—through either a systematic/scientific or a synthesis approach—have enriched the breadth and depth of our understanding of said population or topic. More important, their/our work strives to raise critical consciousness, pushes for social transformation, and disrupts…
Navigating Identity and Resilience: Supporting Black Women With Multiple Sclerosis
Black women with multiple sclerosis developed and maintained cultural expectations of strength, self‐reliance, and caregiving known as superwoman schema (SWS) while also navigating their disability identity. The SWS framework guided this study and highlighted unique factors that contributed to the help‐seeking behaviors of Black women. The following three questions directed this investigation: Do Black women associate with the SWS?; What is the e…
Black American Scholarship in ACA-affiliated journals: A content analysis
There is a paucity of counselling scholarship investigating the trends in writing about Black life and experiences in the US. The purpose of this study was to explore the topics and themes of the articles related to Black Americans, published in American Counseling Association (ACA)-affiliated journals over a span of 24 years. Accordingly, we conducted a content analysis of both conceptual and empirical articles. A total of 348 articles focusing …
Storying Our Mourning and Resistance Through Teaching: Black Women Surviving (and Thriving In) White Spaces
This critical duoethnography explores the experiences of two pre-tenured Black women faculty navigating their varied emotions teaching cultural awareness-building courses at predominantly White institutions during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and racial violence. The authors draw upon Dillard and Bell’s (2011) nkwaethnography to share the stories of ‘we’ instead of the ‘singular self’ and present the data as two composite narratives. Autho…
Exposing blindspots and the hidden curriculum within counselor supervision models
Anti-racist and anti-oppressive supervision remains a burgeoning area of scholarship and research within the counselor education nomenclature. In this paper, we explore how matters of race and racism are conspicuously underemphasized in counselor training, specifically, the supervision process. We explore the hidden curriculum in counselor education supervision models. Next, we consider how a supervision model grounded in critical race theory pro…
(In)Visibility Across Educational Spaces: Centering Mental Health & Wellness for Black Girls & Women
This thematic issue, (In)Visibility Across Educational Spaces: Centering Mental Health & Wellness for Black Girls & Women, reflects a collection of recent scholarship centering the experiences of Black girls and women across the educational pipeline. Notably, the scholarship represented uniquely focuses on the influence of mental health and wellness on their educational success and academic outcomes. This collection of articles serves as a resour…
Understanding Influences of Development on Black Women’s Success in U.S. Colleges: A Synthesis of Literature
The purpose of this study was to illuminate how and to what extent Black women’s developmental processes have influenced their success within their respective U.S. college environments. Crenshaw’s three dimensions of intersectionality guided our analysis. We synthesized 38 peer-reviewed articles and interpreted five themes: (a) navigating the educational matrix, (b) sense of belonging, (c) perceptions of (lack of) institutional support, (d) livin…
Juxtaposing #BlackGirlMagic as “empowering and problematic: ” Composite narratives of Black women in college
Challenges in Implementing Antiracist Pedagogy Into Counselor Education Programs: A Collective Self-Study
This self-study examined the challenges experienced by three Black counselor educators when implementing antiracist pedagogy into their classrooms. Two themes emerged: White gaze in counselor education and marked as an outsider within. Counselor educators should engage in continuous self-reflexivity and positionality while integrating and valuing Black perspectives in counselor education
Caring, Cognition, and Cultural Pluralism: Case Studies of Urban Teachers
This article describes teaching practices used by exemplary elementary teachers noted for their successes with inner-city students. 77Te authors videotaped and interviewed 2 teachers identified as "excellent" by their principal and coteachers. Both of these teachers promoted cultural pluralism and critical thinking, fostered positive relationships among students, and attempted to make the curriculum relevant to students
Challenges in Implementing Antiracist Pedagogy Into Counselor Education Programs: A Collective Self-Study
This self-study examined the challenges experienced by three Black counselor educators when implementing antiracist pedagogy into their classrooms. Two themes emerged: White gaze in counselor education and marked as an outsider within. Counselor educators should engage in continuous self-reflexivity and positionality while integrating and valuing Black perspectives in counselor education
Juxtaposing #BlackGirlMagic as “empowering and problematic: ” Composite narratives of Black women in college
Caring, Cognition, and Cultural Pluralism: Case Studies of Urban Teachers
This article describes teaching practices used by exemplary elementary teachers noted for their successes with inner-city students. 77Te authors videotaped and interviewed 2 teachers identified as "excellent" by their principal and coteachers. Both of these teachers promoted cultural pluralism and critical thinking, fostered positive relationships among students, and attempted to make the curriculum relevant to students
Understanding Influences of Development on Black Women’s Success in U.S. Colleges: A Synthesis of Literature
The purpose of this study was to illuminate how and to what extent Black women’s developmental processes have influenced their success within their respective U.S. college environments. Crenshaw’s three dimensions of intersectionality guided our analysis. We synthesized 38 peer-reviewed articles and interpreted five themes: (a) navigating the educational matrix, (b) sense of belonging, (c) perceptions of (lack of) institutional support, (d) livin…
Juxtaposing #BlackGirlMagic as “empowering and problematic: ” Composite narratives of Black women in college
Challenges in Implementing Antiracist Pedagogy Into Counselor Education Programs: A Collective Self-Study
This self-study examined the challenges experienced by three Black counselor educators when implementing antiracist pedagogy into their classrooms. Two themes emerged: White gaze in counselor education and marked as an outsider within. Counselor educators should engage in continuous self-reflexivity and positionality while integrating and valuing Black perspectives in counselor education
(In)Visibility Across Educational Spaces: Centering Mental Health & Wellness for Black Girls & Women
This thematic issue, (In)Visibility Across Educational Spaces: Centering Mental Health & Wellness for Black Girls & Women, reflects a collection of recent scholarship centering the experiences of Black girls and women across the educational pipeline. Notably, the scholarship represented uniquely focuses on the influence of mental health and wellness on their educational success and academic outcomes. This collection of articles serves as a resour…
Storying Our Mourning and Resistance Through Teaching: Black Women Surviving (and Thriving In) White Spaces
This critical duoethnography explores the experiences of two pre-tenured Black women faculty navigating their varied emotions teaching cultural awareness-building courses at predominantly White institutions during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and racial violence. The authors draw upon Dillard and Bell’s (2011) nkwaethnography to share the stories of ‘we’ instead of the ‘singular self’ and present the data as two composite narratives. Autho…
Exposing blindspots and the hidden curriculum within counselor supervision models
Anti-racist and anti-oppressive supervision remains a burgeoning area of scholarship and research within the counselor education nomenclature. In this paper, we explore how matters of race and racism are conspicuously underemphasized in counselor training, specifically, the supervision process. We explore the hidden curriculum in counselor education supervision models. Next, we consider how a supervision model grounded in critical race theory pro…
Black American Scholarship in ACA-affiliated journals: A content analysis
There is a paucity of counselling scholarship investigating the trends in writing about Black life and experiences in the US. The purpose of this study was to explore the topics and themes of the articles related to Black Americans, published in American Counseling Association (ACA)-affiliated journals over a span of 24 years. Accordingly, we conducted a content analysis of both conceptual and empirical articles. A total of 348 articles focusing …
Navigating Identity and Resilience: Supporting Black Women With Multiple Sclerosis
Black women with multiple sclerosis developed and maintained cultural expectations of strength, self‐reliance, and caregiving known as superwoman schema (SWS) while also navigating their disability identity. The SWS framework guided this study and highlighted unique factors that contributed to the help‐seeking behaviors of Black women. The following three questions directed this investigation: Do Black women associate with the SWS?; What is the e…
Situating Critical Qualitative Educational Research: Considerations for Conducting a Literature Synthesis
Critical qualitative research has evolved over time and is an invaluable tool in advancing education research and practice. Researchers who have conducted critical literature reviews—through either a systematic/scientific or a synthesis approach—have enriched the breadth and depth of our understanding of said population or topic. More important, their/our work strives to raise critical consciousness, pushes for social transformation, and disrupts…
Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Pedagogy (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Critical Race Theory in Education (4 works) · Mentoring and Academic Development (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Counseling Practices and Supervision (3 works)