Valerie Biwa
Biographic Data
| ID | 5191052 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Valerie Biwa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Valerie |
| FAMILY NAME | Biwa |
| SIGNATURE | BIWA V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Baruch College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8570-2965 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Revisiting Sojourners’ Identity Transformation
This study examined communication’s role in Davis United World College Scholars international students’ multicultural identity development. Thirty-two participants were interviewed, and data was analyzed using constant comparative analysis. Half of the participants developed multicultural identity, thirteen developed intercultural identity, and three experienced rootlessness. Six communication themes (e.g., engaging in fellowship, classroom discu…
Examining everyday discourses of Black Lives Matter Oklahoma City
This ethnography of communication invokes the principle of dialogism from the Bakhtinian framework of discourse analysis and employs digital ethnography to examine the everyday discourses of the BLM Oklahoma City Chapter (BLM OKC). A total of 163 Facebook posts, informal interviews and two formal interviews of the chapter were collected and analysed. The analysis revealed that the discourses of BLM OKC on the local level align with the global lev…
Graduate teaching assistants' challenges, conflicts, and strategies for navigating Covid-19
COVID-19 imparted unprecedented changes to higher education. Overnight, institutions were required to transition to online instruction, which brought about numerous challenges for instructors. This study examines the experiences of an often-overlooked instructor; graduate student assistants (GTAs). Their challenges and conflicts encountered with online instruction during COVID-19 and conflict management strategies are investigated. Sixteen ( N = …
Multicultural identity development
Multicultural identity development
Graduate teaching assistants' challenges, conflicts, and strategies for navigating Covid-19
COVID-19 imparted unprecedented changes to higher education. Overnight, institutions were required to transition to online instruction, which brought about numerous challenges for instructors. This study examines the experiences of an often-overlooked instructor; graduate student assistants (GTAs). Their challenges and conflicts encountered with online instruction during COVID-19 and conflict management strategies are investigated. Sixteen ( N = …
Examining everyday discourses of Black Lives Matter Oklahoma City
This ethnography of communication invokes the principle of dialogism from the Bakhtinian framework of discourse analysis and employs digital ethnography to examine the everyday discourses of the BLM Oklahoma City Chapter (BLM OKC). A total of 163 Facebook posts, informal interviews and two formal interviews of the chapter were collected and analysed. The analysis revealed that the discourses of BLM OKC on the local level align with the global lev…
Revisiting Sojourners’ Identity Transformation
This study examined communication’s role in Davis United World College Scholars international students’ multicultural identity development. Thirty-two participants were interviewed, and data was analyzed using constant comparative analysis. Half of the participants developed multicultural identity, thirteen developed intercultural identity, and three experienced rootlessness. Six communication themes (e.g., engaging in fellowship, classroom discu…
Sociology (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Cultural identity (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Intercultural communication (2 works) · International Student and Expatriate Challenges (2 works) · Multiculturalism (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)