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Shardé M. Davis
EducationUniversity of California, Santa Barbara (BA Communication, MA Communication); University of Iowa (Ph.D. in Communication Studies and a doctoral certificate in Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies)
Occupationacademic

Shardé M. Davis is an Afro-American academic who created the hashtag #BlackintheIvory, which was popularised on Twitter in the wake of widespread protests following the murder of George Floyd.[1][2]

Early life[edit]

As an undergraduate, Davis attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she earned a B.A. in Communication and Feminist Studies and an M.A. in Communication.[3] At UCSB she was funded through the Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program, and awarded the Steven H. Chaffee Undergraduate Research Award from the Department of Communication.[3] She completed her Ph.D. in Communication with a doctoral certificate in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Iowa University of Iowa.[3]

Career[edit]

Davis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication and a faculty affiliate of the Africana Studies Institute and the Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (InCHIP) at the University of Connecticut.[3] She specializes in interpersonal communication, with a focus on "how Black women's complex identities - and the power laden social structures that shape them - influence the way they communicate with close others".[3] Additionally, her research investigates "communication behaviour of other marginalized groups, like the elderly, people of color, financially-strained families, and divorcing couples".[3] These ideas have been published in over 30 peer-refereed articles and invited book chapters,[4] and are best represented in her article, "The 'Strong Black Woman Collective': A Developing Theoretical Framework for Understanding Collective Communication Practices of Black Women".[5] Her research was formally recognized with the 2018 American Postdoctoral Fellowship from the American Association of University Women and the 2019 Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship.[6]

#BlackintheIvory[edit]

in June 2020, Davis established the hashtag #BlackintheIvory with her friend Joy Woods, a doctoral student at the University of Texas-Austin.[1][7] The hashtag, used on Twitter, was designed as a forum to amplify the voices of "Blackademics" to speak truth about racism in academia.[8][9] Woods first used the hashtag on Twitter, tweeting:

"Hey folks, so I want my Black scholars if they're comfortable to share their experience with higher ed institutions #BlackInTheIvory I've started sharing. On Instagram. Shout out to @DrShardeDavis for the idea."[10]

Subsequently, it went viral in the United States and across the world,[7][11][12] with Times Higher Education identifying it as a "tidal wave" of "black scholars" sharing their "lived experiences of discrimination and alienation" at higher educational institutions.[13] As of November 11, 2020, the account had 9,864 followers.[14] Since creating #BlackintheIvory, Davis has been featured in several media interviews and podcasts to share her views on the intersections of racial and academic identity.

Awards and honors[edit]

  • 2018 - 100 Women of Color Gala, presented by June Archer and Eleven28 Entertainment.[15]
  • 2020 - Golden Anniversary Monograph Award for "The Strong Black Woman Collective Theory: Determining the Prosocial Functions of Strength Regulation in Groups of Black Women Friends," published in Journal of Communication in 2019 (co-authored with Tamara D. Afifi).[16]

Selected publications[edit]

  • Cox, J., Gailliard, B., & Davis, S. M. (2019). Transformation or assimilation?: Examining identity and organizational tensions at Full-Figured Fashion Week. Departures in Critical Qualitative Research, 8(3), 29–45. doi: 10.1525/dcqr.2019.8.3.29
  • Davis, S. M.,  & Afifi, T. (2019). The strong Black woman collective theory: Determining the prosocial functions of strength regulation in groups of Black women friends. Journal of Communication, 69(1), 1-25. doi: 10.1093/joc/jqy065. Lead article.
  • Davis, S. M., & High, A. (2019). Widening the gap: Support gaps in same race vs. different race female friendship dyads. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36(1), 187–213. doi: 10.1177/0265407517722245
  • Davis, S. M. (2019). When sistahs support sistahs: A process of supportive communication about microaggressions among Black women. Communication Monographs, 89(2), 133-157. doi: 10.1080/03637751.2018.1548769
  • Davis, S. M. (2018). Taking back the power: An analysis of Black women's communicative resistance. Review of Communication, 18(4), 301-318. doi: 10.1080/15358593.2018.1461234
  • Davis, S. M. (2018). The aftermath of #BlackGirlsRock vs. #WhiteGirlsRock: Considering the disrespectability of a Black woman counterpublic. Women's Studies in Communication, 41(3), 269–290. doi: 10.1080/07491409.2018.1505678. Lead article.
  • Afifi, Tamara D., Anne F. Merrill, and Sharde Davis. "The Theory of Resilience and Relational Load." Personal Relationships 23, no. 4 (2016): 663–83. [1].
  • Davis, S. M. (2015). The "strong Black woman collective": A developing theoretical framework for understanding collective communication practices of Black women. Women's Studies in Communication, 38(1), 20–35. doi:10.1080/07491409.2014.953714.
  • Afifi, Tamara, Sharde Davis, Anne F. Merrill, Samantha Coveleski, Amanda Denes, and Walid Afifi. "In the Wake of the Great Recession: Economic Uncertainty, Communication, and Biological Stress Responses in Families." Human Communication Research 41, no. 2 (2015): 268–302. [2].

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Subbaraman, Nidhi (2020-06-11). "How #BlackInTheIvory put a spotlight on racism in academia". Nature. 582 (7812): 327. Bibcode:2020Natur.582..327S. doi:10.1038/d41586-020-01741-7. PMID 32546868.
  2. ^ Fern, Deirdre (June 27, 2020). "#BlackintheIvory: a hashtag that became a rallying cry for Black academics - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Davis, Shardé M. (2019-11-22). "Shardé M. Davis | Department of Communication". Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  4. ^ "Dr. Shardé M. Davis". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  5. ^ Davis, Shardé M. (2015-01-02). "The "Strong Black Woman Collective": A Developing Theoretical Framework for Understanding Collective Communication Practices of Black Women". Women's Studies in Communication. 38 (1): 20–35. doi:10.1080/07491409.2014.953714. ISSN 0749-1409. S2CID 142987582.
  6. ^ "A Spotlight on Dr Shardé M. Davis". Canterbury Christ Church University. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  7. ^ a b ""The Rose-Colored Glasses Are Off:" #BlackintheIvory Creators Say Universities Can No Longer Ignore The Struggles Of Blacks In Academia". MadameNoire. 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  8. ^ "Community Dialogues: Dr. Shardé M. Davis | WFUV". wfuv.org. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  9. ^ Junior, Nyasha (2020). "#BlackInTheIvory Documents Anti-Blackness in the Academy". Women in Higher Education. 29 (9): 8–15. doi:10.1002/whe.20892. ISSN 2331-5466. S2CID 225328166.
  10. ^ @smileitsjoy (7 June 2020). "Hey folks, so i want my Black scholars..." Twitter. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  11. ^ "UConn Professor's Hashtag Goes Viral In Fight Against Racism". UConn Today. 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  12. ^ "Black women create #BlackInTheIvory and #PublishingPaidMe to reveal inequity in academia and publishing". NBC News. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  13. ^ "'I Was Fed Up': How #BlackInTheIvory Got Started, and What Its Founders Want to See Next - The Chronicle of Higher Education". 2020-06-21. Archived from the original on 2020-06-21. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  14. ^ @BlackInTheIvory. "Black In The Ivory". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  15. ^ afampov (2018-03-02). "100 WOMEN OF COLOR GALA & AWARDS". Af-Am Point of View. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  16. ^ "Golden Anniversary Monograph Awards". National Communication Association. 2020.

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