Women in Behavior Science is a unique text that showcases the perspectives, stories, and lessons of notable female behavior scientists at all stages of their careers, with relevance for the field’s many women pursuing careers in academia today.
With the insights of esteemed female behavior scientists from diverse backgrounds, the book brings together their challenges and successes to include their own distinct perspectives on their professional and personal development. The book includes three sections that span the different phases of the academic lifespan from graduate school to retirement and post-retirement. Each section covers a wide range of topics such as expanding one’s work in new and diverse areas; deciding when and how to make transitions; making something out of nothing or very little; navigating relationships with family, children, and life partners both inside and outside of academy; values-based living; how to thrive in competitive environments; and building values-consistent repertoires in settings that may be gender-marginalizing. Presenting a behind-the-scenes view of academia, the authors also provide open and vulnerable narratives about their psychological and socio-cultural experiences, their stories of marginalization, their difficulties with mental and physical health challenges, grief and loss, and caring for others with chronic health conditions.
Reframing the cultural-level recognition of female behavior scientists today, this book is essential reading for graduate and postgraduate students of Behavioral Science, especially for those focusing on diversity and cultural issues. It is also a must-read for professionals interested in understanding the experiences of diverse groups in this field.
Edited by:
Ruth Anne Rehfeldt,
Traci M. Cihon,
Erin B. Rasmussen
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 178mm,
Weight: 740g
ISBN: 9781032107301
ISBN 10: 1032107308
Series: Behavior Science
Pages: 380
Publication Date: 28 April 2023
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Part 1: Beginning 1. Planting Seeds: Learning, Growing, and Thriving in Graduate School Ally Salzer, Jovonnie Esquierdo Leal & Kathryn Roose 2. The Job Search Corina Jimenez-Gomez & Sarah Richling 3. The First Years of the Job: What My CV Doesn’t Tell You Shrinidhi Subramaniam 4. Building Values-Consistent Repertoires of Gender Marginalized Academics Emily K. Sandoz, Janani Vaidya, Brooke M. Smith, Jade Campbell & Karen Kate Kellum 5. Mentoring Relationships: Finding a Mentor, Being Mentored, and Mentoring Others. Erin Rasmussen, Sierra Baca-Zeff, and Morgan Musquez 6: Mentoring, Mothering, Sistering, and Friending: Building a Caring Mentoring Community Stephanie Peterson, Cynthia Anderson & Jennifer Wolgemuth Part 2: Striving and Surviving 7. Scholarship Expectations and Practices across the Academic Landscape Kelly Banna, Amy L. Odum & Erin B. Rasmussen 8. Promotions Rocio Rosales 9. Understanding the Importance of Intersectionality in Advancing Community-Engaged Scholarship and Increasing Diversity Jomella Watson-Thompson & Eric C. Thompson 10. Family Career Balance: Professional and Personal Repertoires Shaped with Love, Enthusiasm, and Strong Models Martha Hubner and Luiza Hubner 11: Spiritual Activsim Paula Danquah-Brobby 12. The Experiences of a Female Scientist in the Global Network. Louise McHugh & Lynn Farrell 13. Transitions Ariana D’Arms, Amoy Kito Hugh-Pennie, & Denise Ross 14. Chapter Title: Sickness, Health, and Love: Managing Life and Work Demands Julie Slowiak Chapter 15. Leisure Wendy Donlin Washington & Casey Irwin Helvey Part 3: Thriving 16. Making Something Out Of Nothing or Very Little: A Tale of How to Plant Seeds of Behavior Analysis, How to Cultivate Them, and Enjoy Watching Them Grow and Multiply. Zuilma Gabriela Sigurðardóttir 17. Expanding Traci M. Cihon 18. Staying Motivated: An Intermezzo Ruth Anne Rehfeldt 19. A Cross-Continental Journey through Academia; Life Partners, Tensions, and the People Who Influenced My Path Lise Roll-Pettersson 20. A Northeast Journey Toward Values-Based Living Adel Najdowski 21. Promoting Prosociality and Compassion in Competitive Environments Karola Dillenburger 22. Reflections on Loss and Grief Traci M. Cihon 23. Capitalizing on Applied Behavior Analysis Within Our Retirement Years Beth Sulzer-Azaroff
Ruth Anne Rehfeldt, PhD, BCBA-D, is currently Dean at Waubonsee Community College. She has a 20+ year history of mentoring graduate students in behavior analysis, and has won a number of awards for her teaching and research while a faculty member at Southern Illinois University. Ruth Anne served as Editor for The Psychological Record, President for the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), and is Fellow of both the Association for Behavior Analysis International and the Association for Contextual Behavior Science. Her research has focused on interventions for teaching language and cognitive skills in a variety of populations and settings. Traci M. Cihon was an associate professor at the University of North Texas while this volume was completed. She is the current editor of Behavior and Social Issues, an active member of the Behaviorists for Social Responsibility Special Interest Group of ABAI, and maintains an active research agenda related to include culturo behavior science and behavioral systems analysis, social behavior and social action, behavioral approaches to education (e.g., language acquisition, reading instruction, Precision Teaching), and interdisciplinary collaboration. Erin B. Rasmussen is Professor of Experimental Psychology at Idaho State University. Her research interests are broadly in the area of behavioral economics and behavioral pharmacology. Her specific work, which has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, focuses on behavioral economic factors that influence food-based choice related to obesity in both humans and rats.
