In this episode, Dr. Crystal Chambers, author of Black Women's Pathways to Executive Academic Leadership, talks about Black female leadership, especially as it relates to the current Democratic presidential nominee. Then, Dr. Michael Sierra-Arévalo, author of The Danger Imperative, discusses how the concept of constant danger dictates American policing.
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Professor/ Author
Biography: Dr. Crystal Renée Chambers, J.D., Ph.D. chambersc@ecu.edu is the 2023 Barbara Townsend Distinguished Lecturer (Association for the Study of Higher Education, Council for the Advancement of Higher Education Programs) and Professor of Educational Leadership at East Carolina University where she examines matters of race and gender equity in higher education, particularly the areas of college choice and faculty advancement. Dr. Chambers is the author/ co-author of over 50 peer reviewed articles, book chapters, and monographs as well as the editor of eight book and journal volumes, including, most recently, Black Women’s Pathways to Executive Academic Leadership: Lessons from Lived Experiences (UWP, 2023). Dr. Chambers is a 2018 Carnegie Fellow and is a co-PI on THRIVE@ECU, an NSF ADVANCE Adaptation grant and has served as a Coach and faculty expert with the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity.
Sierra-Arévalo
Michael Sierra-Arévalo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Associate Director of the Liberal Arts Honors Program at the University of Texas at Austin.
His new book, "THE DANGER IMPERATIVE: Violence, Death, and the Soul of Policing", shows how policing’s preoccupation with danger shapes police culture and violence in the United States.
Sierra-Arévalo's research is published in leading journals, including the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Criminology, Law & Society Review, and the Annual Review of Law and Social Science.
His writing and research are widely featured in media, including The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Times Higher Education, Slate, GQ, and NPR.
He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Yale University and his B.A. in Sociology and Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin.