About
Tenisha is from Sacramento, California, where her academic career began at a local community college. After two and a half years, she transferred to a comprehensive regional 4-year institution, earning both a bachelor's and masters degree in sociology. Falling in love with statistics and having an improved understanding of raced-based outcomes, she pursued a position to be a research analyst for a research center focused on delinquency, crime, and education, before pursing her PhD in Education.
Current Work
Tenisha interrogates postsecondary practices in an effort to promote equity and inclusion across the organization. She spends a considerable amount of time focused on minoritized populations who through their transition to and navigation of the educational pipeline, continue to be disenfranchised by inequitable practices. Tenisha also explores the relationship between administrative leadership and identity, particularly how postsecondary leadership practices contribute to the patterns of inequality and societal injustices.
Research Area Keyword(s)
inclusion, leadership