Dominiqua M. Griffin

Griffin obtained her B.A. in sociology with a minor in African American Studies from SUNY University at Buffalo and her master's in School Psychology and Counseling Services with a concentration in Counseling and Guidance from Howard University.^[1] She did her PhD work with school counselors in Barbados, ultimately obtaining her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision, with a Dual Title in Comparative and International Education from The Pennsylvania State University.^[3] She co-created BlackWomenPhDs, a business that highlights the achievements of Black Women scholars and provides resources for current and future doctors.^[5]

In 2021, she was selected to receive the AERA (American Educational Research Association) Congressional Fellowship and is an AERA Ambassador on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.^[6]

She has contributed to Antiracist Counseling in Schools and Communities^[7] and The Wiley Handbook of Family, School, and Community Relationships in Education.^[8] She has also been active at Penn State in bringing attention to the lack of faculty diversity.^[9]

She has been featured on two podcasts: Nerdacity, 'Why Women Shouldn't Give Up the "Dr." ',^[10] and on Cohort Sistas, 'Dr. Dominiqua Griffin of Black Women PhDs on Fostering School, Family, and Community Partnerships in Research, Policy, and Practice'.^[11]

• 2021–22 American Educational Research Association Congressional Fellow^[12]
• 2021 American Educational Research Association Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award^[13]

She is from the Bronx^[10] and her parents are from both the Caribbean and Florida, USA.^[11]