Joya Misra and Jennifer Lundquist

Joya Misra and Jennifer Lundquist

Joya Misra is co-author with Jennifer Lundquist on a series of Inside Higher Education advice columns aimed at faculty. She is Professor of Sociology & Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Misra's research primarily is aimed at understanding how policies can create more equitable societies, with a particular emphasis on labor market inequalities. Much of her research compares different countries, and considers how to create meaningful support for both work and life. She has brought her expertise to examine faculty lives in research projects with a number of colleagues. She has also worked with administrators and the faculty union to create supportive policies and environments at UMass Amherst. She is currently involved in KerryAnn O'Meara's NSF-funded project on Faculty Workload and Rewards across three states. Misra and her husband are parents of two children. Readers are welcome to suggest topics for future columns.

 

Jennifer Lundquist is co-author with Joya Misra on a series of Inside Higher Education advice columns aimed at faculty. She is Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Development in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. A sociologist and demographer, her research examines how racial, ethnic and gender inequalities are perpetuated and sometimes undone in various institutions, such as the workplace, the dating/marriage market and in families. She uses her expertise to examine faculty lives in various research projects with Joya Misra and works to create supportive work life policies and faculty development initiatives at UMass Amherst. Readers are welcome to suggest topics for future columns. 

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August 24, 2017
Joya Misra and Jennifer Lundquist asked faculty members from different disciplines whom colleagues and students had identified as excellent mentors to share their lessons with others in academe.
June 15, 2017
Joya Misra and Jennifer Lundquist recommend effective practices that individual faculty members, as well as institutions and departments, can adopt.
March 9, 2017
It’s possible to be an excellent administrative leader and still find time for leisure, health and social connections, write Joya Misra and Jennifer Lundquist, and here’s how.
January 12, 2017
Peer review can sting, write Joya Misra and Jennifer Lundquist, but continued revision is the lifeblood of scholarship.
November 10, 2016
Engaging larger publics and influencing policy through one's scholarship can be personally rewarding, but such work too often goes unrecognized in university systems of evaluation, write Joya Misra and Jennifer Lundquist.

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