I became interested in my current topics of
research (leadership and diversity) through being involved on campus in the
Leadership, Education and Development office and working as a Diversity,
Inclusion and Multicultural Education creating community facilitator. By working in these positions I began to want
to learn and understand more about leadership and diversity in the context of organizations.
I also wanted to answer some of my own questions that came up while working in
these positions of leadership such as: What
makes a good leader? Are there things
that hinder people from being good leaders?
Could race and gender potentially play a role? These questions inspired me to enact upon
my interest in leadership and diversity.
I am currently working under the direction of
Dr. Eden King and doctoral student Ashley Membere in the
Industrial/Organizational Psychology Department to complete this research
project. This semester we are highly
focused on collecting data and presenting the proposed study in my Psychology
Honors Research class. I am also working
to complete a written thesis based on this project and the research findings. Through
this entire research process I have learned a lot about myself and what it
takes to research what I am passionate about.
I am most grateful for the lesson of perseverance and determination
because I believe that these qualities distinguish one from others who may be
striving for the same goal.
My research project is a starting point to help
me get to where I would like to be in future.
I plan to continue research in the topics of leadership and diversity in
graduate school, becoming a scholar in the field and creating best practices for
leadership and diversity in organizations and in the workplace.
