Not All Blacks Are African American: The Importance of Viewing Advisees as Individuals in a Culturally Mosaic Context

Authors

  • Mary Livingston Louisiana Tech University
  • Latoya Pierce Louisiana Tech University
  • Lou'uan Gollop-Brown Louisiana Tech University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26209/mj1561284

Keywords:

advisees, african americans, blacks, context, cultural, individuals, mosaic

Abstract

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Author Biographies

Mary Livingston, Louisiana Tech University

Mary M. Livingston, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology in the Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, LA. She can be reached at maryml@latech.edu.

Latoya Pierce, Louisiana Tech University

Latoya Pierce, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of psychology in the Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, LA. She can be reached at lapierce@latech.edu.

Lou'uan Gollop-Brown, Louisiana Tech University

Lou'uan Gollop-Brown, Psy.D., is an assistant professor of psychology in the Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, LA. She can be reached at louuan@latech.edu.

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