Robin Phelps-Ward, Ed.D., is Associate Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Professor of Higher Education at Ball State University. A Black feminist higher education scholar, she has more than a decade of experience cultivating equitable environments through liberatory pedagogy, participatory research, and culturally relevant leadership.

Taryrn T. C. Brown, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor in the School of Teaching and Learning at the University of Florida. Her research explores the intersections of gender, race, and class in the lives of Black women and girls, amplifying the voices of youth and communities in education through participatory action research.

Anuoluwapo T. Bankole, M.A., is a doctoral student in the Doctor of Higher Education program at Ball State University. Her research explores the experiences of women in the African diaspora within workplace contexts, focusing on the intersections of body image, size, compensation, and equity.