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V.Viii.D; 31-06 Emu - Gerontology Program Course Offering - Winter 2012, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd Feb 2023

V.Viii.D; 31-06 Emu - Gerontology Program Course Offering - Winter 2012, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

EMU - Gerontology Program Course Offering - Winter 2012


V.Viii.F; 31-21 Correspondence Re - Emu Honors College Director Position, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd Feb 2023

V.Viii.F; 31-21 Correspondence Re - Emu Honors College Director Position, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

Correspondence RE - EMU Honors College Director Position


V.Viii.G; 31-34 Mcnair Program Academic Release 2008-2009, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd Feb 2023

V.Viii.G; 31-34 Mcnair Program Academic Release 2008-2009, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

McNair Program Academic Release 2008-2009


V.Viii.G; 31-42 Mcnair Scholars Program, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd Feb 2023

V.Viii.G; 31-42 Mcnair Scholars Program, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

McNair Scholars Program


“If I Don't Laugh, I'M Going To Cry”: Meaning Making In The Promotion, Tenure, And Retention Process: A Collaborative Autoethnography, Pamela Wells, Kristen N. Dickens, Juliann Sergi Mcbrayer, Richard E. Cleveland Feb 2019

“If I Don't Laugh, I'M Going To Cry”: Meaning Making In The Promotion, Tenure, And Retention Process: A Collaborative Autoethnography, Pamela Wells, Kristen N. Dickens, Juliann Sergi Mcbrayer, Richard E. Cleveland

The Qualitative Report

Utilizing Chang, Ngunjiri, and Hernandez’s (2013) collaborative autoethnographic research approach, we investigated our experiences as pre-tenured junior faculty progressing through the tenure and promotion process within a college of education at one public university in the southeastern United States. The review of the data (transcripts and photographs) revealed challenges and stressors common to junior faculty. Data analysis yielded four emergent themes centered around demonstrations of self-care and resiliency including community, balance, coping strategies, and process. Through data analysis, these major themes and their sub-themes were explored in depth. Recommendations and implications for personnel navigating the academic tenure process (i.e., new …