Browsing Auburn University Libraries by Author "Jaena Alabi, jma0019@auburn.edu"

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Academic Librarians' Experiences & Observations of Microaggressions

Alabi, Jaena (2013-04-25)

In this poster, the researcher will present results from a survey of academic librarians about their experiences of racial microaggressions. The research presented in this poster—results from a survey of minority and ...

Everyday Inclusion Begins with Me: Diversity and Intergroup Communication in the Workplace

Iglesias, Aubrey; Whaley, Pambanisha; Alabi, Jaena (2020-06-10)

Join us to explore actions at the individual level that help create an environment where diverse perspectives flourish and a desired long-term outcome is to attract, recruit, and retain a workforce of librarians from diverse ...

"I Don’t Know what to Say!” Strategies for Responding to and Supporting Targets of Racial Microaggressions

Alabi, Jaena; 0000-0002-2461-4889 (2022-11-04)

In this session, participants will be introduced to racial microaggressions, or subtle, denigrating messages conveyed to people of color based on their racial or ethnic identity. An overview of the existing research on ...

Microaggressions, harassment, and workplace stress

Thomas, Chippewa; Whaley, Pambanisha; Alabi, Jaena (2021-12-01)

A panel presentation about microaggressions, harassment, which can contribute to workplace stress. Potential strategies for mitigating the negative effects of experiencing these phenomena are also presented. Part of the ...

Mindfulness to Manage Workplace Stress and Microaggressions

Thomas, Chippewa; Whaley, Pambanisha; Alabi, Jaena (2020-07-14)

Navigating workplace stress and microaggressions—verbal and non-verbal messages that are invalidating or demeaning—can be difficult in any profession, but is especially challenging in service-oriented professions like ...

Racial Microaggressions and Academic Libraries

Alabi, Jaena (2013-04-25)

The abundance of articles, books, and conference papers on diversity in librarianship tend to focus on a few recurring themes: depictions of minorities in children’s literature, developing multicultural collections, or ...

Racial Microaggressions in Academic Libraries: Results of a Survey of Minority and Non-Minority Librarians

Alabi, Jaena (2016-01-04)

There is relatively little literature on racism within the profession of academic librarianship. To investigate academic librarians’ experiences of racism, this research project uses the framework of racial microaggressions, ...

Racial microaggressions: Their effects on mental and physical health

Alabi, Jaena; 0000-0002-2461-4889 (2022-09-09)

In this webinar session, Jaena Alabi will present a brief history of racial microaggressions research, focusing on the negative mental and physical health outcomes associated with experiencing subtle racism. Strategies ...

“This Actually Happened”: An Analysis of Librarians’ Responses to a Survey about Racial Microaggressions

Alabi, Jaena (2015-05-21)

Racial microaggressions are subtle, derogatory messages conveyed to people of color. While often delivered unconsciously, these persistent and pervasive negative messages can have devastating effects on individuals and ...