Professor Visits University of Johannesburg as Fulbright Specialist

Professor Johnnie Hamilton-Mason received a Fulbright Specialist Award this year. 

According to the press release from the United States Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, "Dr. Hamilton-Mason will complete a project at University of Johannesburg in South Africa that aims to exchange knowledge and establish partnerships benefiting participants, institutions, and communities both in the U.S. and overseas through a variety of educational and training activities within Education." Recipients of the Fulbright Specialist awards are "selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement, demonstrated leadership in their field, and their potential to foster long-term cooperation between institutions in the U.S. and abroad."

This October, Hamilton-Mason delivered a public lecture at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. The lecture, "Economic Stability, Stress, and the Superwoman Schema: Coping Among Black Women," provided insights into how economic instability and cultural expectations impact mental and emotional well-being.

Also in October, Hamilton-Mason presented a lecture, “Dignified Resistance: Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, Maria L. Baldwin, and the League of Community Service,” at the Joint Symposium hosted by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and International Consortium of Social Development (ICSD, Africa) in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Professor Hamilton-Mason is currently on sabbatical, but in January resumes her work on the Simmons campus as the Associate Dean of Faculty Development.