CROSS-RACIAL AND INTERSECTIONAL ALLYSHIP EFFORTS AMONG FACULTY IN A PSYCHOLOGY DOCTORAL PROGRAM

Abstract

The current study examined events by which four faculty members who teach in the same psychology doctoral program engaged each other in an allyship development process primarily related to race over the course of two years. The purpose of the study is to provide a model for allyship among faculty members in a psychology doctoral program. The study utilized critical incident techniques (CIT) and thematic analysis to identify and examine the formative experiences that became catalysts for intrapersonal, interpersonal, and structural changes resulting from these allyship processes. Textual evidence to identify critical incidents included e-mails, social media posts, text messages, and personal conversations from each coauthor about the process of these internal and external shifts. Recommendations for the implications of this allyship development process, as well as potential applications for other psychology doctoral programs, are discussed.