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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Fries-Britt, S.L., & Kelly Turner, B., (2023). Black Women Navigating the Doctoral Journey: Student Peer Support, Mentorship, and Success in the Academy. Routledge Press.

Berhane, B., Onuma, F., Buenaflor, S.H., Fries-Britt, S.L, Ogwo, A. (2023). "They Helped Me to Get Through": Investigating Institutional Sources of Support at Two-Year Colleges That Facilitate the Transfer and Persistence of Black Engineering Students. �˻�ֱ�� College Review.

Kelly Turner, B. & Fries-Britt, S.L. (2022). Building mentorship networks to support Black Women: A guide to succeeding in the academy. Routledge Press.  

Buenaflor, S.H., Berhane, B., Fries-Britt, S.L., Ogwo, A. (2022). "Everything is Bigger and Different": Black Engineering Transfer Students Adjusting to the Intensity & Academic Culture of the Four-Year Campus. The Urban Review. 

Fries-Britt, S. L., & Onuma (2021). The Role of Family, Race, and �˻�ֱ�� as Sources of Motivation for Black Students in STEM. Journal of Minority Achievement, Creativity, and Leadership, 1(2) 151-187

Onuma, F., Berhane, B., & Fries-Britt, S. L. (2020). “I’ve Always Been in Private School”: The Role of Familial Norms and Supports in Black Immigrant Students’ Preparation for STEM Majors." Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. .

Fries-Britt, S. L., White-Lewis, D. (2020). In Pursuit of Meaningful Relationships: �˻�ֱ�� Black Males Perceive Faculty Interactions in STEM. Urban Review 52, 521–540.

Fries-Britt, Kezar, A, Wheaton, M., McGruire, D, Kurban, E. & Dizon, J.P.M (2020). Leading After a Racial Crisis: Weaving a Campus Tapestry of diversity and inclusion. ACE Monograph (release date June 22nd).

Adrianna Kezar & Sharon Fries-Britt (2020) Navigating a Campus Racial Crisis: Building Capacity, Leading Through Trauma and the Recovery Process, Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 52:2, 89-93, DOI:10.1080/00091383.2020.1732795.

George Mwangi, C.A., Daoud, N, Peralta, A. & Fries-Britt, S. L. (2019). Waking from the American Dream: Conceptualizing racialactivism and critical consciousness among Black immigrant college students. Journal of College Student Development

Fries-Britt, S. L. (2017). It Takes More Than Academic Preparation: A Nuanced Look at Black Male Success in STEM. Journal of African American Males in Education.  

George Mwangi, C.A., Fries-Britt, S. L., Peralta, A.M., Daoud, N. (2016). Examining intra-racial dynamics and engagement between native-born and foreign-born Black collegians in STEM. Journal of Black Studies, 47(7), 773-794

SELECTED INVITED TALKS

Fries-Britt, S (2023) Keynote Address The Courage to Advance Social Justice and Equity Academic DEI & Climate Committee Retreat, Princeton, University March 24^th.

Fries-Britt, S.  (2022).  Framework for High-Quality Qualitative Research Insights from Literature, Studying Black, Latinx & Indigenous Students. Gates Foundation. Virtual meeting October 5^th.

Fries-Britt, S. (2022). Diversity & Inclusion 21^st Century Higher Education. Virtual workshops (six sessions annually). The Johns Hopkins University.

Fries-Britt, S. (2022). Centering Black Academic Lives: Cultivating the Full Expression of Self in the Academy. AERA Social Justice Lecture., San Diego, California. April 22^nd

Fries-Britt,S., Rall, R.M., & Schwartz M., (2022). Shared Governance for Advancing Justice, Equity and Diversity. AGB Virtual National Conference of Trusteeship. April 12^th.

Fries-Britt, S. (2022). Leveraging Race, Equity, and Diversity, Princeton University Virtual Talk. February 16^th.

McDonald, K., & Fries-Britt, S. (2021). Virtual Plenary Session: Leading in Times of Crisis. Alabama Conference for Chief Diversity Officers, Power, and Privilege, February 9^th.

Fries-Britt, S. (2021), Virtual Invited Talk: Building Capacity for DEI work. University of Florida Board of Trustees Meeting, February 18^th.

Fries-Britt, S. (2021).  Virtual Keynote Address: The Intersection of Leadership and Wellbeing: Navigating Vulnerable Spaces of Racism, Equity and Justice in 21^st Century Higher Education.  Student Affairs Conference �˻�ֱ��, April 14^th.

Fries-Britt, S. (2021). Virtual Keynote Address: JEDI: Leading Will Learning, Princeton University, May 4.

Fries-Britt, S. (2021). Virtual Keynote Address: Forever Changed Leading While Learning and Rebuilding. Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) Retention Conference. July 14^th.

Fries-Britt, S. (2021). Invited Virtual Workshop: “Leading, Learning, & advancing Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI). Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) President’s Meeting, December 8^th.

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED RESEARCH

2021-2023 (Co-PI) Postsecondary System Opportunities. Evidence & Strategic Analysis to Leverage the System Framework as a Tool for Facilitating Strategic Learning $609,741. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grant.

2018-2021 (Co-PI) Broadening Participation in Engineering to study transfer student’s experiences in Engineering from 4 �˻�ֱ�� community colleges.  National Science Foundation, Awarded $553,000.

2010-2011, (Evaluator), “Evaluation of Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP), Bridge to the Doctorate in STEM.” Center for Minorities in Science and Engineering, University of �˻�ֱ��, Awarded $10,000.

2004-2006, (Co-PI), “Study of Race Equity and Diversity in 19 Southern and Border States.” Lumina Foundation for Education, Awarded $323,800.

2004-2006, (PI), Grant sub-contracted as part of “Broadening Participant in Physics: Fall Regional Meetings and Spring Annual Conferences of the National Society of Black Physicists.” DMR-0400699, Awarded $25,000 (yearly).

SELECTED CONSULTANCIES

2001-Present: Johns Hopkins University (Consultant on Race, Equity and Diversity)

• Center for Education and Training
• University Diversity Leadership Council
• Numerous campus departments

2005-2008:United States Secret Service (Consultant on Race, Equity and Diversity)

2006-Present: Princeton University (Consultant on Race, Equity and Diversity)

• Office of Human Resources (ongoing)
• Provost office 2012-2013 Capacity Building for Diversity
• Residential and Dining Services Training

2008-2010- Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT

• Provost Office: Initiative for faculty race and diversity.

Chaired Dissertation Committees

2006 Roni M. Ellington (PhD, Curriculum and Instruction) – “Having Their Say: Eight High-Achieving African-American Undergraduate Mathematics Majors Discuss their Success and Persistence in Mathematics”

2007 Alycia A. Marshall (PhD, Mathematics Education) – “Black/African American Students' Perceptions of Mathematical Success and Mathematical Success Factors at a �˻�ֱ�� College”

2007 Shawna Acker-Ball (PhD, Higher Education) – “A Case Study of the Influence of Family on First-Generation College Students’ Educational Aspirations Post High School”

2008 Jeff Van Collins (PhD, Higher Education) – “Stating a Claim Upon Which Relief Can be Granted: Examining �˻�ֱ�� the Development of Standards of Care and Changes in Public Policy Surrounding Public Education Potentially Validate Conditions for Educational Malpractice”

2009 Toyia K. Younger (PhD, Higher Education) – “The Case for Degree Completion: African American Transfer Students at a Traditionally White Instituton”

2010 Joelle I. Davis Carter (PhD, Higher Education) – “Factors Influencing the Engagement
of White Undergraduates Attending Public Historically Black Universities”

2012 Belinda Jung-Lee Huang (PhD, Higher Education) – “Navigating Power and Politics: Women of Color Senior Leaders in Academe”

2013 Jennifer M. Johnson (PhD, Higher Education) – “A Different World: African American, First-Generation College Students at a Selective University”

2013 Kimberly M. Holmes (PhD, Higher Education) – “The Perceived Undergraduate Classroom Experiences of African American Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics (STEM)” 

2014 Chrystal George Mwangi (PhD, Higher Education) – “A Family Affair: AfricanImmigrant Families Conceptualizing and Navigating College Choice”

2016 Tykeia Robinson (PhD, Higher Education)-Exploring An integrative Graduate Research Traineeship (IGERT): Using Organizational Culture to Understand how programs work.

2017 Domonic Rollins (PhD, Student Affairs)-Navigating Racism in Higher Education: A Grounded Theory Study of Black Male Administrators. 

2020 Jeanette Cristine Snider (Ph.D., Higher Education) “ A Multi-Case Study Exploration  of the Motivations and Racialized Experiences of Multiracial Women in Monoracial Sororities at a Predominately White Institution”.

2021 Felicia Onuma (Ph.D., Higher Education)-“Does Social Class Have Anything to do With It? Exploring the College Destination Process of Nigerian Immigrant Origin Students Attending Private Elite Colleges and Universities.

 Co-Chaired Dissertation Committees

2007  Rebecca E. Thomas. (PhD, Higher Education) – “Pathways to the Baccalaureate: A Longitudinal Study of Sequence Differences by Parents' Education Level”

2010  Christine Pour Mahan (PhD, Higher Education) – “First to the Finish Line: A Case Study of First Generation Baccalaureate Degree Completers in the University of �˻�ֱ�� Student Support Services Program”

2011  Yvette D. Mozie-Ross (PhD, Higher Education) – “An Examination of High School Graduates Who Identify Teachers as Influential in their Choice of College”

2012  Jennifer Vest Frank (PhD, Higher Education) – “Expanding the Role of �˻�ֱ�� �˻�ֱ�� Colleges in K-12 Teacher Preparation: Benefits and Costs of Implementing the Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) Degree”

2012  Dora Elías McAllister. (PhD, Higher Education) – “Mexican American First-Generation Students' Perceptions of Siblings and Additional Factors Influencing their College Choice Process”