Interview with Dr. Carla Adkinson-Johnson

Interview with Dr. Carla Adkinson-Johnson

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Interviewers

Dorcas Doku

Description

This is an interview with WMU Professor Dr. Carla Adkinson-Johnson recorded in 2024. Dr. Adkinson-Johnson was interviewed by Dorcas Doku as a part of SHARE's “Standing on Her Shoulders” oral history project. During the interview Dr. Adkinson-Johnson discusses the following topics:

  • Her childhood and family life;

  • Finding her place in Kalamazoo as a Black Woman academic;

  • Learning from inspirational people in her family;

  • Pursuing her PhD to research Black mental health;

  • Being in academic leadership as a Black Woman;

  • How her faith and family history has led her through her career;

  • Identifying one’s purpose;

  • Her strengths as a professor;

  • The importance of maintaining sisterhood and relationships;

  • Advice to young Black Women in academica;

  • Her definition and measurement of success;

  • Her hope for a racially and ethnically diverse Kalamazoo;

  • The impact of watching her Black students succeed;

  • Winning the YWCA’s Women of Achievement Award in 2024;

  • The importance of oral history;

  • Her passion for the preservation of the Black Family;

  • Bible verses that guide her life, and;

  • Balancing her personal and professional lives.

Date of Interview

8-21-2024

Location of Interview

Kalamazoo, Mi

Series

Standing on Her Shoulders

Keywords

Oral History, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Western Michigan University, Black Women, Leadership, Mental Health

Disciplines

Education | Oral History

Notes

The Society for History and Racial Equity’s oral history archive is made possible through Western Michigan University’s Presidential Innovation Professorship program. All collection materials and copyright are owned by SHARE; Western Michigan University Libraries provide stewardship and digital access. Content is for educational purposes only and non-reproducible. If cited or linked, please do so through ScholarWorks with appropriate attribution. Please direct any questions to scholarworks@wmich.edu.

Language

ENG

Document Type

Interview

Length of video

53:39

Length of video log

14 pages

Interview with Dr. Carla Adkinson-Johnson

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