Jesse Ford

Education

• Ph.D. in Higher Education, Florida State University
• Graduate Certificate in Program Evaluation, Florida State University
• M.Ed. in Higher Education and Student Affairs, University of South Carolina
• B.A. in History, Coastal Carolina University

Research & Publications

• Graduate student and faculty socialcultural academic socialization
• Issues of race and racism in higher education
• Black P-20 student experiences
• Leadership education

Ford, J. R., Wallace, J. K., & Allen, J. L.* (2025). Bridging leadership development and Hip‐
Hop culture: Empowering Black students through culturally responsive educational approaches. New Directions for Student Leadership, 2025(185), 89-95.

Ford, J. R. (2024). I am overworked and I’m not taking care of myself: The experiences of Black men in doctoral programs coping navigating racial battle fatigue. Journal of Higher Education. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2024.2369040

Ford, J. R., Briscoe, K.L., Hamilton, D. & Billie, A. (2024). Negotiating spaces: Interrogating Black men doctoral students’ experiences using Cross and Fhagen-Smith’s Black identity development model. Journal of College Student Development. Advanced online publication. 10.1353/csd.2024.a934798

Malone, D. & Ford, J. R. (2023). My brother’s keeper: Two Black men navigating tenure-track experience. Race Ethnicity and Education. Advance online publication. DOI: 10.1080/13613324.2023.2248892

Ford, J. R. (2023). In the trenches: Just trying to make it as Black men in early career
faculty roles. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/09518398.2022.2127014.

Wallace, J. K., & Ford, J. R. (2023). Returning home: Reflections on cultural capital cultivated for Black men faculty through multicultural affairs work. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.

Ford, J. R., Matthews, D. Y., Woodard, D. M.,* & Kepple, C. R.* (2023). “Not every
advisor is for me, but some are”: Black men’s academic advising experiences during COVID-19. Education Sciences, 13(6), 543-558.

Ford, J. R. & Bertrand Jones, T. (2023). The Black Male Research BootCamp: intentionally shaping Black men’s doctoral student socialization. In S. Patterson and T. Bertrand Jones. (Ed). Advancing Inclusive Excellence in Higher Education: Practical Approaches to Promoting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging. (pp. 133-150) Information Age Publishing.

Beatty, C. C., & Ford, J. R. (2023). Engaging Black College Men Engaging in
Leadership Learning. Information Age Publishing.

Perez-Felkner, L., Ford, J. R., Zhao, T., Anthony, M., Harrison, J., & Rahming, S. (2020). Basic needs
insecurity among doctoral students: What it looks like and how to address it. About Campus: Enriching the Student Experience, 24(6), 18-24