Welcome to the Sisters of the Academy, TAA Chapter website! Sisters of the Academy Institute (SOTA) is giving a one-year membership to TAA and the TAA Chapter, Sisters of the Academy to every SOTA member. (PDF application) SOTA Brochure and Application (PDF) Sisters of the Academy Institute (SOTA) was established in 2001. It’s mission is to produce collaborative scholarship among Black women in higher education. SOTA’s goals are to create an educational network of Black women in higher education that will foster continuous scholarship and academic achievements; and to impact Black people, schools and communities. Who is eligible for membership? Masters students Terminal or Professional degree-seeking students (J.D./Ed.D./Ph.D.) Attained professional/terminal degree holders How can I join? Visit www.sistersoftheacademy.org to learn more and download an application. SOTA Brochure and Application (PDF) What can I do as a member of SOTA? Participate in collaborative research with other sisters Actively participate in various committees Be a mentor for a graduate student, junior faculty, or administrator What can I expect from SOTA? Scholastic and academic support Professional development in your respective discipline Networking and community building Membership Dues: Full Membership - $80 for sisters with terminal and professional degrees Associate Membershjip - $50 for martriculating doctoral or terminal degree students Academic Membership - $30 for matriculating master’s students or master’s degree holders Events: Writing Retreat, Spring 2010 Intensive Grantsmanship Seminar, Fall 2011 Research BootCamp®, Summer 2011

TAA Teleconference:
Learn About Sisters of the Academy Institute (SOTA): Scholarly & Professional Development for Black Women

Presented by Denise Davis-Maye, Ph.D., President, Anna L. Green, Ph.D., President-Elect, and Tamara Bertrand Jones, Ph.D., Past President, Sisters of the Academy (SOTA)

Join three Sisters of the Academy Institute (SOTA) members as they discuss SOTA’s history and role in the academy, as well as opportunities for your involvement in a growing organization dedicated to research through collaboration. The SOTA Institute was founded on March 7, 2001 by the authors of Sisters of the Academy: Emergent Black Women Scholars in Higher Education (Stylus Publishing, 2001). Designed to address many of the issues raised in the book, the mission of SOTA is to facilitate the success of Black women in the academy by fostering research and scholarship collaboration.

Although the statistics about Black female educational and professional attainment are alarming, SOTA has accepted the challenge of increasing these numbers through an organizational foundation that includes developing mentoring relationships with graduate students, junior and senior scholars, and administrators focusing on research, scholarly publications, and professional development.

Denise Davis-Maye, Ph.D., President, serves as the President of Sisters of the Academy Institute. With over 19 years of experience in Social Work practice, Denise is an alumna of Clark Atlanta University. She completed graduate work at Hunter College of the City University of New York, and the University of Alabama. Her research interests include the cultural, community and familial impact on the emotional development of adolescent girls of African descent, the contributions of African-American Women to the Social Welfare history of the United States, and factors contributing to the general well-being of African-American families. She was selected as a 2006 Fulbright-Hayes Scholar to study issues related to women, families and social change in China. She has published extensively and recently received a grant to continue a college preparatory program for middle-school students in the underserved Black Belt Region of Alabama. She is currently an Associate Professor with the Social Work Program at Auburn University-Montgomery.

Anna L. Green, Ph.D., President-Elect, is Founding President of Sisters of the Academy Institute and has served in various capacities within SOTA. Anna has been a part of higher education for over 15 years as a college professor, advisor, and mentor. She has co-edited the volumes Sisters of the Academy: Emergent Black Women in Higher Education (2000) and The Journey to the Ph.D.: How to Navigate the Process as African Americans (2003). She received Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Florida State University, and a Masters of Art in Educational Psychology from Clark Atlanta University, and a bachelors degree in Psychology from Xavier University of New Orleans. Anna’s research interests lie in student development, research on African American female scholars, and college student motivation. Anna is the currently the Program Administrator for College Readiness with Atlanta Public Schools Project GRAD.

Tamara Bertrand Jones, Ph.D., Past President, is the Past President of Sisters of the Academy Institute and a founding member. She attended the University of Texas at Austin where she studied and received a degree in Journalism. Upon graduation she enrolled in the Higher Education Program at Florida State University. She completed doctoral studies in the Research and Program Evaluation program also at FSU. Tamara currently serves as the Coordinator for the Office of Research in the Division of Student Affairs at FSU. She is responsible for assisting divisional and departmental efforts in assessment and evaluation; in addition to developing a division-wide research agenda. She also serves as an Adjunct Instructor in the Higher Education program. Her research interests include assessment and evaluation in higher education (student affairs), culturally responsive evaluation, mentoring, Black graduate students, and the transition for graduate students to junior faculty.

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