Amanda Wilkerson

Amanda Wilkerson is a scholar and social reformer who examines academia and analyzes K-20 student achievement in order to better understand enhancing the human condition. She is a tireless advocate for equity and excellence in higher education who seeks to build a better world for individuals and institutions through cooperation, collaboration, and community engagement. Dr. Wilkerson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Higher Education in the College of Community Innovation and Education at the University of Central Florida.

Publications

Best Practices and Programmatic Approaches for Mentoring Educational Leaders
Best Practices and Programmatic Approaches for Mentoring Educational Leaders
Amanda Wilkerson, Shalander Samuels. © 2023. 284 pages.
In today’s educational world, supporting graduate students from all backgrounds and ensuring they receive the best education possible is vital. Due to this, academic mentors and...
Make Space for Us: An Exploration of Black Female College Students' Fictive Kinship
Make Space for Us: An Exploration of Black Female College Students' Fictive Kinship
Lynell S. Hodge, Emmanuela P. Stanislaus, Amanda Wilkerson. © 2023. 16 pages.
Black women in higher education have been and continue to be subjected to hostile environments and bombarded by microaggressions. Despite these attacks, Black women and girls...
Black Women Scholars in Academia: Mentorship and Microinvalidation
Black Women Scholars in Academia: Mentorship and Microinvalidation
Shalander Samuels, Amanda Wilkerson. © 2022. 20 pages.
Education emphasizes the importance of mentorship in K-20 spaces, concerning the success of instructional scholars. In one regard, when mentorship is disaggregated by race, White...