Dr. Chapdelaine earned a Ph.D. in Women’s and Gender history and African history from Rutgers University and her research focuses on human trafficking, child slavery, equity in higher education, and Black Joy practices. She is currently working on her next book, Embrace Black Joy: How Empathetic Teaching Empowers All Students. This text aims to be a pedagogical tool that assists educators to embrace Black Joy as a worthy topic of inquiry in the classroom and one that benefits all students.

EDUCATION
Ph.D., Women's & Gender History, African History, Rutgers University
M.A., History, Rutgers University
B.A., Santa Clara University

CERTIFICATIONS
Exercising Leadership: Foundational Principles
Understanding Gender Equity
Facing Racism and Emotional Tax in the Workplace
Unconscious Bias: From Awareness to Action
Communication Skills for Dialoguing Across Difference

AWARDS, GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS
Association for the Study of the Worldwide Diaspora Outstanding Article Prize (2021)
Severino A. Russo Endowed Faculty Development Fellowship (2020)
Paluse Faculty Research Grant (2020)
Wimmer Family Foundation Grant (2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
American Historical Association, Bernadotte E. Schmitt Research Grant (2012)
Graduate Fellow, Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis (2007-2008)
Honorable Mention, Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowship Doctoral Program, The National Academies (2005)