This presentation will explore the phenomenon of racial battle fatigue (RBF), which is defined by Smith, Allen, and Danley (2007) as "the anxiety experienced by racially underrepresented groups as well as those engaged in race work with a focus on the physical and psychological toll taken due to constant and unceasing discrimination, microaggressions, and stereotype threat." The purpose is to not only define RBF, rather to provide practical measures to help BIPOC faculty to manage their stress reaction and to find ways that move from coping to thriving in higher education.

Presenter: Devona Stalnaker-Shofner, Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Antioch University

Dr. Devona Stalnaker-Shofner is an Associate Professor at Antioch University New England, and Associate Chair of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Department.  She received her Doctor of Education in Counselor Education and Supervision from Argosy University-Atlanta. She is also a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the State of Georgia, as well as a National Certified Counselor (NCC) through the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). Dr. Stalnaker-Shofner has been in professional practice as a counselor for twenty years, and her experience includes providing individual, group, and marriage and family counseling to clients presenting with treatment concerns such as depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, sexual abuse, domestic violence, and self-mutilation/injury, as well as substance use, addiction, and recovery.