Yolanda Flores Niemann

Curriculum Vitae Grant History

 

University of Houston - Houston, Texas (1992)

 

I am a proud Mexican American and Tejana, with the Flores family’s roots extending deep through all six flags that have flown over Texas. I am the oldest of seven children, and the first in my family to attain a formal education beyond junior high (my parents had to end their grade and middle school experiences to help provide economic support for their families). I knew from an early age that education would be my road to life with more opportunities than those available to my parents and ancestors. Growing up with overt racism, sexism, and poverty, by the time I was in first grade, I knew I would dedicate my life to the pursuit of social justice, in all forms.

 

My scholarship has focused generally on critical race psychology and the role that contextual forces play in: tokenization of Faculty of Color; faculty development and job satisfaction; the recognition and impact of microaggressions; the generation and maintenance of stereotypes; intergroup perception and relations; pedagogy for courses on social psychology and race.

 

Undergraduate and graduate courses pertaining to the psychology of race and sex, as well as core requirements for Baccalaureate and graduate degree majors in all fields of psychology.