Dr. Melvin A. Whitehead

Dr. Melvin A. Whitehead is an educator whose research explores the legacies of racism on U.S. college campuses, with a focus on whiteness and anti-blackness. Dr. Whitehead’s work draws upon critical theories and frameworks and centers ways of knowing within Black communities, trauma, healing, and the spirit to complicate the field’s understanding of whiteness on U.S. college campuses. Dr. Whitehead has 12 years of experience doing equity and justice work on college campuses, which includes significant experience facilitating workshops and discussions on topics related to social identity and social justice and teaching courses on equity, diversity, and racial justice. Dr. Whitehead earned a Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in College Student Affairs Administration from the University of Georgia. He also holds an M.S. from the University of Michigan and a B.S. from Towson University.