![Sample our Health and Social Care journals, sign in here to start your FREE access for 14 days]({"type":"image" , "src" : "/sda/5938/TOC-Subject-Sample-2021-Health-Social-Care.jpg"})
ABSTRACT
This article describes a qualitative study of faculty members’ personal versus academic identities based on interviews with 31 self-identified social work faculty members of diverse groups. Participants were recruited with consideration of the following: gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, or religion, to explore the impact of connecting vs. separating one’s academic and personal identity. Data were collected using direct scribing which allows the researcher and participant to collaborate in the interview process. Social work faculty reported their experiences with identity management as it relates to interactions with students, colleagues, and administrators alike, as well as how it influences their teaching and research. Implications for social work education and the academy are considered.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
Additional information
Notes on contributors
Rena D. Harold
Rena D. Harold, PhD, LMSW, is professor at Michigan State University.
Kristen A. Prock
Kristen A. Prock, PhD, LCSW, is assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Sheryl R. Groden
Sheryl R. Groden, PhD, LCSW, is assistant professor at the University of Michigan-Flint.