Jovonne J. Bickerstaff

Jovonne J. Bickerstaff, PhD has extensive work experience in various roles and organizations. Jovonne J. is currently the Director of IDEA, Intentional Design for an Equitable Academy at the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), where they curate collaborative forums, develops curriculum, and establishes new partnerships to promote equity in the academic field. Prior to this, they served as a Senior Program Officer and Program Officer, focusing on higher education initiatives that address equity, inclusion, and justice. Jovonne J. also worked as an Editor and Researcher in a self-employed capacity from 2019 to 2020. In addition, Jovonne held positions at the University of Maryland as a Postdoctoral Associate, where they co-designed and developed programming for a Mellon-funded initiative on Black digital humanities, and at Georgetown University as a Professorial Lecturer. Jovonne J. also served as a Scholar in Residence at the David Driskell Center for the Study of Visual Arts & Culture of African Americans and African Diaspora, where they established an Oral History Archive. Furthermore, they worked as a Lecturer at Howard University, teaching courses on progressive women in literature and writing skills for first-year students.

Jovonne J. Bickerstaff, PhD, has a diverse educational background. Jovonne J. started their academic journey at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1998, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Urban Studies and Planning. Jovonne J. successfully completed this degree in 2002.

After their undergraduate studies, Jovonne enrolled at the University of Cambridge, where they obtained a Master's degree in Social Psychology in 2005. Jovonne J. then decided to further their education, and in an unspecified timeframe, they joined Harvard University. At Harvard, Jovonne focused their studies in the field of Sociology and achieved a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in 2015.

The information does not provide the start and end years for Jovonne's second Bachelor of Science degree in Writing & Humanistic Studies, also obtained at MIT.