Education
<p>Michelle Grue’s interdisciplinary research in Education and Writing draws on Black Feminist, Rhetorical, and Education Studies to investigate how Black women survive and thrive in academia. Her current project specifically looks at how Black female faculty utilize the digital environment to mitigate isolation, to share their research, cultivate a national and international reputation, and often engage in activist work. Michelle attended Pepperdine University, Seaver College in Malibu, California for her undergraduate studies, earning a Bachelors of Arts in Creative Writing. After which, she worked as an academic advisor while completing her teaching credentials in English and History there as well. She has completed 2 years of her MA/PhD program in the University of California, Santa Barbara Education Department and looks forward to continuing her studies here in the fall.</p>