University of North Carolina Greensboro Scholar Heading to Washington

Jacquelyn White is stepping down from her faculty post at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro after 41 years. She is a professor of psychology and associate dean for research in the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. White is the former director of the women’s studies program at the university and is the past president of both the Southeastern Psychological Association and the Society for the Psychology of Women. She is the former editor of Psychology of Women Quarterly.

Although leaving her faculty post, Dr. White is not retiring. She will be going to Washington as a Catherine Acuff Congressional Fellow where she will advise a member or a committee on psychological issues. She hopes to conduct research on gender issues and intimate partner violence.