Cassandra Sligh Conway

Cassandra Sligh Conway is a Full Professor. She has research interests in several areas such as mentoring students in graduate and professional areas, providing services to persons with disabilities, women and empowerment, stress, trauma, and grief, and resources to populations during and post disasters. Sligh Conway has published books, book chapters, and creative works on various topics. She has received awards for grants that total about 1.5 million dollars. Overall, Dr. Sligh Conway has interests in outreach and community engagement forums.

Publications

Preparing Students From the Academic World to Career Paths: A Comprehensive Guide
Preparing Students From the Academic World to Career Paths: A Comprehensive Guide
Cassandra Sligh Conway, Andy Jiahao Liu. © 2024. 334 pages.
In today’s educational field, to ensure students are prepared to make the transition from education to the workforce, students must develop skills that support them in the...
Reimagining Teacher Education in the United States
Reimagining Teacher Education in the United States
Robert John Ceglie, Amy W. Thornburg, Dixie F. Abernathy, Cassandra Sligh Conway. © 2023. 24 pages.
The preparation of highly qualified teachers is one of the most important factors when considering the education of our children. Teacher preparation programs are largely...
Faculty Mentorship at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Faculty Mentorship at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Cassandra Sligh Conway. © 2018. 353 pages.
An important aspect of higher education is the mentorship of junior faculty by senior faculty. Addressing the vital role mentorship plays in an academic institution’s survival...
Integrating Digital/Mobile Learning Strategies With Students in the Classroom at the Historical Black College/University (HBCU)
Integrating Digital/Mobile Learning Strategies With Students in the Classroom at the Historical Black College/University (HBCU)
Audrey McCrary Quarles, Cassandra Sligh Conway, Stanley Melton Harris, James Edward Osler II, Leslie Rech. © 2018. 19 pages.
Today's digital classroom must include contemporary learning strategies to interest the millennial students. Students are learning the latest digital/mobile technologies...
Mentoring Faculty: An Essential Element
Mentoring Faculty: An Essential Element
Cassandra Sligh Conway, Khadidra Washington, Mable Scott, Bridget Hollis Staten. © 2018. 14 pages.
This chapter provides the importance of mentoring faculty at HBCUs. Past research on mentoring and the positive professional interactions that can spring forth from mentoring...
Quality Mentoring: A Prerequisite for Faculty at HBCUs
Quality Mentoring: A Prerequisite for Faculty at HBCUs
Philliph Masila Mutisya, Cassandra Sligh Conway. © 2018. 20 pages.
The focus of this chapter is to provide essential information on research related to the importance of mentoring faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This...
The “Art” in Mentoring Women Faculty at Historically Black Colleges/Universities
The “Art” in Mentoring Women Faculty at Historically Black Colleges/Universities
Susan Smith, Cassandra Sligh Conway. © 2018. 18 pages.
The literature on mentoring women in certain fields like Fine Arts is scant. Therefore, in this chapter the authors shed light on personal mentoring opportunities at an HBCU...
Strategies to Mentor Female Faculty: A Global Issue
Strategies to Mentor Female Faculty: A Global Issue
Cassandra Sligh Conway, Yvonne Sims, Audrey McCrary-Quarles, Cynthia Salley Nicholson, Glacia Ethridge, Michelle Maultsby, Tammara Petrill Thomas, Susan Smith. © 2018. 25 pages.
Historically, the percentage of women in higher education has been small. It is important for women to receive mentoring in order to stay in higher education. Mentoring is one of...
The Future of Faculty Mentorship at Historically Black Colleges/Universities
The Future of Faculty Mentorship at Historically Black Colleges/Universities
Cassandra Sligh Conway. © 2018. 3 pages.
This book explored faculty members' perceptions of mentorship at certain HBCUs. This chapter of the book seeks to briefly review the broad concepts outlined in the chapters....
Cheating: Digital Learning Activities and Challenges
Cheating: Digital Learning Activities and Challenges
Cassandra Sligh Conway, Stanley Melton Harris, Yvonne Sims, Susan Smith, Bridget Hollis Staten, Michelle Maultsby, Gloria Hayes, Philliph Masila Mutisya, James Edward Osler II. © 2017. 19 pages.
Gone are the days when the traditional classroom is the only way to teach concepts to students. Now, the digital age allows professors a new territory to embark on. Currently...
Mentoring Students through Digital Learning Experiences
Mentoring Students through Digital Learning Experiences
Cassandra Sligh Conway, Stanley Melton Harris, Susan Smith, Vivian Brackett, Gloria Hayes. © 2016. 22 pages.
The digital world has taken over the traditional ways of communicating. Because of the need to view information and relay the information in a quick yet simple way, communicating...
Mentoring Pre-Service Teachers at a Historically Black University: Global Perspectives
Mentoring Pre-Service Teachers at a Historically Black University: Global Perspectives
Helen Brantley, Cassandra Sligh Conway. © 2015. 16 pages.
Mentoring relationships that can provide connections regionally and nationally are essential to prepare pre-service teachers (Crocito, Sullivan, & Carrabar, 2005). Moreover, a...