Nadya A. Fouad

Nadya A. Fouad (born 1955) is an American vocational psychologist. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Vocational Behavior and distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Nadya A. Fouad
Born1955 (age 65–66)
Ames, Iowa, US
Spouse(s)
Bob Leitheiser
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(m. 1981)​
Academic background
EducationBS, Iowa State University
PhD, 1984, University of Minnesota
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Early life and education

Fouad was one of two children born to Aziz and Lisa Fouad in Ames, Iowa[1] in 1955.[2] After travelling across the world with her family, she completed her Bachelor of Science degree at Iowa State University and PhD at the University of Minnesota in 1984.[1]

Career

Upon graduating from the University of Minnesota, Fouad began her career as a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM).[1] In this role, she led a three-year continual study aimed at "identifying supports and barriers that steer girls toward or away from science and math during their education."[3] From 2008 until 2013, Fouad served as Editor in Chief of the The Counseling Psychologist journal.[4]

In 2014, Fouad continued to study the gender divide in STEM and led a study focusing on the status of women engineers nationally. Her research team studied why only 11 percent of practising engineers are female and found issues such as "lack of job satisfaction, lack of reliable female role models, inflexible work schedules, workplace discrimination, white mid-western men syndrome, and glass ceiling issues."[5][6] She was later the recipient of the UWM Faculty Distinguished University Service Award.[7] Following this, Fouad was appointed editor in chief of the Journal of Vocational Behavior for a six-year term[8] and granted an innugural endowed chair in educational psychology.[9] While serving in this role, Fouad was ranked in the top 2% of scientists in the world in a study by Stanford University.[10]

References
  1. Fouad, Nadya A. (2019). "Three Strands, One Braid: My Life in Counseling Psychology". The Counseling Psychologist. 47 (4). Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  2. "Fouad, Nadya A." id.loc.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  3. "Tracking the reasons many girls avoid science and math". phys.org. September 5, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  4. "Editors' Reflections on the Crown Jewel of the Society of Counseling Psychology: 1969–2019". The Counseling Psychologist. 47 (1): 6–25. April 15, 2019. doi:10.1177/0011000019842003. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  5. "Women Who 'Lean In' Often Soon Leave Engineering Careers". healthnewsdigest.com. August 9, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  6. Sheldon, Andrew (August 19, 2014). "Nary a woman in sight The engineering dilemma". njbiz.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  7. "School of Education Faculty Members Nadya Fouad and Leah Rouse Receive UWM Faculty Distinguished Awards". uwm.edu. October 23, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  8. "At UWM: a new journal editor, a novel translated". uwm.edu. September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  9. "KELBEN FOUNDATION GIVES $5 MILLION TO UWM FOR FACULTY, SCHOLARSHIPS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP". uwm.foundation. May 24, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  10. "59 UWM scientists ranked in top 2% globally". uwm.edu. December 18, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

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