Ginny Jones Boss, PhD
- Assistant Professor
Department of Counseling and Human Development Services
Biography
Dr. Boss’ research and practice are aimed at amplifying the ways scholars of color, particularly women and students, are interfacing with and transforming higher education through their active engagement on their campuses. She specializes in the areas of teaching and learning; theory-to-practice; and equity, diversity, and inclusion in student affairs and higher education. She teaches across the Student Affairs Leadership(SAL) and College Student Affairs Administration (CSAA) doctoral programs as well as the CSAA master’s program. She has published in a number of journals, such as the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, Journal of Higher Education, Journal of the Professoriate, Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education, International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, and Urban Review.
Interests
- Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity in Higher Education
- Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
- Career-long Scholarship Engagement of Student Affairs Professionals
Education
- PhD in College Student Affairs Administration
University of Georgia - MA in Mental Health Counseling
Asbury Theological Seminary - BA in Communication Studies
Georgia Southern University
Academic Affiliations
Contact
Grants
2021
Publications
Selected Articles
- Boss, G. J. & Dunn, M. S. (2022).
- Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice
- Boss, G. J., & Dunn, M. S.
- Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs
- Boss, G. J., Porter, C. J., & Davis, T. J. (2021)
- Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education
- Boss, G., Porter, C. J., & Davis, T. J. (2021).
- Journal of the Professoriate
- Boss, G., Porter, C. J., Davis, T. J., & Moore, C. M. (2021).
- Journal of African American Women and Girls in Education
- Boss, G., Karunaratne, N., Huang, C., Beavers, A., Pegram-Floyd, V., & Tullos, K. (2019).
- Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education
- Boss, G., Linder, C., Martin, J. A., Dean, S. R., & Fitzer, J. R. (2018).
- Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice
- Johnson, J., Boss, G. J., Mwangi, C. G., & Garcia, G. A. (2018)
- Urban Review
Selected Book Chapters
- Boss, G. J., & Bravo, N. (2021)
- Creating sustainable careers in student affairs: What ideal worker norms get wrong and how to make it right. Stylus.
- Boss, G., Davis, T. J., Porter, C. J., Moore, C. M. (2019)
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity in Contemporary Higher Education (pp. 211-225). IGI Global.
Awards and Accolades
University College Kennesaw State University, 2019
Kennesaw State University, 2017
ACPA Commission for Professional Preparation, 2014
University of Georgia, 2013