Torrie A. Cropps

Professional Preparation

PhD - Agricultural Education
Purdue University

MS - Agricultural Education, Licensure
North Carolina A&T State University

BS - Agricultural Economics
North Carolina A&T State University

Research Areas

Graduate student socialization, mentoring, and advising as means of career development and retention
How classroom community and inclusive learning environments contribute to increased student engagement
Leadership development among Black communities

Publications

Opportunities for Advancing ESG Principles through Academic–Workforce Collaborations 2025 - Journal Article

Search Committee Members’ Perspectives on Diversity Statements in STEM Faculty Job Applications 2025 - Journal Article

Black Doctoral Women “Walkin’ on Eggshells”: Gendered Racial Microaggressions in Agricultural and Life Science Departments 2025 - Journal Article

Engineering and Computer Science Faculty Members’ Personal and Professional Perspectives on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 2025 - Conference Paper

Exploring the Lived Experiences of African American and Latinx STEM Faculty and Students in the U.S. 2024 - Journal Article

Black doctoral women’s socialization experiences in agricultural science and education departments 2023 - Journal Article

Applicant qualifications and characteristics in STEM faculty hiring: an analysis of faculty and administrator perspectives 2023 - Journal Article

Faculty Perceptions of Diversity Statements in STEM Faculty Job Applications 2023 - Conference Paper

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Awards

Distinguished Manuscript - American Association of Agricultural Education [2024]

Hilliard-Sizemore Fellow - American Education Research Association [2023]

Outstanding Dissertation Award - Department of Agricultural Sciences Education & Communications, Purdue University [2020]

Presentations

Establishing Expectations, Invited

2025/06 CIMER Entering Mentoring, University of Texas at Dallas

Create a Plan for your Dissertation, Panelist

2023/10 Council for Ethnic Participation, Association for the Study of Higher Education

Community Building & Cultural Wealth, Invited

2023/09 Student Leadership Summit, University of Texas at Dallas

Gendered Racial Microaggressions and Black Women in Higher Education, Invited

2023/03 UNITE Mini-conference, University of Texas at Dallas

Environmental Justice: Fence-line Communities Fight Back, Moderator

2023/04 Earth Week, University of Texas at Dallas

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Additional Information

Trainings

Leadership Education Academy, International Leadership Academy (2025)
ASPIRE Future Faculty Program, University of Texas at Dallas (2022)

Certificates

Creating an Inclusive and Supportive Online Learning Environment, ACUE (2025)
Inclusive Leadership, Academic Impressions (2025)
CIMER Entering Mentoring, University of Texas at Dallas (2024)
Green Zone, University of Texas at Dallas (2023)
Safe Zone, University of Texas at Dallas (2022)