Black Women

State Legislatures

Leadership

Intersectionality

Education

• Ph.D., American Politics, George Mason University, 2020
• M.A., American Politics, University of Maryland College Park, 2011
• B.A., Political Science, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2006

Research Interests

• Black women
• State legislatures
• Leadership

Selected Publications

• Wrighten, Jatia. 2022. “Heavy Lifting: authentic talent development and leadership obtainment for Black women state legislators.” European Journal of Training and Development.
• Wrighten, Jatia. 2022. “Centering Black Women Political Elites, A Review.” Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy. 43(3): 417-422.
• Wrighten, Jatia. 2021. "Political Ambition and Community Lift: Stacey Abrams and Fair Fight". Rutgers Eagleton Institute of Politics.
• Wrighten, Jatia. 2020. "Black Women and the Burden of U.S. Democracy". Virginia Commonwealth University.

Affiliations

• Southern Political Science Association, Member,  2023
• Midwest Political Science Association, Member,  2023
• National Conference of Black Political Scientist, 2022-present
• American Political Science Association, Member, 2020-present

Courses

• The Politics of the Civil Rights Movement
• African American Politics
• Research Methods
• Introduction to American Government

Awards

• Summer Centennial Center Research Grant for Political Science and Public Affairs, 2022
• American Political Science Association for project entitled, “Loving Us Through Lifting Others: Black Women, Heavy Lifting, and Leadership” ($1400)
• Center for Effective Lawmaking 2021 Small grant competition for project entitled, “The Legislative Effectiveness of Black Women” ($2300)
• Trailblazer Award, Keynote Commencement Speaker, Political Science Department, December 2021