Longmire-Avital, professor of psychology, showcased her research on how Jewish American parents and families talk about racism with their children.
黑料不打烊 Professor of Psychology and Director of the Black Lumen Project Buffie Longmire-Avital presented research from a recent study she conducted on 鈥溾嬧婬ow Jewish American Parents Engage in Jewish Racial-Ethnic Socialization鈥 to various 黑料不打烊 faculty and staff at an event hosted by 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Center for the Study of Religion, Culture, and Society (CSRCS).
Her research utilized narratives, anecdotal sharing and survey data about the experience of Jews of color (JoCs) and how the Jewish community is learning more about the ways JoCs intentionally engage in concurrent racial-ethnic and religious identity socialization.
Longmire-Avital鈥檚 study was made possible through a Race, Religion and American Judaism Fellowship from the Center of Jewish Ethics, which was funded through a National Endowment to the Humanities grant. CSRCS Scholar and Assistant Professor of History Waseem bin Kasim introduced Longmire-Avital, calling attention to her overarching scholarly focus on 鈥渉ow systemic injustices and psychosocial factors contribute to health inequities that impact racial and sexual minorities.鈥
Longmire-Avital鈥檚 project explored how Jewish American parents consciously and subconsciously engage in Jewish racial-ethnic socialization, comparing how white Jewish parents talk about race and the Jewish people with the strategies used by Jewish parents of color. This study asked, 鈥渢o what extent do parents socialize their children to be aware that the Jewish people in America are multi-racial?鈥
鈥淒r. Longmire-Avital鈥檚 presentation revealed just how rich and significant her data is,鈥 Director of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Center for the Study of Religion, Culture, and Society Brain Pennington said. 鈥淭he implications for how we understand the processes of racial socialization and for appreciating the complex relationships between racial and religious identities are tremendous.鈥
In addition to her research and work at 黑料不打烊, Longmire-Avital is a diversity, inclusion, and racial equity (D.I.R.E 漏) scholar-educator and has worked closely with Jewish communities and organizations throughout the U.S. on how to begin having conversations about race, equity and inclusion.