Faculty Profile

Letitia Thomas poses against a grey background.

Letitia Thomas

Senior Staff Associate
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
lthomas@buffalo.edu

Education:

  • PhD, Sociology, University at Buffalo, 2006

Professional experience:

  • Higher Education, Grant Writing, Broadening Participation in STEM, Workforce Development, University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

What mentoring means to me:

I mentor from my experiences and try to be a good listener. I have over 30 years experience in higher education and I have a perspective as someone who has been at UB for a long time. I'm a mom, a Black woman, and someone who loves my career in the university. 

Topics I am willing to discuss with students:

Academic Culture

  • Considering a non-academic path after grad school.
  • Decoding and demystifying academic culture and norms.
  • Taking a non-traditional path to grad school.

Personal Experiences

  • Caregiving for children.
  • Experiences related to being a woman.
  • Experiences related to class and/or socioeconomic status.
  • Experiences related to racial, ethnic, cultural and/or religious minority status.
  • Experiences related to sexual and/or gender minority status.