Julia Dancis, Ph.D.

she/her
Assistant Professor
Social, Behavioral and Human Sciences, division of School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Email
jdancis@uw.edu
Office
McDonald Smith (MDS) 103B
Phone Number
253-692-4730
Campus Mailbox
358436

About

Degrees

Ph.D.
Applied Psychology
Portland State University
2022
M.A.
Applied Psychology
Portland State University
2018
B.A.
Psychology & English
University of Maryland
2013

Introduction

Dr. Julia Dancis received her Ph.D. in Applied Psychology at Portland State University in 2022. Her specialty is qualitative research at the intersection of developmental and community psychology. Threaded through her scholarship and activism is the question, what is possible in liberatory educational contexts? Her dissertation research examined how college students come to see themselves as knowledge builders and change agents within antiracism coursework. Relying on sociohistorical, strengths-based, and critical paradigms, Dr. Dancis partners with students, educators, and community members to collaboratively build knowledge in pursuit of social transformation.

UWT undergraduate and postbacc students are welcome to send her a resume and cover letter to collaborate on research projects.

Teaching

Community Engaged Child Development (TPSYCH 319)

Community Psychology, Research, & Action (TPSYCH 306)

Intro to Psychology (TPSYCH 101)

Research Design (TPSYCH 209)

Scholarly Interests

Community psychology; developmental science; youth-led participatory action research; antiracist & LGBTQIA2+ affirming education; qualitative methods

Selected Publications

Dancis, J. S. (2023). Being fractal: Embodying antiracism values in course‐based participatory action research. American Journal of Community Psychology.

Dancis, J. S., Coleman, B. R., & Ellison, E. R. (2023). Participatory action research as pedagogy: Stay messy. Journal of Participatory Research Methods, 4(2).

Adams-Wiggins, K. R., & Dancis, J. S. (2022). Marginality in inquiry-based science learning contexts: the role of exclusion cascades. Mind, Culture, and Activity, 29(4), 356-373.

Dancis, J. S., & Coleman, B. R. (2022). Transformative dissonant encounters: Opportunities for cultivating antiracism in White nursing students. Nursing Inquiry, 29(1), e12447.

Adams-Wiggins, K. R., Myers, M. N., & Dancis, J. S. (2020). Negotiating status hierarchies in middle school inquiry science: implications for marginal non-participation. Instructional Science, 48, 427-451.