Dr. Lakia M. Scott, assistant professor, published Engaging in “Dangerous Discussions”: Fostering Cultural Competence through the Analysis of Depictions of College Life in Popular Films in Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2019, with co-author(s) Dr. Elena M Venegas, University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley, Karon LeCompte, associate professor, Mia Moody-Ramirez, professor, and Toby Zhu.

Dr. Lakia M. Scott, assistant professor, published Examining the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools Model on Middle School Students’ Reading Achievement in Journal of Multicultural Affairs, Vol. 5, Issue 2, p. 1-28, 2020, with co-author(s) Dr. Rachel Renbarger, Baylor University, and Yasmin Laird, Baylor University.

Dr. Lakia M. Scott, published “Bodies are not commodities”: Examining the impact and influences of a social justice curriculum on anti-human trafficking awareness and advocacy in Journal for Human Trafficking, p. 1-18, 2017, with co-author(s) Dr. Christina Crenshaw, Baylor University, and Elena Venegas, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Dr. Lakia M. Scott, published Rap Music Literacy: Millennial Audience Reception to Lyrics Depicting Independent Women in Journal of Media Literacy Education, Vol. 7, Issue 3, p. 54-72, 2016, with co-author(s) Dr. Mia Moody-Ramirez.