A scholar of race, gender, and popular culture (as well as other fields), Dr. Whaley has made a career of critically analyzing how mass media reflects and shapes culture. Her latest book, Black Women in Sequence: Re-Inking Comics, Graphic Novels, and Anime examines how African, African American, and multi-ethnic women are represented in sequential art, including graphic novels, comics, video games, and animation, and how they influence the production of these mediums.