Dr. Reddick’s teaching and research focuses on diversity in higher education and qualitative research methods. Dr. Reddick’s research on mentoring relationships between faculty and African- American undergraduate students includes factors influencing faculty mentorship, the role of formative experiences in professors’ lives in their approach to mentoring, and the advising and counseling approaches utilized by faculty in mentoring African-American undergraduate students. Prior to joining the UT faculty, Dr. Reddick worked in student affairs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, and Emory University.