Women’s Caucus honors Barbara Winstead

Psychology professor and department chair Barbara Winstead was honored recently as the 2005 recipient of the ODU Women’s Caucus Award.

Barbara Winstead

A member of the faculty since 1979, she was praised for being a role model for students, a productive scholar, a respected department chair and wonderful teacher. Fellow members of the Caucus also credited her for organizing tenure and promotion workshops for faculty.

“Barbara has been a highly sought-after research mentor for countless women and minority students because she has been able to demystify the research process and empower students to become successful researchers and published authors,” a colleague said in her nomination letter. “The mentoring does not stop after students receive degrees. Barbara continues to serve as an adviser and friend to students for years after her contact with them.”

Another comment supporting her nomination spoke to her advocacy for inclusion: “Although we often talk about Barbara as a role model for women, it is important to note that one of her significant contributions is to be a role model for male colleagues and students as to how an effective feminist leader builds consensus, handles difficult issues and shows high levels of productivity. As the chair of our department, she is known to be fair, accessible and motivational.”

A past president of the Women’s Caucus, Winstead was also recognized for her role in the founding of Friends of Women’s Studies. She later served on the board of directors and eventually became co-president in 2000-01 and president the following year. Pickett, who earned his bachelor’s degree in product design from North Carolina State University and master’s in sculpture from East Carolina University, said that “seeing and enjoying the way students change and how they learn has been fun.”

Winstead earned her doctorate in personality and developmental psychology from Harvard University

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