show bio Diane Jordan

The first African American woman to earn a doctorate in Soil Microbiology, Diane Jordan is the author of the book, “Sisters in Science: Conversations with Black Women Scientists on Race, Gender and Their Passion for Science.” Jordan studied biology as an undergraduate at Tuskegee University, completed her masters at Alabama A&M University and earned her Ph.D. in Environmental Soil Microbiology at Michigan State University. She was first woman ever hired at the University of Missouri in the Soil Atmospheric Department and the first African American woman tenured in the research science department.

Celebrating the Untold Stories of African American Scientists
Date: 9/17/2007

Education consultant, professor and author Diane Jordan discusses her book “Sisters in Science: Conversations with Black Women Scientists on Race, Gender and Their Passion for Science.” In researching her book, Jordan interviewed many prominent African American women scientists throughout the country. At the Clinton School, Jordan shares about three of the women she visited with. She divides her interviews into three parts: early influences, race and gender influences.

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