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I Am Deliberate and Afraid of Nothing | Rhonda Matthews | TEDxErie

1,388 views · Published 4 December 2015 · 17:48 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2015 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Rhonda Matthews speaks at a 2015 TEDx event in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Rhonda Matthews is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Women's Studies in the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice at Edinboro University. Dr. Matthews has been with the university since 2002 and served as the Director of the Dr. Robert C. Weber Honors Program for three years. Prior to her work at EU, she taught at several other institutions and worked in the fields of diversity affairs and residence life.

Dr. Matthews is dedicated to the advocacy and empowerment of women and children as a result of her previous work as a Sexual Assault Survivor Counselor. Using tenets of intersectional analysis, her primary areas of academic interest include gender & women's studies, sociological theory, popular culture and stratification.

She is a long-time fan of science fiction, superheroes and comic books and is married to a badass man who together are rearing one badass daughter.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

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