Fulani was a guest researcher at Rockefeller University from 1973--1977, with a focus on how learning and social environment interact for African-American youth. While in college, she became involved in black nationalist politics, along with her then-husband Richard. Both had adopted the name of the West African people Fulani as a surname when they married in a traditional West African ceremony. During _her_ studies at City University, Fulani became interested in the work of Fred Newman and Lois Holzman, who had recently formed the New York Institute for Social Therapy and Research. <sep>, Pronoun: her