By: Autumn Kujawa, Lisa Fazio, Duane Watson, and Kris Preacher, Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University — Across the 2019–2020 academic year, representatives from each area of the Department of Psychology and Human Development in Peabody College at Vanderbilt University (i.e., clinical science, cognitive, developmental science, and quantitative methods) met to develop a strategic plan for the years to come. In October 2020, faculty across areas voted…

by Erika Roach, M.A., University of California, Berkeley The COVID-19 era has been challenging on multiple fronts. While some degree of normalcy is emerging, so too are the mental health ramifications of the past year. As Dr. David Williams, Harvard Professor of Public Health, said, “There is a vaccine for…

by Amanda Arulpragasam, Emory University This article was originally published in the PCSAS newsletter on July 21, 2020. Click here to subscribe The recent murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and Rayshard Brooks highlight the continued racism and discrimination experienced by Black Americans. Racist events have been linked…

By Anna Lau & Gregory A. Miller, University of California, Los Angeles This article was originally published in the PCSAS newsletter on July 21, 2020. Click here to subscribe National unrest over racial violence in policing is drawing renewed attention to systemic racism that remains institutionalized and harms Black Americans…

The SSCP Diversity Committee has created a Diversity Syllabus (click this link for the overall list), a repository of books and peer-reviewed scholarly articles (click this link to folders with articles), that we hope will serve as a starting point for all involved in advancing psychological science, including researchers, clinicians…

by Effua E. Sosoo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Donte L. Bernard, Medical University of South Carolina, and Carrington C. Merritt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill This article was originally published in the PCSAS newsletter. Click here to subscribe “The opposite of ‘racist’ isn’t ‘not racist.’…

by Yehsong Kim, University of Southern California This article was originally published in the PCSAS newsletter. Click here to subscribe There is a social movement afoot to root out anti-Black racism in our society. Racism — the belief that someone is less than because of the color of their skin…

Diversity Spotlight: Dr. Natalie Watson-Singleton This Diversity Spotlight was originally featured in the Fall 2019 SSCP Newsletter. This piece is being re-posted without updates. By Yara Mekawi, M.A., and Joya Hampton, PhD A California-native, Dr. Natalie Watson-Singleton’s journey in academia started at the University of Dallas for her undergraduate degree…

In the spring of 2018, we had the pleasure of featuring Dr. Monnica Williams in our SSCP Diversity Spotlight series. Because a lot has changed in the world and in Dr. Williams’ work, we are pleased to share an updated interview with Dr. Williams. Dr. Williams is the Associate Professor…