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Staff of the Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs

Bertha G. Holliday, PhD, Senior DirectorAlberto Figueroa-García, MBA, Assistant Director

Sonja M. Preston, MSW, APA/NIGMS Project AdministratorDennis R. Bourne, Jr., BA, Program OfficerSherry T. Wynn, Senior Program Associate

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The Communique is now available on the OEMA Website.

IN THIS ISSUE…

OEMA UPDATE

Bertha G. Holliday, PhD, Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

ASSOCIATION REPORTS

New APA Ethnic Minority Staff

Introducing APA’s Newest Executive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Dr. Robin Hailstorks Joins APA's Education Directorate. . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Dr. Stephanie R. Johnson Joins APA's Science Directorate. . . . . . . . . 5

W PO New Senior Director Arrives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Annie Toro Assumes Reins of Public Interest Public Policy Office. . . . 7

New Orleans Update: A Convention That Made A Difference. . . . . . . . . . . . 8

The APA Reaffirms Its Stance Against Torture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

APA Presidents Join Other Medical and Health Professionals

in Signing Onto an Anti-Torture Advocacy Letter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2007 Multicultural Summit — A Great Success!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Council of National Psychological Associations for the

Advancement of Ethnic Minority Issues

Joseph L. W hite, PhD Recipient of CNPAAEMI's Inaugural

Henry Tomes Award for Distinguished Contributions

to the Advancement of Ethnic Minority Psychology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Joseph L. W hite: Biography and Award Commendation. . . . . . . . . . . 16

Congratulations to the Newly Elected

Members of Color in APA Governance!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

APA Council Adopts Guidelines

for the Undergraduate Psychology Major. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

APA Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

The Show Must Go On: The OEMA Film Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

IN THIS ISSUE…

RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, & TRAINING OF

PSYCHOLOGISTS OF COLOR

APA/NIGMS Grant Project Update.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

NIGMS Students Present at the Annual Biomedical

Research Conference for Minority Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

2007 SUINN Awards - Call For Nominations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

CEMRRAT 2007 Grants Funds Announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Spotlight on DP2KB

Diversity Project 2000 and Beyond: A National Mode

for Diversifying Psychology's Pipeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Diversity Project 2000 and Beyond: A Collaborative Partnership

for Recruitment and Retention of Students of Color.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Student Perspective: DP2KBeyond SI New Orleans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND COMMUNITIES OF

COLOR

APA Committee of State Leaders Diversity Initiative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Diversity Initiative Participants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

PSYCHOLOGY AND RACISM

Update: Psychological Perspectives on Hurricane Katrina

A Year After Hurricane Katrina Made Landfall in New Orleans. . . . . . 37

Hurricane Katrina Survey Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Inouye and Akaka Hail Final Congressional Approval

Of Internment-Camp Site Preservation Bill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Update: Retiring American Indian Mascots, Symbols,

Images, and Personalities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

IN THIS ISSUE…

PSYCHOLOGY AND ETHNIC MINORITY SERVING

INSTITUTIONS

Promoting Psychological Research and Training

on Health Disparities Issues at Ethnic Minority Serving

Institutions Grants (ProDIGs) Program Evaluation: Overview. . . . . . . . . . . 47

PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Grass Roots Advocacy W ith The New Congress.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Obituaries

Elizabeth Bebe Moore Campbell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Mary Starke Harper, PhD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Dr. Angela W infrey, Psychologist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Kudos!

Bertha G. Holliday, PhD Awarded the Inaugural NMCS

“Distinguished Ancestors Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

APA' Committee on W omen in Psychology

Honors Asuncion Miteria Austria, PhD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Melba J. Vasquez, PhD W inner of APA Distinguished

Professional Contributions Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Richeson Tapped by MacArthur Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Marilyn Gaston and Gayle Porter are named Purpose Prize winners!. . . . . 54

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

Refugees and Immigrants W ho Have Survived Torture

Need Your Help in Lincoln, Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

IN THIS ISSUE…


RESEARCH AND TRAINING

SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND INSTITUTES

AERA Grants Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Behavioral Sciences Research in HIV Infection —

A NRSA Institutional Training Grant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Cancer Research Training Award (CRTA) Fellowship

with an Emphasis on Evaluation of Transdisciplinary

Research and Collaboration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy

Graduate Fellowship Program, W ashington, DC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Exciting Post-Doc Opportunity for Minority Scholar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Joint Post-Doc/Post-Internship Fellowship –

Fort Peck Tribes and Massachusetts General Hospital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Opportunity for Training in Rehabilitation Psychology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Point Foundation Opens 2007 Application Season. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Sexuality and Gender Research

in HIV Infection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

The National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Offers five Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Funding Opportunity for Mental Health Providers

Committed to W orking with Underserved Populations.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

University of Kansas Quantitative Psychology Program —

Annual Summer Institutes In Statistics.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

University of California Post-Doctoral Fellowship.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Postdoctoral Fellowships at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. . . . . . . . . 60

Postdoctoral Fellowships - Behavioral Science Training

in Drug Abuse Research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

IN THIS ISSUE…


Postdoctoral Fellowships in Addiction Research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Postdoctoral Program in Race, Gender and Public Policy Research.. . . . . 61

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship For New Americans.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

The W ellesley Centers for W omen Postdoctoral Fellowship. . . . . . . . . . . . 62

NIH-Funded Postdoctoral Fellowship Available. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Clinical Health Psychology Postdoctoral Residency.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Clinical Research Fellowship in Health and Addictions Psychology.. . . . . . 63

Diversity Scholarship Fund Increased. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Postdoctoral Fellow, Immigration and the Family.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Monsour Counseling and Psychological Services – Claremont University

Consortium- Post-doctoral Trainee Positions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Post-doctoral Trainee Positions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Postdoctoral Fellowships in Counseling and Psychological Services. . . . . 64

SYNERGY W orkshop 2007 13-15th August 2007,

Hasselt University, Belgium

.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Yale Post-Doctoral Opportunity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Young Scientist Research Fund Awards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

CALL FOR PAPERS AND MANUSCRIPTS

Call for Proposals Asian American Psychological Association

Annual Convention San Francisco, CA August 16 – 17, 2007. . . . . . . . . . . 67

Call for Proposals 7th Annual Diversity Challenge at Boston College. . . . . 68

2007 APS Call for Submissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Call for Manuscripts Focusing on Stress, Trauma, and Crisis. . . . . . . . . . . 68

IN THIS ISSUE…


Call for Papers: New Directions in Race Research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Call for Papers - Journal of Muslim Mental Health —

Special Issue on “Islamic Models and Measures”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Call for Papers: Cultural Formulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Call for Manuscripts: Assessing the Competence

of Individuals and Systems.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

A Call for Abstracts -The First Annual Harambee Conference

"Toward a Solution: Increasing Awareness, Producing Justice". . . . . . . . . 71

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS AND AWARDS

Call for Award Nominations: Dalmas A. Taylor

Outstanding Student Research Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Call for Award Nominations: Samuel M. Turner MENTOR Award. . . . . . . . 72

The Carolyn Payton Early Career Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Strickland-Daniel Distinguished Mentoring Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Call for Nominations W orking Group on Cultural Competency

in Geropsychology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND CONVENTIONS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

IMPORTANT RESOURCES

BOOKS

Andrew J. Jolivette

Louisiana Creoles: Cultural Recovery & Mixed Race

Native American Identity.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Andrew J. Jolivette

Cultural Representation in Native America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Rebecca Toporek, Lawrence Gerstein, Nadya Fouad,

Gargi Roysircar, and Tania Israel: Eds.

Handbook for Social Justice in Counseling Psychology: Leadership,

Vision, and Action.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

IN THIS ISSUE…


Harriette B. Fox, Margaret A. McManus, Matthew Zarit,

Gerry Fairbrother, Amy E. Cassedy, Christina D. Bethell,

and Debra Read

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Adolescent Health

and Access to Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Harriette B. Fox, Margaret A. McManus, Matthew Zarit,

Amy E. Cassedy, and Gerry Fairbrother

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health

and Access to Care Among Older Adolescents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Releases a New Spanish-Language Therapy Manual

and Client W orkbook on Anger Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

ON THE WEB

Black Doctorates Are Inspired to Make it "Our Time"

with New Magazine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Kaiser Family Foundation Launches Free News Report

on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Key Facts: Race, Ethnicity and Medical Care, 2007 Update. . . . . . . . . . . . 79

National Institutes of Health Conference on Understanding

and Reducing Health Disparities has Updated Its W ebsite. . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services- Alcohol and Drugs

Offers Catalog of Spanish Language Publications.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

SAMHSA Issues Outstanding Guide To Mental Illness Stigma Reduction. 80

OEMA UPDATEBertha G. Holliday, PhD

Success and Challenge

Success and Challenge – that is the title of the Progress Report of the APA

Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention, and Training

(CEMRRAT2) Task Force, which is available in draft form on the web for

review and com m ent (http://www.apa.org/pi/oem a/programs/

cemrrat_report.html). This report examines progress made by U.S.

psychology during the period 1997-2005 in addressing barriers to

improvement in ethnic minority recruitment, retention, training and

advancement in psychology. W e encourage your review and comment on

this report by April 10, 2007

Success and challenge also characterize much of the effort of the APA and

its Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs (OEMA) on behalf of ethnic minority

psychologists and the communities they serve. W e are especially pleased

to share news of APA’s success in increasing the diversity of its workforce.

In this issue, we introduce you to several new senior and executive ethnic

minority staff.

This issue of the Communiqué reports the tremendous success of the 2006

APA Convention in New Orleans (attendance was higher than expected), as

well as updates on the continuing challenges confronted by that city and the

survivors of Hurricane Katrina. W e are pleased to report that the

Convention’s Council of Representatives meeting was distinguished by the

first-time-ever presence of official Observers from the national ethnic

minority psychological associations. It is anticipated that voting seats will be

secured for these representatives within the next three years. W e also

report on Council’s reaffirmation of its tough stance against torture and other

human rights violations, as well as the challenges presented by alleged U.S.

human rights violations.

This Communiqué also provides information on the January 2007

Multicultural Conference and Summit (NMCS) in Seattle, W ashington –

including the presentation of the inaugural Henry Tomes, PhD Award for

Distinguished Contributions to the Advancement of Ethnic Minority

Psychology to Joseph L. White, PhD. The conference also was notable for

its acknowledgment of the challenge presented by the rupture between

LGBT and ethnic minority constituencies that occurred at the 2005 NMCS

and the successful reconciliation and healing that was effected in Seattle.

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This issue of Communiqué contains a host of other information: Updates on

activities of the APA Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA) and the

Public Interest Directorate’s public policy efforts; updates on various OEMA-

administered projects; a bushel of announcements and information nuggets

in the FYI section – one of which might be just the right key to your career

advancement!

Of course, we like to think that the icing on the cake is this Communiqué’s

Special Section on Psychological Perspectives on Immigration, in which

psychologists whose primary research and intervention focus on immigrant

populations share the success and challenge of their efforts.

As always, we hope you are enlightened by and make use of a bit of the

information in this issue of the Communiqué. W e thank you for your on-

going interest and support as we continue our journey of success and

challenge.

I wish you health and peace and power.

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Tony F. Habash, DSc

ASSOCIATION REPORTS

New APA Ethnic Minority Staff

Introducing APA’s Newest Executive

As of January 2007, Tony F. Habash, DSc

joined the APA staff as Chief Information

Officer (CIO). Dr. Habash most recently

served as Director of IT Strategy, Planning,

and Implementation Services at AARP,

where he worked for the past 13 years. In

that capacity, he oversaw development of the

assoc ia t ion ’s bus iness /IT a lignm ent

processes and practices. He was responsible

for a program of IT service delivery that

doubled project delivery capacity and

increased quality of services.

Dr. Habash earned a bachelor’s degree from

the University of Jordan in Ammon, Jordan. He earned a master’s degree

and a doctoral degree in Information Management & Information Systems

from The George W ashington University in W ashington, DC. Since then,

Habash has become well-respected in the field and has been named among

the “ones to watch” in business technology leadership.

As APA’s CIO, Dr. Habash will have a unique vantage point from which he

can look horizontally across the Association at the work of the various

offices and directorates and determine how best to use technology to enable

them to keep their promise to APA’s public. Among his goals is to continue

to build a strong information technology (IT) team and effective IT

processes, creating bridges between the IT and business functions of the

Association and using that synergy to more effectively meet the needs of

APA’s customers, staff and members.

Of particular interest to APA’s ethnic minority constituents are plans to

explore the possibility of producing some APA web pages in languages

other than English, such as Spanish, to meet the growing demands of

psychology’s Spanish-speaking consumers. Dr. Habash is also interested

in enabling ethnic minority web consumers to access information relevant

to them and their issues of concern in a more efficient and timely manner.

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Robin J. Hailstorks, PhD

Outside of the office, Dr. Habash enjoys reading, travel, and yoga. He also

serves as an adjunct graduate instructor in George W ashington University’s

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Habash is a resident of

Maryland, where he lives with his wife and three daughters. Dr. Habash

looks forward to joining APA in its mission to serve its membership and

positively impact society.

Dr. Robin Hailstorks Joins APA's Education Directorate

In August 2006, Robin J. Hailstorks, PhD

joined the APA staff as the new Associate

Executive Director of the Education

Directorate and Director for Precollege and

Undergraduate Programs (PCUE). As a

long-time advocate for diversity issues in

psychology, Dr. Hailstorks is interested in

expanding the current diversity initiatives of

the Directorate. She is especially interested

in recruiting talented ethnic minority

students in middle school and high school

for scientific careers in psychology. She is

responsible for planning, coordinating and managing the Education

Directorate's programs or initiatives that advance teaching and learning from

high school through undergraduate education programs in diverse

institutions. She is also responsible for providing leadership and

management for the Office of Precollege and Undergraduate Programs.

One of the most exciting new initiatives that PCUE will support during the

next two years is a National Conference on Undergraduate Education. This

conference will address a number of important questions about

undergraduate education in psychology: W ho is teaching psychology? W hat

are we teaching? W hen are we teaching? How are we teaching, and with

what results?

To contact Dr. Hailstorks, please email her at [email protected].

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Dr. Stephanie R. Johnson Joins APA's Science Directorate

APA's Science Directorate (SD) staff has been

enhanced by the addition of Stephanie R.

Johnson, PhD, who is the Director of SD' s Office

of Applied Psychological Science. Previously, Dr.

Johnson, who is a neuropsychologist, conducted

research at Duke University Medical Center and

served as a clinical neuropsychologist at Johns

Hopkins Medication Institution. Dr. Johnson

graciously agreed to be interviewed by OEMA.

OEMA: W hat is applied psychological science and

what is your vision for the APA Office of Applied

Psychological Science?

Johnson: Applied psychological science is a broad field that encompasses

the understanding of psychological and behavioral phenomenon of

individuals, groups, and organizations in various public and private settings.

It is our goal within this office to develop and implement initiatives that

encourage and support both research and practicing psychologists that are

working in both academic and non-academic settings (e.g. higher education,

government, business). W e plan to work directly with APA divisions that

have direct links to applied psychological science to accomplish the

following goals: 1) Clearly define applied psychological science, 2) Develop

initiatives that address concerns of individuals working in non-academic

settings, 3) Develop initiatives that educate and expose students to careers

in applied psychological science, 4) Partner with graduate training programs

to develop consistent criteria for applied psychological science training

programs.

OEMA: How are ethnic minority psychological issues and the efforts of the

ethnic minority psychologists pertinent to applied psychological science?

Johnson: It is my goal to provide opportunities as well as increase visibility

for ethnic minority psychologists involved in applied psychological science.

This will be facilitated through targeted programs that highlight the

contributions that ethnic minority psychologists are making to the field of

applied psychological science, as well as encouraging ethnic minority

students to pursue careers in this diverse area of psychology. I am confident

Stephanie R. Johnson,PhD

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Shari Miles-Cohen, PhD

that this new office will be able to provide a "safe haven" for those

psychologists that often find themselves in undefined areas within the broad

field of psychological science. W e look forward to your invaluable input as

we develop this new and exciting office.

You may contact Dr. Johnson at [email protected].

WPO New Senior Director Arrives

Shari Miles-Cohen, PhD recently joined APA

as Senior Director, W omen's Program Office,

Public Interest Directorate. She has worked

for 20 years in the nonprofit, academic, and

grassroots communities on issues related to

women and their families. She comes to APA

from the Society for the Psychological Study

of Social Issues (SPSSI), where she was

Scientist in the Public Interest from

2001-2002, and Executive Director beginning

in 2002. Before joining SPSSI, she served as

Director of the Union Institute and University

Center for W omen, a university-based

women's center focused on developing innovative projects to bring together

grassroots activists and academics. Other professional experience includes

service as Interim Director of the African American W omen's Institute at

Howard University and as Executive Director at the W omen's Research and

Education Institute in W ashington, DC. Dr. Miles-Cohen, who received her

PhD from Howard University, also serves on the boards of the National

Council for Research on W omen and the African American W omen's

Resource Center and as Vice Chair of the DC W omen's Commission. She

is excited about working in an environment that celebrates the role

psychologists play in improving the lives of women and their families.

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Annie G. Toro, JD, MPH

Annie Toro Assumes Reins of Public Interest Public PolicyOffice

Annie G. Toro, JD, MPH, was recently

appointed as the new Associate Executive

Director for Public Interest Public Policy

(PIPPO). Prior to this appointment, she

served as Senior Legislative and Federal

Affairs Officer in PIPPO. In this capacity, she

represented the Association on policy and

regulatory issues involving children, youth,

and families. Annie had also been actively

engaged in legislative and regulatory issues

affecting ethnic minority affairs, and most

recently HIV/AIDS issues. During her tenure

at APA, she has also served as Co-Director

of APA's Congressional Fellowship Program.

Toro firmly believes that ongoing collaboration with ethnic minority groups

is crucial to the work of the Public Interest Policy Office. One major objective

of PIPPO Office is to advocate on behalf of psychologists with the U.S.

Congress and federal agencies. To do this effectively, PPO staff rely on the

involvement of APA members who are experts in specific areas of

psychology, including ethnic minority affairs. Toro strongly encourages

psychologists who are interested in becoming active in policy activities to

sign up for the Public Policy Advocacy Network (PPAN) at

http://www.apa.org/ppo/ppan/signup.html. Through PPAN, APA

advocacy staff periodically send out Action Alerts on specific legislation for

which constituent input to one or more members of their congressional

delegation is essential. In addition, APA members are provided with timely

information called Information Updates on federal legislative and regulatory

issues of importance to psychologists.

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FEMA Trailer

Ward 9 House

New Orleans Update: A Convention That Made ADifferenceDennis R. Bourne, Jr.

OEMA Program Officer

As the American Psychological Association

geared up for its 114th Annual Convention,

its members and staff prepared for a

convention with a decidedly different focus

than previous conventions: Community

service. The location, New Orleans,

demanded it.

The August 2006 Convention date fell

almost exactly a year after Hurricane

Katrina made landfall. The great city was

still recovering from the destruction and

devastation wrought by the storm. In an effort to assist in the process, APA

planned several service and volunteer activities, including the following.

The Association sent nearly 80 members and staff to New Orleans' Ninth

W ard to assist Habitat for Humanity in building an entirely new community.

The neighborhood, "Musicians Village," will include 75 new homes and a

music center. The eight-acre property, bought from the School Board, was

the former site of Kohn Junior High School, which was razed.

Two shifts of APA volunteers broke into four

teams: Roofing, interiors, framing and

latting. They accomplished quite a bit in

their day of work, in spite of the 90 degree

heat. Not the least of their accomplishments

was perfecting construction skills for which

their work at APA and in the field of

Psychology did not prepare them.

Meanwhile, in the lower ninth ward,

members of the Society for Psychological

Study of Social Issues (SPSSI-APA Division 9) worked along side the

Common Ground Relief organization. The 17 SPSSI volunteers gutted

homes that were all but destroyed by flooding and neglect. The damage to

the homes and the area required them to work without electricity, light and

cool, while wearing full hazmat suits and respirators. Although they found

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the working conditions taxing, they were inspired by the hope of the

residents and the dedication of the Common Ground volunteers.

Concurrent donation drives also proved successful. The first was a school

supplies drive sponsored by APA. Collection boxes were placed in various

locations in the Ernest Morial Convention Center. Attendees donated seven

pallets of supplies, weighing in at 1.6 tons or 3,200 pounds! The 120 cartons

of donations were divided among the new Charter Schools in New Orleans.

On Monday, August 14, representatives from each school came to the

Convention Center to pick up their share of the supplies.

The second donation drive was sponsored by the Society for the

Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues (Division 45). Titled "Building

Community Through Books," the Division 45 drive collected new and lightly

used books, and monetary gifts to be donated to the New Orleans Public

Library. Boxes were set up in the Division 45 Hospitality Suite for collection.

The Library was overwhelmed by the quantity of books donated and unable

to keep track of the actual number. Suffice it to say, the drive was a

success. The Division also donated an annual subscription to its journal,

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology.

Running Psychologists and Division 47

(Exercise and Sport Psychology)

sponsored their 28 Ray’s Race. The 5Kth

run was named for Raymond Fowler,

PhD, former APA CEO and original

organizer of the race. The sponsors

aptly themed this year’s race “Run for

Resilience.” Registration exceeded

expectations as 100 runners signed up

to compete. This included Fowler, his

wife and his nine-year-old grandson, all

of whom placed in their respective categories. The overall winners in the

male and female categories were Gregory Benson and Heidi Sickler, with

times of 17:30 and 21:24, respectively. Running Psychologists donated $1

per registrant to the New Orleans Habitat for Humanity. Several individuals

donated matching funds.

Division 45 also teamed with Division 35 (Society for the Psychology of

W omen) to present a dance to raise funds for Dillard University. The dance

was well attended and raised approximately $6000. During the event,

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Anderson J. Franklin, PhD, also awarded a scholarship to a Dillard student

on behalf of the Oriental Chapter of the New York Eastern Star fraternal

organization. The student, D'Anna Holmes, was displaced by Katrina from

her New Orleans home with a toddler who has cancer. The award was given

in recognition of her needs and her commitment to finish her senior year in

spite of struggles with medical care of her child, college studies, and other

financial issues.

The marked success of these ventures spoke to the commitment of the

American Psychological Association to make a difference. It also set a

standard for APA's Convention as a venue where psychologists can not only

share with each other within the confines of the convention centers and

hotels, but also with the communities surrounding them.

Prior to last year’s Convention, UCLA’s Center for Research, Education, Training, andStrategic Education on Minority Health Disparities donated their expertise to NewOrleans’ minority youth affected by Hurricane Katrina. UCLA Psychology professor andDirector of the EXPORT Center, Vicki Mays, PhD spearheaded the project. She created“You’re So Special” packages that included books, toothbrushes, and other items. Maysand her colleagues organized workshops and sessions to train parents and communitymembers to recognize signs of mental disorders in children. The trainees includedreligious leaders from Catholic, Muslim, Buddhist, and Honduran communities. Maysbelieves addressing disparities early may prevent future physical and psychologicalproblems.

The APA Reaffirms Its Stance Against TortureNatasha W ilkins

OEMA Graduate Intern

The American Psychological Association re-affirmed its stance against

abuse, torture, and neglect of any kind with the adoption of the "Resolution

Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or

Punishment", by the APA Council of Representatives on August 9, 2006.

The original resolution against torture was first adopted in 1986.

The Resolution reaffirms APA's commitment and duty to take a stance

against torture and other human rights violations based upon its mission to

promote "human welfare". The resolution outlines APA's position against

state-sponsored torture and affirms that the use of psychological techniques

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to induce torture or harm are indeed outside the realm of acceptable

practice. Moreover, it mandates that psychologists should not use their

skills, training, or expertise for the purpose of torture in any circumstance,

and that psychologists have an ethical responsibility to report any suspicion

of such activity to the proper authorities. The resolution is available at:

http://www.apa.org/pi/resolution_against_torture_and_other_cruel.pdf.

Adoption of the APA resolution comes on the heels of action earlier this year

by the United Nations Human Rights Committee's submission of its report

which delineates issues concerning implementation of the International

Covenant for Civil and Political Rights (ICCRP). Among the major issues

outlined in the report is use of torture at Guantanamo, Afghanistan, Iraq and

other international locations by the United States armed forces locations.

The report noted with concern that per the Detainee Treatment Act Section

1005, "detainees at Guantanamo are barred from seeking review of

treatment in allegations of abuse and neglect". This UN report is available

at: http://www.hrweb.org/legal/cpr.html.

The Center for Victims of Torture (2001) estimated that, at minimum, a half

million survivors of torture are living in the United States with between 5%

and 35% of refugees being either primary or secondary survivors of torture.

A survey of centers meeting the needs of the refugees and torture survivors

suggested that the numbers of refugee torture survivors may indeed be

even higher. Chester (1990) found that approximately 35% to 50% of all

refugees were survivors of torture. Moreover, Shelton (1998) estimated that

there are at least 400,000 survivors of torture living in the United States

today. Thus, the problem of torture and its effects is not just a concern

internationally but a domestic concern for American psychologists and other

professionals.

The 2006 APA resolution highlights the status of the APA as a

Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with consultative status to the

United Nations. W ith consultive status the APA has authority to attend

meetings of the United Nations, submit written statements and research to

the organization, and work with other NGOs to influence global policy on

issues such as older adults, women, children, human development, and

human rights.

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Kaze Daiko drummers at NMCSReception/Poster Session

References

Chester, B. (1990). Because mercy has a human heart: Centers for victims

of torture. In P. Suedfeld (Ed.), Psychology and torture (pp. 165-180).

New York: Hemisphere.

Shelton, D. (1998, March 16). An estimated 400,000 survivors of torture.

American Medical News, 41, 21-24.

APA Presidents Join Other Medical and HealthProfessionals in Signing Onto an Anti-Torture AdvocacyLetter

In September 2006, President Gerry Koocher and Past-President Phil

Zimbardo signed-on to a letter to Senator McCain that read, in part, "W e

strongly support your efforts to prevent all U.S. personnel from engaging in

harmful and abusive interrogation practices and to preserve long-standing

US observance of the Geneva Conventions." Stating that "the legislation

addressing military commissions and the W ar Crimes Act must not allow

harsh and abusive interrogation tactics by any government agency, including

the CIA," the authors condemn numerous specific interrogation practices.

2007 Multicultural Summit — A Great Success!

Hats off to the Coordinators of the

2007 Nationa l Multicu ltura l

Conference and Summit (NMCS)!

Some had wondered, “Seattle in

January? W ho will come?”. As it

turned out, more than 950

persons came to Seattle on

J a n u a ry 2 4 -26 , 2007 a s

registrants of the NMCS – and

thereby ensured that NMCS

r e m a i n e d t h e p r e m i e r

psychological conference on

multicultural issues. Conference

registrants were not disappointed.

The Opening Reception, on the

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evening before the official Opening Session, was packed and featured good

food, good live music, and the presentation of the CNPAAEMI Henry

Tomes Award.

The next two days were filled with plenary and breakout sessions that

examined the various dimensions and intersections of diversity. Provocative

keynote addresses that pushed forward the cutting edge of multicultural

discourse were presented by Melba Vasquez, PhD (The challenge of

conflict among allies: Risks and opportunities), Rosie Phillips Bingham,

PhD (Empowerment through inclusion in the daily battle with oppression).

Beverly Greene, PhD (The complexity of diversity: Multiple identities and

the denial of social privilege), and Eduardo Duran, PhD (Liberation

psychology: An ongoing practice in American Indian Country). As usual, the

Elders Ceremony was both intellectually enlightening and emotionally

touching. All sat with the greatest of reverence as APA Past -President

Ronald Levant, PhD, ABPP presented each Elder with a Presidential

Citation, colleagues of the Elders provided testimonies, and each of the

Elders shared their stories of struggle and accomplishment. Those honored

as Distinguished Elders: Asuncion M. Austria, PhD; Vivian S. Boyd, PhD;

J. Manual Casas, PhD; Stephen F. Morin, PhD; Letitia Anne Peplau,

PhD; Henry Tomes, PhD; Joseph E. Trimble, PhD; and Judith Worell,

PhD. The conference also honored the contributions of departed ancestors

who were giants of diversity and multiculturalism in psychology –- especially

George Albee, PhD; Mamie P. Clark, PhD; Kenneth B. Clark, PhD;

Evelyn C. Hooker, PhD; Royce W. Scrivner, PhD; and Star Vega, PhD.

In honor of their legacies, the 2007 Conference Coordinators established

the Distinguished Ancestors Award whose inaugural recipient was Bertha

G. Holliday, PhD.

The Conference also included a lavish reception that featured approximately

85 research posters. And of course, the Conference included its hallmark

Difficult Dialogues— this year on the topics of: The psychology of men and

masculinities in multicultural perspective; African-Americans and Latinos:

Empowering communities; Religion and sexual orientation; Can the

marginalized abuse power?: Facing the ‘isms’ perpetuated within, among,

and between oppressed groups; and Do psychologists contribute to the

disparities in educating children? And throughout the conference, José

Cervantes, PhD, ensured that all participants kept in touch with the power

of their souls and spirits by leading the conference in several ceremonies

and blessings.

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Joseph L. White, PhD withHenry Tomes, PhD Award

But the end of the conference was probably its greatest moment. For it was

here, during the Town Hall Meeting, that the conference not only talked the

talk of multiculturalism, but bravely walked the walk by confronting the

rupture that had occurred at the 2005 NMCS between LGBT and ethnic

minority constituencies. And through a series of symbolic and ceremonial

gestures that were brilliantly choreographed by the Conference

Coordinators, the entire conference experienced there, in that place, a

genuine healing and reconciliation.

For this as well as the other conference riches, we salute the 2007 NMCS

Conference Coordinators: William M. Liu, PhD (Division 45), Helen A.

Neville, PhD (Division 17), and Arlene Noriega, PhD (Division 44). Special

Accolades are due Conference Coordinator Chairperson BraVada Garrett-

Akinsanya, PhD, LP (Division 35), who by sheer force of personality (and

exceptional clinical skill), addressed matters of the head and heart and

brought the conference alternatively to tears and to its feet on numerous

occasions, ensured balance among and empowerment of the interests of

all conference constituencies, and proved once and for all, that cats CAN be

herded!

Videotapes of major 2007 NMCS sessions are available atwww.emicrotraining.com.

Council of National Psychological Associations for theAdvancement of Ethnic Minority Issues

Joseph L. White, PhD Recipient of CNPAAEMI's Inaugural Henry

Tomes Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Advancement of

Ethnic Minority Psychology

The orchestra stopped playing and vacated

the stage at the January 24 Opening

Reception of the 2007 Multicultural

Conference and Summit in Seattle,

W ashington. Summit Coordinator-Chair

BraVada Garrett -Akinsanya, PhD quieted

the large crowd for the momentous

occasion. And then some Very Important

People took the stage and surrounded the

podium: Henry Tomes, PhD, former

Executive Director of the APA Public

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Interest Directorate and the members of the Council of National

Psychological Associations for the Advancement of Ethnic Minority Interests

(Norman B. Anderson, PhD, APA CEO representing the APA President;

Alvin Alvarez, PhD, President of the Asian American Psychological

Association; Robert Atwell, PsyD , President of Association of Black

Psychologists; José Cervantes, PhD, President of the National Latino/a

Psychological Association; John Peregoy, PhD, President Society for

Indian Psychologists, A. Toy Caldwell-Colbert, PhD, Past- President of the

Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues - APA Division

45).

Dr. Alvarez described the occasion – the Council’s honoring of the

extraordinary legacy of Henry Tomes, PhD through the selection of a

recipient of an award and monetary tribute, whose career in psychology

mirrors the spectrum of contributions made by Dr. Tomes. Specific criteria

used in selecting the recipient of the Henry Tomes, PhD Award for

Distinguished Contributions to the Advancement of Ethnic Minority

Psychology include the following:

• Significantly contributed to the development and promotion of ethnic

minority psychology as a field for study/training, research, practice and

public policy advocacy.

• Advocated for the interests and psychological well-being of individuals

across multiple ethnic minority communities.

• Promoted unique opportunities to advance ethnic minority interests in

the practice, science, and education of organized psychology (including

promoting ethnic minority participation, empowerment and influence,

ethnic m inority psychological issues and concerns, as well as

multicultural service delivery systems and models).

As announced and presented by Dr. Tomes, the inaugural Henry Tomes

Award recipient was Joseph L. White, PhD, in recognition of his

“extraordinary lifetime contributions to ethnic minority psychology as scholar,

advocate, and teacher”. In accepting the Award, Dr. W hite called to his side,

his first ethnic minority mentee (Michael Connor, PhD, Professor of

Psychology, California State University, Long Beach) and his most recent

ethnic minority mentee (Ms. Cynthia Medina, a student at the University of

California, Irvine).

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Joseph L. White: Biography and Award Commendation

Presented by A. Toy Caldwell-Colbert, PhD, ABPP, Division 45'srepresentative to CNPAAEMI on January 24, 2007 during the NMCS atthe Henry Tomes, PhD Award Ceremony at the Sheraton Hotel inSeattle, Washington.

It is doubtful that any other psychologist has touched and influenced such

a diverse population of students, both graduate and undergraduate than

Joseph L. W hite.

For the past 45 years, Dr. W hite has enjoyed a distinguished career in the

field of psychology and mental health as a teacher, mentor, administrator,

clinical supervisor, writer, consultant, and practicing psychologist. Born in

Lincoln, Nebraska, he is currently Professor Emeritus of Psychology,

Psychiatry, and Comparative Culture at the University of California, Irvine,

where he spent most of his career as a teacher, supervising psychologist,

mentor, and Director of ethnic studies and cross-cultural programs.

Dr. W hite received his PhD in clinical psychology from Michigan State

University in 1961. Dr. W hite is the author of several papers and books.

Among them are three editions of The Psychology of Blacks: An African

American Perspective (1999; 1990; 1984,); The Troubled Adolescent

(1989); Black Man Emerging: Facing the Past and Seizing a Future in

America (1999); and most recently the book Black Fathers: An Invisible

Presence in America (2006). He was a pioneer in the field of Black

psychology and is affectionately referred to as one of the '''fathers of Black

psychology" by his students, mentees, and younger colleagues. His seminal

article in Ebony magazine in 1970, "Toward a Black Psychology", was

instrumental in beginning the modem era of African-American and ethnic

psychology.

One of his endorser's states: "Dr. W hite revolutionized the field of

psychology by creating a paradigm shift from a euro-centric perspective in

psychology. Thus his work as an agent of social change, teacher, therapist,

and researcher paved the way for relevant mental health treatment for

"people of color".

One of his former student's remarks, "In between those years, of teaching,

writing and raising a family, he contributed to the anchoring of Head Start

and Educational Opportunity Programs throughout the State of California,

counseled scores of patients, lectured throughout the country, and reframed

the discourse on an academic discipline that is well over 100 years old".

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Front: Dr Peregoy, Dr. Conner, Dr. White, Ms. Medinasurrounded (l to r) by Drs. Anderson, Tomes, Atwell, Alvarez,Cervantes and Caldwell-Colbert

Another endorser states, "Joseph L. W hite was among a small group of

vocal APA members that demanded APA attend more fully to ethnic minority

issues in leadership, membership, and constituent base."

A practicing psychologist and consultant, Dr. W hite has served as a

supervising psychologist and staff affiliate psychologist to five hospitals and

three clinical practices in Southern California. He has worked as a

consultant with school districts, universities, private organizations, drug

prevention programs, and government agencies. Dr. W hite was appointed

to the California State Psychology Licensing Board by Governor Edmund G.

Brown, Jr. and served as chairman for three years. He is currently a

member of the Board of Trustees of The Menninger Foundation in Houston,

Texas. It was at the Menninger Foundation where I came to know Joe W hite

on a more intimate basis and we have remained close colleagues in

advocating for multicultural training of students and diversity among faculty

in higher education settings.

The Genius of his work is in the lives he has touched, and in the souls he

has inspired to actualize their God given talents, dreams, and aspirations.

Comfortable talking with Malcolm X, Eldridge Clever, and being a gifted

teacher for students such as Stokeley Carmichael, W ade Nobles and

Thomas and W illiam Parham, Joe W hite has also been at the side of

political leaders such as Bobby Kennedy and W illie Brown.

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"The measure of a man is not where he stands in times of comfort and

convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy."

Throughout your lives, Joseph W hite, has stood on the side of social justice,

and directed the activities of clinical and academic ministry with visions of

hope and possibility for transforming dark yesterdays into brighter

tomorrows.

Congratulations to the Newly Elected Members of Color inAPA Governance!

APA Board of DirectorsMelba J. Vasquez, PhD

Board for the Advancement ofPsychology in the Public InterestOlivia D. Moorehead-Slaughter, PhD

Board of Convention AffairsElizabeth M. Vera, PhDJohn N. Moritsugu, PhD

Board of Educational AffairsY. Barry Chung, PhDPamela T. Reid, PhD

Board of Professional AffairsNabil H El-Ghoroury, PhDMartin Y, Iguchi, PhD

Board of Scientific AffairsFrederick T. L. Leong, PhD

Committee on Animal Research andEthics Pamela Scott-Johnson, PhD

Committee on Children, Youth andFamilyScott C. Nolen, PhD

Committee on Early CareerPsychologistsDarryl S. Salvador, PsyD

Committee on Ethnic Minority AffairsArt Blume, PhDKaren Y. Chen, PhD

Committee on International Relations inPsychologyShinobu Kitayama, PhDStephen M. Quintana, PhD

Committee on Professional Practice andStandardsTerry Sai-Wah Gock, PhD

Committee on Psychological Tests andAssessmentsFrank Worrell, PhD

Committee of Psychology Teachers atCommunity CollegesSalvador Macias III, PhD

Committee on the Structure and Functionof CouncilCorann Okorodudu, EdD

Committee on Women in PsychologyLydia P. Buki, PhDPriscilla Dass-Brailsford, EdD

Finance CommitteeGuillermo Bernal, PhD

– continued –

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Ethics CommitteeDianne S. Salter, PhD, JD

Membership CommitteeA. Toy Caldwell-Colbert, PhD

Policy and Planning BoardLisa M. Porché-Burke, PhD

Publications and Communications BoardLillian Comas-Díaz, PhD

APA COUNCIL ADOPTS GUIDELINES FOR THE UNDERGRADUATEPSYCHOLOGY MAJOR

The Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major seek to improve the quality oflearning and teaching in psychology. The Guidelines (www.apa.org/ed/resources.html)describe a set of learning goals and outcomes for the undergraduate psychology majorand address development of competencies in students seeking entrance to graduate orprofessions schools, as well as those entering the labor force. The Guidelines weredeveloped by APA's Board of Educational Affairs (BEA) Task Force on UndergraduatePsychology Major Competencies. The task force also developed a companion resourceon effective assessment strategies for the competencies called the "AssessmentCyberguide." The guide is available online at www.apa.org/ed/guidehomepage.html.

APA Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs

2007 Projects/Initiatives of High Priority

The APA Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA) welcomed the

opportunity on November 4, 2006, to provide its parent board, the APA

Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest (BAPPI)

with a brief report on CEMA's projects and initiatives of high priority for 2007.

These items were among the many issues addressed by CEMA during its

September 29 - October 1, 2006 meeting. It should be noted that CEMA's

agenda is developed and managed consistent with its Goals and Objectives

that were established on October 2, 1993, and are reviewed and revised

routinely. The most recent revision took place on March 1, 2003, and

resulted in the establishment of the following:

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2006 CEMA Members(l to r) Drs. Alvarez, Dass-Brailsford (Chair), Thomas,

Cervantes, Manley, and Franklin

GOAL I: Increase the numbers of ethnic minority psychologists in the

profession, as well as in the membership and leadership of

the Association, state psychological associations, and APA

divisions, and promote activities that increase recruitment

and retention of ethnic minorities in psychology.

GOAL II: Increase efforts to empower ethnic minority psychologists

within the Association as well as increase the recognition of

the contributions of ethnic minority psychologists inside and

outside of the Association.

GOAL III: Increase the understanding of the need for scientific

research on ethnicity and culture.

GOAL IV: Promote increased multicultural competence in psychology.

GOAL V: Promote the use of psychological knowledge for the

recognition, prevention, and education of racism.

GOAL VI: Promote and monitor an effective legislative advocacy

agenda addressing ethnic minority concerns and their public

policy implications -- particularly, in the following domains:

Managed care, welfare reform, immigration, anti-affirmative

action initiatives, English-only legislation, bilingual education,

re-authorization of the Indian Child Welfare Act, and

increased ethnic minority training funds.

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2007 CEMA Projects/Initiatives of High Priority:

1. Develop a formal implementation plan for the APA Resolution

Requesting the Immediate Retirement of American Indian Mascots,

Symbols, Images, and Personalities by Schools, Colleges, Universities,

Athletic Teams, and Organizations, that will include possible

collaboration with the APA Committee on Legal Issues (see below),

and the APA Office of Public and Member Communications regarding

greater attention to and promotion of multicultural competence in APA's

media and communications function.

2. Pursue collaborative projects with the APA Committee on Legal Issues

(COLI) and the APA Committee on International Relations in

Psychology (CIRP).

A. CIRP collaboration might focus on: (1) addressing

psychology's/psychologists' role in the promotion of psychological

issues related to human rights and social justice in areas such as

Darfur and elsewhere in the world; (2) educating APA members

about the processes and programs of the United Nations, and the

potential role psychology/psychologists can play; and (3) developing

strategic follow-up in support of the UN W CAR Declaration.

B. COLI collaboration might center on three important and

timely issues: (1) Developing strategies that promote the

multicultural competence of psychologists in legal settings; (2) the

psycho-legal consequences of immigration on the health, mental

health, and well-being of ethnic minority immigrant children, youth,

and families; and (3) the civil rights implications of the APA

Resolution Requesting the Immediate Retirement of American

Indian Mascots, Symbols, Images, and Personalities by Schools,

Colleges, Universities, Athletic Teams, and Organizations.

3. Future Psychology Faculty Initiative

CEMA will continue to pursue the development of a proposal for the

establishment of a task force on enhancing the next generation of

psychology faculty. The proposed CEMA task force would be charged

with shaping the vision for how psychology and/or APA will address the

changing make-up of future psychology faculty and its diversity and

multicultural competence.

4. Multicultural Diversity Leadership Plan

A. CEMA will continue to promote/encourage the development

of an APA Office of Diversity Enhancement as recommended by

the 2005 APA Presidential Task Force on Enhancing Diversity

report.

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B. CEMA strongly supports the development of an independent

resource such as a Cultural Ombudsman or mediator within the

APA organizational structure. The ombudsman would be an

independent resource who would serve as a facilitator or mediator

in situations when there is a grievance or conflict rooted in

competing interests of diverse groups

In 2006, CEMA members included three female and three male

psychologists of whom two are Asian American/Pacific Islander, two are

African American/Black, one is American Indian/Alaska Native, and one is

Hispanic/Latino. Additionally, the Committee acknowledged its special

obligation to ensure that various constituent groups as well as the diversity

within these groups (e.g., nationality, tribe) are represented, and its charge

to be sensitive to such concerns. The Committee provided new member

orientation training where these and other issues of diversity are presented

and discussed. CEMA members whose term ended in December 2006 were

Priscilla Dass-Brailsford, EdD (2006 Chair) and Alvin Alvarez, PhD.

2007 CEMA members: Lisa R. Thomas, PhD (chairperson), Art W. Blume,

PhD, Karen Y. Chen, PhD, José M. Cervantes, PhD (chairperson-elect),

Anderson J. Franklin, PhD, and Jennifer J. Manly, PhD

The Show Must Go On: The OEMA Film SeriesDennis R. Bourne, Jr.


The OEMA Film Series was launched on Thursday, November 2, 2006.

Each film presentation will include a screening of clips from feature films

and documentaries highlighting issues of race and culture followed by

candid group discussions on the topics raised. The series seeks to promote

greater multicultural competence and understanding among APA staff.

The inaugural presentation featured Crash, a jarring portrayal of how lives

and attitudes are affected by racism and stereotypes in American society.

The movie won the 2006 Academy Award for Best Film. After a segmented

showing of the film, a discussion was moderated by Bishetta Merritt, PhD,

the Chair of Howard University's Radio, Television, and Film Department.

Approximately 50 APA employees attended the presentation.

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At the second presentation, on February 1, 2007, nearly 35 attendees

viewed and discussed two short documentaries. The first was A Darker Side

of Fair, which explored the historical and contemporary roots of the “fetish”

for fair skin and its effect on Indian men, women, media, industry and

culture. The second, A Girl Like Me, examined a similar trend among

African-American girls. Along with a recreation of Kenneth and Mamie

Clark’s famous doll study, the documentary included interviews with several

young ladies on the effect of the W hite standard of beauty on their self-

image and esteem.

A recent research study conducted by Joni Hersh, a law and economics professor at Vanderbilt

University, shows that lighter skinned immigrants are making more money on average than

their counterparts of a darker complexion. Hersch looked at a government study on 2, 084

legal immigrants and found that individuals with lighter skin tones boasted an average of 8 to

15 percent more than similar immigrants with much darker skin. Other researchers believe that

these findings are consistent with other studies on color and uncover a skin-tone bias that

surpasses race. Hersh also found that height can make a difference in wages, with shorter

immigrants earning an estimated 1 percent less than those who are taller. Hersch will present

her findings at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of

Science and hopes that they will later be used to discern the stigma in future color

discrimination lawsuits.

Findings such as these penetrate the stereotype threat of being a minority in America.

Preference for more fair-skinned individuals and prejudice against those of a darker

complexion, is a constant form of discrimination in this country.

William Darity Jr., an economics professor at the University of North Carolina, agrees with

such findings and links them to a similar study he co-authored. In the study, Darity said that

"dark to medium skinned blacks suffered a discriminatory penalty of anywhere from 10 to 15

percent relative to whites. This suggests people cue into appearance and draw inferences about

capabilities based on how they look."

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APA/NIGMS Grant Project Update

The American Psychological Association through the "Developing Minority

Biomedical Research Talent in Psychology " grant, funded by the National

Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) provides institutional grants

to various academic institutions in five regions of the country to demonstrate

the effectiveness of a "systemic and pipeline approach" for increasing the

number of persons of color in the educational pipeline for biomedical

research careers in psychology.

F lo rida In te rnational University's (F IU)

Psychology Research Initiatives Mentorship

Experience (PRIME) Program is an APA/NIGMS

institutional program that has made tremendous

achievements and consistently sends its

students to top-ranked psychology graduate

programs. Wendy Silverman, PhD, professor of

psychology and director of FIU's Child Anxiety

and Phobia Program, as well as current editor of

the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent

Psychology and president of APA's Division 53

(Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent

Psychology), is a highly rated PRIME mentor at

the university. Dr. Silverman spoke with Pipeline about the importance of

mentoring.

Pipeline: The FIU PRIME program has made major accomplishments since

receiving its APA/NIGMS grant in 1998, and its achievements are

noteworthy. W hat advancements have you seen the PRIME students make

since being accepted into the program?

Silverman: Most go on to some of the most successful programs in

psychology. They have been placed in clinical programs at Yale, Penn

State, the University of Central Florida, the University of Miami, as well as

developmental programs that include New York University and FIU. PRIME

gets the students excited about research in psychology, which then inspires

the students to want to go on to pursue doctoral studies at the best schools

in the country.

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Pipeline: W hat is the biggest adjustment the students have to make after

joining the PRIME program?

Silverman: I'm not sure if they have to make any adjustments other than

perhaps a refocused energy on something new and different — then they

get excited about that.

Pipeline: W hat are the benefits of the PRIME program for the students and

professors?

Silverman: The main benefit is that they get hands-on experience doing

research from the conceptualization of the project, the execution of the

project, and the dissem ination of the project's findings. This includes

collecting the data, analyzing the data, writing up the results, and sharing the

results at our PRIME Conference as well as at other national conferences.

Pipeline: W hat is the most common career path for students following

graduation?

Silverman: Almost all of my students have gone on to outstanding graduate

research programs in psychology.

Pipeline: In your biography on FIU's W eb site you said that you feel strongly

about enhancing ethnic minority involvement in the field of psychology. W hy

do you feel this way?

Silverman: Historically, there has been a shortage of ethnic minorities

involved in psychology research. It's important that the field of psychology,

and the investigators who are involved in doing research, are reflective of

our society and population. It seems important that psychology research be

as diverse as the multicultural society in which we live.

Pipeline: Besides mentorship, what other factors are needed to help ethnic

minority students excel in psychology?

Silverman: W e need more organized programs like PRIME that encourage

students to conduct research. W e also need more ethnic minority

professors to serve as role models so the students can see reflections of

themselves in the classrooms. Of course, as we get more minority students

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in the PRIME pipeline, and as these students pursue research careers,

these students will eventually find themselves in this role as professors.

Pipeline: Two of your students have received the Presidential Doctoral

Fellowship awards from FIU. As a mentor, how does it feel when your

students make these types of accomplishments, and what role do you think

mentorship played in their success?

Silverman: They are all excellent students who want to learn. As a mentor,

I mainly feel that I serve as a facilitator for the students, especially in terms

of helping to generate their enthusiasm for research. W hen the students

have the enthusiasm or passion for psychology, then everything else is

much easier. The students take credit for all their accomplishments and

hard work.

Pipeline: W hat advice would you give to a new faculty member who is

mentoring a student for the first time?

Silverman: Mentoring is one of the most rewarding aspects of being a

professor. It's a real privilege and an honor. Mentoring is a two-way street.

It's a mutually beneficial relationship; we [mentors] learn and develop just as

much as the students do.

APA/NIGMS Project's Florida International University PRIME Mentors

Lorraine Bahrick, PhD, ProfessorLeslie DeChurch, PhD, Assistant ProfessorGordon Finley, PhD, ProfessorRon Fisher, PhD, ProfessorLeslie Frazier, PhD, Associate ProfessorJacob Gewirtz, PhD, ProfessorLindsay Ham, PhD, Assistant ProfessorNathan Hiller, PhD,. Assistant ProfessorMary Levitt, PhD, ProfessorRobert Lickliter, PhD, ProfessorMarilyn Montgomery, PhD, Associate ProfessorChristian Resick, PhD, Assistant ProfessorSuzanna Rose, PhD, Chairperson Nadja Schrieber, PhD, Assistant ProfessorBennett Schwartz, PhD, Associate Professor, APA/NIGMS Core Team LeaderWendy Silverman, PhD,Dionne Stephens, PhD, Assistant Professor, Associate ChairJonathan Tubman, PhD, Professor



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NIGMS Students Present at the Annual BiomedicalResearch Conference for Minority Students

Hearty congratulations to our APA/NIGMS Project students, Mr. Nathaniel

Giles, III and Ms. Kizziah Knight who made very successful research

presentations at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority

Students (ABRCMS). Both students are Prince George's Community

College honors students, members of Psi Beta Honors Society and selected

participants in the Diversity Project 2000 and Beyond initiative (DP2KB) and

are mentored by Sonia Bell, MS and Robin Hailstorks, PhD. ABRCMS

encourages underrepresented ethnic minority students to pursue research

careers and training in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. It also

provides undergraduate and graduate students with access and exposure

to recruiters from graduate and undergraduate institutions, as well as

internship and summer research opportunities through government

agencies and foundations. In this venue students are given the opportunity

to present their research, attend lectures and professional development

workshops as well as network with colleagues.

Nathaniel Giles, III presented a poster entitled "Uncovering Relationships

between Personality, Affect, and Cardiovascular Health".

Kizziah Knight presented a poster entitled "Stressful Encounters: Exploring

the Relationships between Cultural Orientation, Affect, and Cardiovascular

Health".

Of the over 2,600 student participants, 120 were chosen by merit for oral

and poster presentation awards. W e are proud to announce that Nathaniel

Giles, III was a recipient of this monetary award!

Our students were well prepared and professionally polished as they

presented their research to faculty, students and scientists from government

institutions. W e are so very proud of their hard work and accomplishments

as they truly represent the fine quality scholars that community colleges

have to offer!

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2007 SUINN Awards - Call For Nominations

The Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention andTraining (CEMRRAT2) Task Force is requesting that ethnic minoritystudents nominate their doctoral programs in scientific (e.g.,developmental, experimental, cognitive, social, psychobiology, etc.) orprofessional (e.g., clinical, counseling, school, etc.) psychology. Thenominated programs should have demonstrated excellence in therecruitment, retention and graduation of ethnic minority students. ThreeSuinn Achievement Awards will be presented at the 115th AnnualConvention of the American Psychological Association in SanFrancisco, CA, August 17 -20, 2007.

The online form requests the nominator to briefly describe the variousaspects of the nominated program that reflect an overall commitment tocultural diversity. This would include activities and efforts related to (a)funding of minority students, (b) integration of ethnic minority issues inthe curriculum, (c) faculty and student collaboration related to ethnicminority concerns and research issues, (d) recruitment and retentionprograms and strategies, (e) mentoring and modeling, and (f) othersimilar activities. The form can be downloaded at:www.apa.org/pi/oema/programs/grantsawards.html.

Deadline: April 15, 2007. Please direct all inquiries and submit yournomination to Shannon Watts via e-mail: [email protected](Nominations by E-mails are strongly encouraged.)



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Request for ProposalsAmerican Psychological Association

CEMRRAT Grants FY 2007For Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention and Training

The American Psychological Association's Public Interest Directorate has been allocated

$100,000 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 to continue implementation of the CEMRRAT Plan as

recommended by the APA Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention and

Training in Psychology (CEMRRAT). About $75,000 will be spent directly to fund small

grants. These small grants are intended to serve as "seed funds" to energize, empower, and

support interested individuals, organizations, and educational institutions committed to

enhancing ethnic minority recruitment, retention and training in psychology. Funding

consideration will be given to innovative start-up initiatives rather than on-going projects. No

proposals will be accepted prior to January 1, 2007.

The commission may fund two to four proposals in each of the following funding priorities:

Training: Professional Development for Linguistic Minorities – About $5,000 is available

for activities that promote development of training programs (and associated professional

development of faculty) that improve services to linguistic minorities.

Thematic: Preparing Future Psychology Faculty for a Diverse World – About $10,000

is available for activities that serve to recruit and retain ethnic minority faculty and early

career psychologists committed to research and scientific inquiry, and who will contribute to

more scientific educational experiences in academic settings. Efforts to launch such activities

may exceed available funding; therefore, highest consideration will be given to proposals that

present a cash match as part of the funding request. This funding category is not designed to

support research projects, to supplement post-doctoral fellowships, or dissertation research.

Faculty: Professional Development – About $20,000 is available for activities that serve to

promote increased levels of multicultural competence in teaching, practice, and research

among psychology faculty.

Students: Undergraduate/Graduate: Grants to Departments for Innovative Programs -

About $20,000 is available for activities related to developing innovative strategies for

recruitment, retention and graduation of ethnic minority students in psychology. Applications

that bear upon undergraduates and their matriculation to graduate programs in psychology are

especially welcome.

Ethnic Minority Leadership Development – About $5,000 is available for activities that

promote leadership skills and opportunities among ethnic minority psychologists. Applicants

are expected to provide matching funds equal to or higher than the amount requested.

For more information, email questions to Shannon Watts at: [email protected] or go to:http://www.apa.org/pi/oema/programs/cemrrat2_grant_fund_announcement.pdf.

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Spotlight on DP2KB

Diversity Project 2000 and Beyond: A National Model forDiversifying Psychology's PipelineRobin J. Hailstorks, PhD

Diversity Project 2000 and Beyond (DP2kB) was created in the early 1990s

by the National Council of Psi Beta (the national honor society for

psychology at community colleges) under the direction of Sandra Ladd, Past

National President. The maiden program was held in Los Angeles,

California, in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American

Psychological Association (APA). The program was developed to address

the under-representation of ethnic minorities in the field of psychology and

to respond to the need to develop a global community of psychologists. In

collaboration with APA's Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs (OEMA), under the

leadership of Bertha G. Holliday, PhD, the program has become a national

model for the recruitment and retention of ethnic minority community college

honor students in psychology.

The national model has evolved to include ten leadership exercises and

networking opportunities that have led to successful mentoring networks for

student participants. The program is structured as a Summer Institute (SI)

that begins two days before the APA convention and two days during the

convention, with a closing reception on the last day of the program. The

model also includes exposure to ethnic minority psychologists whom have

made significant contributions to the science and practice of psychology.

To advance leadership training and mentoring opportunities for invited

participants, the SI is administered by a graduate student who is a former

DP2kB alumnus and who serves as program director for four years. After

four years of administrative experience the program director becomes a

member of the executive committee. The program director works

collaboratively with Robin Hailstorks, PhD and Sandra Ladd, MA

Executive Co-directors, to recruit and develop the program. Since the first

SI there have been two program directors, Tawa Witko, PsyD and Sonali

Gonzales, MA. Both directors have advanced leadership training and

demonstrated the success of this program. Tawa W itko received her

doctoral degree from the California School of Professional Psychology and

has written a book on American Indian mental health published by APA

Press; and Sonali Gonzales, our current program director, recently received

her master's degree in counseling psychology. Sonali will begin her doctoral

studies this year.



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DP2kB enjoys enormous success as a vehicle for increasing diversity in the

educational pipeline. Some student participants in the first cohort have

earned their doctoral degrees at such prestigious universities as Harvard

University, including post doctoral study. Members of more recent cohorts

are completing summer research internships at the University of

Pennsylvania and Brown University. Preliminary data analysis indicates that

all student participants intend to complete their undergraduate degrees and

that more than seventy percent will pursue an advance degree in

psychology. Moreover, students who enter graduate programs of study are

more likely to complete their advance degrees and express the importance

of the SI as motivating factor in doing so. This was most recently

demonstrated during the August 2006 convention. Dr. Lisa Jackson, post

doctoral student at the University of Michigan and a DP2kB alumna, gave

a presentation on her mentoring experiences from the community college

to her post doctoral training and vividly explained how her experiences with

the SI prepared her for graduate school. As a Psi Beta student, Lisa was

one of the first community college students to earn a Truman Scholarship.

Students who are interested in participating in DP2kB must self identify as

a member of one of four ethnic minority groups as defined by the U.S.

Census Bureau-Black/African-Am erican, Latino/Hispanic, Native

American/Alaska Native, or Asian American/Pacific Islander – and must be

a member of Psi Beta, the national honor society in psychology. Ethnic

minority community college honor students who are eligible to join Psi Beta

or who are members of Phi Theta Kappa, international honor society for

community college students, are strongly encouraged to apply to the

program. Applications are updated annually and can be accessed through

Psi Beta' W eb page (www.psibeta.org) or APA's Office of Ethnic Minority

Affairs Office's W eb page (www.apa.pi./ oema/programs/dp2kb.html).

Students must also be recommended by a Psi Beta advisor and must

provide an official copy of their college transcript. Applications are also

printed in the spring edition of the Psi Beta Newsletter.

Students who are invited to participate in the SI receive firsthand knowledge

about how to apply to graduate school, find research training opportunities,

and develop mentoring networks. They also learn about fellowships and

other potential funding sources for graduate education. They receive training

on how to make a professional presentation, write a vita, and work in a

caucus. At the closing reception for the SI students receive a certificate to

include in their professional portfolio.

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This national model has been adapted and implemented at the regional

level. Since 2000, students have been invited to participate in an adapted

version of the program at the annual meetings of the Eastern Psychological

Association and W estern Psychological Association. This program could

also be adapted for use at the local level and could be held at a community

college or high school. The potential for creating psychology partnerships

related to this model is endless.

Diversity Project 2000 and Beyond is a Best Practice for diversifying

psychology's pipeline. The program targets under-represented students of

color who show promise and who are interested in careers as psychologists.

The unique features of the program have been maintained to ensure quality

and to increase the probability of retaining students of color in the

educational pipeline. However, the real success of the program stems from

the students' perseverance and the countless hours of support provided by

mentors.

For more information regarding DP2kB, please contact Robin Hailstorks at

[email protected]. If you interesting in adapting the DP2kB model at the

local level, there are several approaches that have been implemented.

Diversity Project 2000 and Beyond: A CollaborativePartnership for Recruitment and Retention of Students ofColorRobin Hailstorks, PhD

APA Education Directorate

The 2006 Diversity Project 2000 and Beyond (DP2kB) Summer Institute (SI)

was held August 8-11, 2006 in conjunction with the 114th Annual Meeting

of the American Psychological Association in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Seven students representing diverse racial and ethnic groups were invited

to participate in the four-day program. Students participated in ten

leadership exercises and created mentoring networks that will assist them

in becoming successful graduate students. Students interacted with Bertha

Holliday, PhD following an overview of APA's Office of Ethnic Minority

Affairs and Cynthia de las Fuentes, PhD following her delivery of the

keynote address. Alberto Figueroa, MBA led a discussion on careers in

psychology, and Andrew Austin-Dailey, MDiv Acting Director of the



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2006 DP 2KB Participants

Minority Fellowship Program, gave a presentation on the Minority Fellowship

Program. Sonali Gonzales served as the Program Director for the SI again

this year.

On the second day of the

SI students toured Tulane

University and visited the

Department of Psychology.

They also had a chance to

see Loyola University as

well as the Audubon Zoo

and Park. To make the visit

to Tulane University more

i n t e r e s t i n g , s t u d e n t s

decided to take local

transportation back to their

hotel. This experience

a f f o r d e d t h e m a n

opportunity to converse with residents of New Orleans about the aftermath

of Hurricane Katrina. W hat an educational experience for the DP2kB

students!

During the closing reception students gave presentations on topics that are

of great importance to the ethnic minority community. The National Council

of Psi Beta attended the reception and Jerry Rudmann, Executive Director

of Psi Beta, presented certificates to student participants. Tawa Witko,

PsyD received a leadership award from the Psi Beta National Council for

her exemplary leadership as the former Program Director of DP2kB.

Jaye Van Kirk, PhD received the leadership award on behalf of Tawa W itko

who was unable to attend this year's convention. Sandra Ladd, MS,

Executive Co-director, DP2kB, gave a brief overview of the history of the

program and provided historical context for the program's evolution.

The program was a huge success because of the indefatigable support

received from the staff of OEMA. Student participants expressed their

gratitude to the staff of OEMA both before and during the SI. They were

pleasantly surprised to learn about the wealth of resources available to

assist them with their professional careers as ethnic minority students.

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For more information regarding DP2kB, please contact Robin Hailstorks at

[email protected] or visit the DP2kB W ebsite at www.psibeta.org and

www.apa.org/pi/oema.

Student Perspective: DP2KBeyond SI New OrleansAnthony Sims Jr.

W est Valley Community College, CA

I feel that my experience in New Orleans and the APA convention is

something that all people should have. Just the opportunity to be in another

city for something as big as APA was rewarding enough, but along with that

came seeing and meeting some very dedicated, goal oriented, and

influential people not just in the field of psychology but as people in general.

One of my favorite things was meeting with the members of the Minority

Fellowship Program. I enjoyed sitting in on one of their meetings and also

talking with them at the social hour. They seemed interested in knowing the

path I wanted to walk down and offered advice.

Honestly, everyone who was in the Diversity Project group was real fun to

be around. I liked how even though we were all from different parts of the

country, had our own beliefs, our own styles, and personalities we came

together like a family in a very short time. One of the important places we

went was hit by Hurricane Katrina. Despite the destruction, people

persevered, rebuilding what they could, tending to their lawns, getting their

lives back a little bit at a time. Seeing these peoples commitment to come

back and not only resume their lives but make them better is something that

can't be explained in words. Again, this was an experience I feel everyone

should have. Personally it let me see different aspects of myself as well as

other people. I'd like to thank everyone involved, everyone I met, and

everyone who influenced my experience at APA in New Orleans.

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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR

APA Committee of State Leaders Diversity InitiativeSusan R. Lazaroff, JD, State Advocacy Officer

APA Practice Directorate

The Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice (CAPP) has

approved the recommendations of the Committee of State Leaders (CSL)

for this year's Diversity Delegates. The Committee of State Leaders is

chaired by Dr. David Hayes of Ohio and the CSL Diversity Subcommittee

is chaired by Dr. BraVada Garrett-Akinsanya of Minnesota. This year CSL

received nominations from 20 State, Provincial, and Territorial Psychological

Associations (SPTAs), including APAGS.

The Diversity Initiative is again being funded by APA's CAPP and by the

Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention and Training in

Psychology (CEMRRAT2) Taskforce. This year CSL is again fortunate to

receive partial funding for the APAGS delegate from Division 31. CSL

expresses our sincere thanks to Division 31 for their generosity.

For the 2007 State Leadership Conference, 6 State, Provincial, and

Territorial Psychological Associations (SPTAs) will receive full-funding for

their diversity delegate. These 6 SPTAs have either never received funding

or have received funding only one previous time to send a diversity delegate

to SLC. Nine SPTAs will receive partial-funding to send their delegate to

SLC – each of these SPTAs have received funding to send a delegate two,

three or four times but no more than that.

All Partially Funded Delegates will have their airfare paid by APA, eliminating

the need for that expense out of pocket. In addition, the Delegates will be

able to submit expense reports directly to APA for the balance of the $750

award.

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Diversity Initiative Participants

Full Funding:

Eleanor Gil-Kashiwabara, PsyD - Oregon

Diana Menchaca, PhD - Idaho

Abiola O. Dipeolu, PhD - Kansas

Lisa McGill Linson, PhD - Arkansas

Sarah M. Malave-Lebron, PhD - Puerto Rico

Denise Dillard, PhD - Alaska

Partial Funding:

Ricardo Gonzales, PhD - New Mexico

Summer D. Johnson, PsyD - Missouri

Alex Casillas, PhD - Iowa

Abraham Amaya, PsyD - Nevada

Karen Cone-Uemua - Utah

Kamieka Oleasha Stacey Gabriel, PhD - Georgia

Ena C. Knott-Scott, PhD - Mississippi

Cindy Wang, PsyD - Colorado

Kelly A.C. Bhatnagar - APAGS (Funded by Division 31)

The following SPTAs are fully funding their Diversity Delegate:

Kentucky Psychological Association

Maryland Psychological Association

Minnesota Psychological Association

New Jersey Psychological Association

Ohio Psychological Association

Fully Funded by the Practice Directorate

Diversity Liaison to the Diversity Subcommittee

Adelaide Simpson, PhD - Virginia

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Update: Psychological Perspectives on Hurricane Katrina

Dr. Michael Cunningham was the invited speaker at the 2006 Committee

on Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA) Annual Invitational Breakfast which is co-

sponsored by APA Division Services Office and the Practice Directorate. His

talk was both inspiring and informative — especially relative to issues of

resilience, defiance and vulnerability. We thought it important to share the

written text of his presentation with you.

– Bertha Holliday

A Year After Hurricane Katrina Made Landfall in NewOrleansMichael Cunningham, PhD

Tulane University

Five hundred twenty-five thousandSix hundred minutes,Five hundred twenty-five thousandMoments so dear.Five hundred twenty-five thousandSix hundred minutesHow do you measure, measure a year?

In daylights, in sunsets, in midnightsIn cups of coffeeIn inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife.In five hundred twenty-five thousandSix hundred minutesHow do you measureA year in the life?

(from the Broadway show and movie Rent, Seasons of Love)

How do you measure a year since Hurricane Katrina?

In days of flooded streets, in days of people stranded in New Orleans, in daysof evacuation In moments on the Internet looking for information, in time spent searching forfriends and family, or time spent generally searching for answers?

How do you measure a year since Hurricane Katrina?

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Thank you for allowing me to share some thoughts about "One Year after theStorm: Multicultural Disasters of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita." Also thank you forcoming to the city. As you may have seen, New Orleans is a tale of two cities.One part of the city is back strong and the other part is struggling to return. Myremarks are organized under two themes. The first is the historic notion of NewOrleans as a tale of two cities. The second is my thoughts on how the tale of twocities is associated with the current need for psychological services and researchbased on the information that has been learned thus far.

Hurricane Katrina showed the nation and the world that New Orleans was a taleof two cities: rich and poor, Black and White. [Note: This is an especially salientissue as the United States literally and figuratively is a multicultural nation, yetissues regarding diversity are mostly discussed in regards to Black and White.]However, were the events that occurred in New Orleans specific to the city; orare they microcosms of the United States? Race in America is one of the mostsensitive topics. As our country becomes more diverse, we speak often ofcultural traditions and ethnic patterns to describe behaviors. Rarely do we speakof phenotypic characteristics that distinguish our individuality and commonalitiesat the same time. Media reports of Hurricane Katrina reminded all of us that NewOrleans and the United States are full of tales of two cities: rich and poor, Blackand White.

As I watched broadcasts of the waters continuing to rise in New Orleans I wasfull of horror, sympathy, and sometimes guilt. I was horrified at how inaccuratethe reports were. Reporters could not pronounce names of streets; theymisreported areas that were flooded; and only showed the worse casescenarios. I was horrified that I could not get accurate information about specificneighborhoods. I had sympathy for the people working in the city without aninfrastructure or safe dry places to sleep. I had sympathy for many of the peoplewho hit their breaking points from over exhaustion; and even for the people whowere struggling with addiction problems and, as a result, demonstrated psychoticbehaviors. I had feelings of guilt that I was able and had the financial resourcesto evacuate early.

I left on the Saturday (August 27th) before the storm hit (August 29th). MayorRay Nagin issued a voluntary evacuation on Saturday morning. At first I was notgoing to leave. I live in an old home in an area that is well above sea level. Infact, this was the first time I evacuated in the 10 years that I lived in the city. I didso reluctantly because I had syllabi to complete for the beginning of thesemester; I had reviews to complete for a journal; and I was trying to finish anarticle before the semester got too busy. However, I did so after my phone rangfrom friends in the city and family members elsewhere in the country called, allurging me to leave as soon as possible. Before I started the drive to Atlanta Ipacked some shorts, went to the dry cleaners to get some clothes, went to myoffice to get all my materials to complete my syllabi. I did not call Atlanta friends


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to say that I would be in town. Instead, I made reservations at a cheap hotel andthought I would have a day or two to complete the syllabi. I was sure that I wouldbe back at home in a day or two. Wow, was I wrong.

On Monday morning, August 29th, I sat in my hotel room watching CNN andother news channels. My eyes were glued to the TV. I still thought that I wouldbe back in by end of the week at latest. I called family members in other areasto let them know that I was okay. I also naively told them that I could be reachedon my cell phone. After calling other New Orleans' friends to see if they wereokay as well as and to see where they were I realized that our "504" area codewas not working. I could call out, but others and I could not receive calls. Thiscommunication glitch added to the frustration of not knowing what would becomeof my "post-Katrina" life.

As a week went by, I had to make other plans because the initial news projectedthat New Orleans' residents would not be able to return to the city untilDecember. I continued up the east coast to North Carolina and the Washington,DC areas until I could prepare to come back home to New Orleans. Luckily partsof the city dried out faster than anticipated and certain zip codes were allowedto reenter in early October. My zip code was one of the first. In the first week ofOctober I made plans to drive back to the "new" New Orleans. However, thereturn trip was postponed by a week because hurricane Rita threatened to hitNew Orleans. Instead it devastated the southwestern parts of Louisiana and onlyre-flooded parts of New Orleans. Some have argued that this second floodingwas actually useful to New Orleans, as it washed away some of the diseasedwater debris left by Katrina. Others argue that it devastated the weakest part ofthe city even more. Like recounts of the storm and New Orleans before Katrina,the stories are tales of two cities: Black or White, rich or poor. Will life inpost-Katrina New Orleans continue to be a tale of two cities? Time will tell.

The strength of the city seems to be its people. New Orleans will come back tobe a stronger city than it was before Hurricane Katrina, but it will happenbecause of people who are committed to the city's survival. Three conceptscapture the mental health status of people affected a year after the storm:resilient, defiant, and vulnerable. These concepts also appear to be associatedwith preexisting experiences of a tale of two cities.

Resilience

To understand why some residents are resilient, I use Luthar, Cicchetti, &Becker's definition of resilience, which is "a dynamic process encompassingpositive adaptation within the context of significant adversity" (2000, p. 543).Embedded in this definition is the concept that resilience is a process, not a

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personality trait. Thus, mental health workers and researchers can facilitatehealthy functioning by supporting the processes associated with positiveadaptation. Supports might be embedded within cultural communities such asfamily kinship networks and personal relationships; they are also situated inevents that represent the cultural fabric of the city. Before the disaster, NewOrleans was full of examples of resilience. Mardi Gras and the New OrleansJazz and Heritage Festival are examples. They are opportunities that allowfamily members to coalesce and be supportive of each other, which fosterresilience processes. In fact, Mardi Gras carnival season is one of the largestfamily events in the city.

Many residents have support systems that allow them to demonstrate resilientoutcomes. Psychology professionals need to ensure that these support networkscontinue and expand. Other residents have been more than resilient; they havebeen defiant.

Defiance

Gordon (2003) defines defiance as "acts of active resistance to a challenge andpushing against obstacles standing in the way of personal achievement" (p.124). Examples of defiant behaviors were seen in many residents of the LowerNinth Ward, residents in a Vietnamese community in New Orleans East, andresidents of public housing communities before and after the storm. While I willdiscuss these examples separately, they are intertwined within the defiant fabricof the city's residents.

Initially after residents were allowed to return to New Orleans there was clearrecognition that some neighborhoods were damaged more than others. Manyhomes in the Lower Ninth Ward, which is a historically African Americancommunity with homes that have been passed down from one generation toanother, were damaged beyond renovation repair. Many of these homes wouldhave to be demolished before a rebuilding process could begin. Publicconversations and rumors about a new landscape ran rampant. These rumorsincluded conversations about more green spaces and less populatedcommunities. However, residents were defiant in that they established activeacts of resistance to their homes being bulldozed. Neighborhood associationsorganized and residents were adamant that they had to be included in theplanning process.

In another part of city that was damaged badly, Mary Queen of Vietnam CatholicChurch of New Orleans East organized to support residents in the VersaillesVillage subdivision. The church was the first to have electrical power in the areaand the church served as a Red Cross site for food as well as shelter for many.Reverend Nguyen The Vien and 300 parishioners made this activity possible.They returned to the city in early October; they set up tents and gutted homesso that this area could come back as early as possible. A couple of months later,approximately 1000 residents and many of the local businesses repopulated the


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area. While there were similar discussions of bulldozing homes and making thisNew Orleans East community less populated, residents were more than resilient,they were defiant by demonstrating acts of active resistance in the face ofchallenges. One resident responded to a question about if all the work that hadbeen done was done for naught, "Look," he said. "We fled Vietnam. We fledNew Orleans. Now we're back. We're here to stay."

Furthermore psychology professionals' understandings of the cultural andcontextual meaning of behaviors will assist in efficacious behavioral and mentalhealth outcomes. Thus, the net balance between understanding resilience anddefiance versus vulnerability can be clearly delineated because examples ofvulnerability are most definitely present within many New Orleans and other GulfCoast residents.

Vulnerability

A year after the storms, many challenges are still present, which might beassociated with vulnerable mental health and behavioral outcomes. I use theterm vulnerability in regards to when overall disadvantage or challenge isheightened with increasing levels of stress. This concept is what Luthar et al.describe as "vulnerable and reactive" (2000, p. 547-548). We all have dailychallenges and stressors; however, vulnerable outcomes are associated withincreased levels of stress. For example, in November of 2005, the WashingtonPost reported that suburban suicide rates were spiking in the New Orleansregion (Roig-Franzia & Connolly, 2005).

Examples of vulnerability are plentiful. However, there appears to be racial andeconomic differences in the responses to the disaster, which also connects usback to the tale of two cities: Black and White, rich and poor.

Melissa Harris-Lacewell, a political scientist from the University of Chicago,highlights this point. She reported results of a National Public Radio pollregarding the rebuilding process in New Orleans (January 23, 2006) by residentswho were displaced by Hurricane Katrina. She remarked that more AfricaAmericans than Whites were displaced (pre-Katrina the population was 66.6%African American vs. 26.6% White), but opinions regarding the rebuildingprocess differed greatly. African Americans were more optimistic about therebuilding process than Whites. More African Americans were adamant aboutmoving back to the city.

These examples of vulnerability pose new challenges for mental healthprofessionals. We have to be culturally competent in addressing the needs ofdisaster survivors. Our cultural competence must be inclusive of diverse

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perspectives, which also includes a critical examination of vulnerability amongindividuals with societal privilege associated with family ethnic backgroundand/or economic situations. More explicitly, we will have to address the culturaland ethnic-specific issues associated with all ethnicities and races.

The mental health vulnerabilities associated with the disasters that occurred ayear ago affected us all. However, responses tend to differ greatly by ourprivilege. Specifically, greater vulnerabilities appear to be associated withuntested privilege. This notion is not new. Glen Elder (1974) discussedvulnerabilities associated with the Great Depression. His classic research onchildren of the Great Depression noted that suicide and depression peaked inwealthy families who lost fortunes. More recently, Margaret Spencer (2006)describes the downside of privilege in her recent Handbook of Child Psychologychapter. She highlights how "Whites are assumed to represent normativedevelopmental themes, and minorities (and the poor) are highlighted whenadversity, pathology, deviance, or problems are of topical interest" (p. 833).Therefore, vulnerabilities often are not fully addressed. The concept is alsosimilar to the recent work on affluent youth done by Suniya Luthar (Luthar &Latendresse, 2005). She and her colleagues discuss how drug and alcoholvulnerabilities associated with affluent youth need to be further examined as partof the diverse needs of youth. This body of prior work can inform us as weaddress clinical and basic science issues a year after the storm. New Orleanshas long been a tale of two cities: rich and poor, in-group and out-group. Thelegacy of the tale of two cities is heightened and expanded with a decrease ofavailable services as well as what some mental health professionals have called,"Katrina Brain," which is general fatigue brought on by disruption of lives,difficulty concentrating, mood swings, and mild depression (Weisler, Barbee, &Townsend, 2006).

So how do you measure a year since the disasters? How do you measure thechanges in lives? Some people will be resilient because they have supportnetworks and opportunities to continue to improve; some will be more thanresilient, as they are defiant. They will exercise acts of active resistance tochallenge. Thus, they will make a way to success by rising above what isexpected. Some will be vulnerable and require inclusive and comprehensivesupports that we, as mental health professionals must address at the local,state, federal and grassroots levels.

References

Elder, G. H., Jr. (1974). Children of the great depression. Chicago: University of ChicagoPress.

Gordon, E. W. (2004). Defiance: Variation of the theme of resilience. In R. L., Jones (Ed.),Black Psychology, 4th edition, (pp. 117-128). Hampton, VA: Cobb and HenryPublishers.

Greater New Orleans Center for Disease Control (GNOCDC, 2006).http://www.gnocdc.org/reports/NOLAPopEstimate.pdf.


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Harris-Lacewell, M. (2006, January 23). Katrina and Recover: Study on race and rebuildingNew Orleans. News & notes with Ed Gordon, National Public Radio. Retrieved June1, 2006, www.npr.org.

Hill, L. (2006, January 6). The miracle of Versailles: New Orleans Vietnamese communityrebuilds. The Louisiana Weekly. Retrieved August 1, 2006,www.louisianaweekly.com.

Hunter, M. (2006, May 18). Katrina death toll rises as those who evacuated to other statescounted. The Times Picayune. Retrieved June 1, 2006, www.nola.com.

Luthar, S. S., Cicchetti, D. & Becker, B. (2000). The construct of resilience: A criticalevaluation and guidelines for future work. Child Development, 71, 543-562.

Luthar, S., & Latendresse, S. J. (2005). Comparable "risks" at the socioeconomic statusextremes: Preadolescents' perceptions of parenting. Development andPsychopathology, 17, 207-230.

Nossiter, A. (2005, December 27). Hurricane takes a further toll: Suicides up in NewOrleans. The New York Times. Retrieved June 1, 2006 from www.nytimes.com.

Roig-Franzia, M., & Connolly C. (2005, November 25). Night and day in New Orleans:Three months after Katrina, the recovery has two faces: Behind the smiling mask isa city in lingering pain. The Washington Post. Retrieved June 1, 2006, fromwww.washingtonpost.com.

Saulny, S. (2006, June 21). A legacy of the storm: Depression and suicide. The New YorkTimes. Retrieved June 22, 2006, www.nytimes.com.

Spencer, M.B. (2006). Phenomenology and ecological systems theory: Development ofdiverse groups. In W. Damon, & R. Lerner (Eds.), Handbook of Child Psychology,vol. 1, 6th ed. (pp. 829-893). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Weisler, R. H., Barbee, J. G., IV., & Townsend, M. H. (2006). Mental health and recoveryin the gulf coast after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Journal of the American MedicalAssociation, 286, 585-588.

Hurricane Katrina Survey SummaryBrittney Autry, OEMA Intern

In what is described as one of the most devastating United States

hurricanes in decades and among the most expansive natural disaster in

U.S. history, Hurricane Katrina managed to displace over 500,000 people

and create nearly 90,000 square miles of disaster area. Katrina claimed the

lives of many victims and changed the future of numbers of New Orleans

residents forever. Harvard Medical School (HMS) researched the Hurricane

Katrina Community Advisory Group (a sample of 3000 Katrina survivors,

carefully and scientifically chosen to be representative of everyone affected

by Hurricane Katrina) in order to examine the mental and physical health

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estimated that nearly one-third of the population experienced some form of

physical adversity and about one-fourth experienced some type of

psychological adversity. The survey found that the vast majority of Hurricane

Katrina residents suffered a great deal of financial, economic, and housing

hardships.

The Hurricane Community Advisory Group believed that in order for the

mental health policy planners to address the problem, they had to have

accurate statistics on the survivors. The HMS surveyed 1,043 people

affected by the hurricane. The initial report focused on the areas from the

baseline survey, including recollections of evacuation preparations, post-

evacuation stressful experiences, residential mobility plans and other pre-

hurricane issues. The results concluded that most of the residents were

aware of the hurricane at least one day in advance and learned of

evacuation preparation through media coverage. Those who did not

evacuate stayed for reasons including financial instability, not wanting to

leave, and lack of knowledge about the severity of the hurricane. According

to the surveys, helper agencies may have not been much “help” for those

affected by the hurricane. Mixed feelings surrounded the effectiveness of

the organizations, with the National Guard and armed services ranked

higher and FEMA and insurance agencies ranked lower for assistance.

After the hurricane, many residents experienced an event that could be

considered seriously traumatic involving rescue or some form of assault.

Many respondents reported having a number of emotional problems. A large

number of survivors lost someone close to them and reported increased

stress associated with such immense loss simultaneously. One-fourth of the

respondents reported experiencing nightmares in the past month. Nearly

half of the New Orleans survivors surveyed said they had nightmares

mirroring the tragic event. Others, most of whom were residents of New

Orleans, reported increased irritability and anger towards others.

Many residents were forced out of their homes, taking nothing but the

articles of clothing they wore. Of the evacuees who moved to new

neighborhoods, one-third said their living conditions were worse, half

reported similar conditions, and the remainder of the victims reported that

their conditions were better. W hen asked if they would consider permanent

residence in their current locations, most survivors, including those who had

recently relocated, said yes. This response proved most popular among

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Most of the research conducted proved that the victims endured very harsh

circumstances surrounding the tragic devastation. Fortunately, all hope was

not lost since many victims reported gaining an enormous amount of

strength and personal growth related to the events following Hurricane

Katrina. Three-fourths of all respondents reported that through the

hurricane, they experienced a greater sense of spirituality and religious

growth. This inner strength was especially prevalent in Non-Hispanic African

Americans and people with lower incomes.

Reference

Brewin, C., Galea, S., Jones, R. T., Kendrick, D., Kessler, R.,

King, et al. (2006, August 29). Overview of baseline survey

results: Hurricane Katrina Community Advisory Group.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard Medical School.

Inouye and Akaka Hail Final Congressional Approval OfInternment-Camp Site Preservation Bill

Senators Daniel K. Inouye and Daniel K. Akaka today hailed the December

2006 final passage of legislation that preserves the sites where 120,000

Japanese Americans were unjustly and unconstitutionally incarcerated

during W orld W ar II.

"Now, these internment-camp sites, which for more than 60 years have

been symbols of a dark chapter in our history, will be transformed into

places of remembrance and learning," Senator Inouye said. "By

remembering the grave missteps of the past, and by reaffirming our

commitment to justice for all, we can ensure a bright future in which our

nation's democratic ideals will not be compromised."

During W orld W ar II, Senator Inouye was a member of the legendary 442nd

Regimental Combat Team, which was comprised of Japanese-Americans.

One-third of the soldiers were mainland Japanese-Americans who

volunteered for combat, even though their families and friends remained

behind the barbed wire of the internment camps.

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Senator Akaka, who served with the Army Corps of Engineers during W orld

W ar II, said: "As we mark the 65th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor

this week, I am pleased that Congress has recognized the sacrifices made

by our Japanese-American soldiers and their families by passing this

legislation. Their experience is an important part of our shared history, which

all Americans must continue to learn from."

Source: Press Release December 5, 2006

http://inouye.senate.gov/~inouye/06pr/20061205pr01.html

Update: Retiring American Indian Mascots, Symbols, Images, and

Personalities

As of February 21, 2007, this season’s last men’s home basketball game, the

University of Illinois will no longer use ‘Chief Illiniwek’ and the related Native

American imagery in connection with university athletics. This move, which

ends an 80-year tradition, will put the university in full compliance with the

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) policy regarding Native

American mascots, nicknames and imagery. In 2005, the NCAA deemed

Illiniwek, portrayed by buckskin-clad students, offensive and barred the

university from hosting or participating in NCAA championship events. The

school still will be able to use the name “Illini” and the term “Fighting Illini,”

because they are considered a reference to the state and to the team's competitive

spirit.

The APA Resolution Recommending the Immediate Retirement of American

Indian Mascots, Symbols, Images, and Personalities by Schools, Colleges,

Universities, Athletic Teams, and Organizations is available at:

http://www.apa.org/pi/oema/resolution_american_indian_mascots.pdf.

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PSYCHOLOGY AND ETHNIC MINORITY SERVING

INSTITUTIONS

Promoting Psychological Research and Training on HealthDisparities Issues at Ethnic Minority Serving InstitutionsGrants (ProDIGs) Program Evaluation: Overview

Dennis R. Bourne, Jr.


The ProDIGs program seeks to increase the capacity of ethnic minority

serving institutions and faculty to engage in health disparities research.

ProDIGs offers small grants and professional development activities to early

career faculty to support initial research or program/curriculum development

activities associated with preparation of an application for federal or

foundation funding.

The ProDIGs Program Evaluation survey was developed to gauge the

effectiveness of the program. The survey asked about the grantees'

satisfaction with various aspects of their experience and their perceptions

of its success and usefulness. The survey was mailed electronically to each

of the 11 past awardees. The following results are based on the responses

received from the 10 respondents.

One question inquired as to the grantee's overall satisfaction with the

ProDIGs grant program. Based on their responses, all of the grantees had

a positive experience with the program. Out of ten respondents, three were

"satisfied" and seven were "very satisfied."

W hen asked about the specific strengths of the program, grantees most

frequently referred to the opportunities for networking with other faculty, and

representatives from professional and funding organizations. Respondents

also noted the assistance, support and feedback they received from the

program administrators as a major strength. Other responses included the

rare opportunity for funding of smaller projects, the mentoring component,

and the practical assistance they received which was customized to their

specific project and interests.

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Responses regarding shortcomings of the program also varied. Grantees

noted the limits placed on their study by the small amount of the funding,

and the brevity and limited structure in the mentoring relationship. Other

responses included the inability to network with previous or subsequent

ProDIGs grant recipients, an overemphasis on federal funding sources, and

the brevity of the funding period.

Now in its fifth year, the ProDIGs grant program appears to be providing its

participants with a much appreciated opportunity to develop research grant

writing skills and funding networks. One grantee described the program as

“a crucial stepping stone in helping me to establish my research area.”

OEMA looks forward to continuing this effort to improve minority health and

treatment by promoting greater involvement of ethnic minority students,

faculty and institutions in the research endeavor.

Figure 1. Major Strengths of the ProDIGs Program.

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PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY

Legislative Update

Grass Roots Advocacy With The New Congress

Annie G. Toro, JD, MPh

Associate Executive Director, Public Interest Public Policy

Democrats are now in control of both the U.S. House and Senate. W ith this

change, many veteran ethnic minority members of Congress are now in line

for chairmanships, including Representative John Conyers (D-MI) on the

House Judiciary Committee, and Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY) on

the House W ays and Means Committee. APA's PIPPO believes that active

engagement of psychologists in policy activities is critically important to

advancing psychology in the public interest. To this end, one of main

priorities of the Public Interest Policy Office this year is to seek opportunities

for psychologists to become involved in advocacy-related activities.

Several years ago, APA's Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA)

began a historic partnership with the Public Interest Policy office and

successfully launched the first Coordinated Advocacy Campaign (the

Campaign), which seeks to support APA members in developing

relationships with members of Congress, both within the Capital Beltway,

and in their home states. To this end, members of CEMA met with their

Senators and/or congressional staff to express their concern over the racial

and ethnic health disparities legislation. Although that bill languished in the

last Congress, Public Interest Policy staff and their coalition partners plan

to renew efforts to lobby for psychology-friendly racial and ethnic

health-disparities legislation during the new congressional session.

A second part of the Campaign involves APA members of targeted

Congressional districts in more intensive advocacy training and participation

in lobbying activities around issues before the Congress that impact ethnic

minorities and their communities. More information about the Public Interest

Policy Office's work impacting ethnic minority affairs can be found at

http://www.apa.org/ppo/pi/.

Another opportunity to become involved in public policy is through

participation in the APA Congressional Fellowship Program. Now in its 31st

year, the program allows members to spend one year as a special assistant

with a member of Congress or congressional committee on Capitol Hill. This

exciting opportunity provides psychologists with an invaluable public policy

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learning experience; contributes to the more effective use of psychological

knowledge in government; and broadens awareness about the value of

psychology-government interaction among psychologists and within the

federal government. To find out more about the Congressional Fellowship

Program, please visit http://www.apa.org/ppo/fellows/.

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ZFOR YOUR INFORMATION…

Announcements

Obituaries

Elizabeth Bebe Moore Campbell(1950-2006)

Acclaimed as themost importantAfrican Americannovelist of thecentury asidef r o m R a l p hE l l i s o n a n dJames Baldwinb y t h eWashington PostWorld Book, Mrs.B e b e Mo o r eCampbell was a

remarkable journalist, activist for thementally ill, playwright, and a host ofother demanding roles. Ms. Campbellwas an avid member of the NationalAlliance for the Mentally Ill and afounding member of NAMI-Inglewood.Born and raised in Philadelphia,Campbell graduated from theUniversity of Pittsburgh, earning aBachelor's degree in science inelementary education. She then taughtelementary school for five years beforebecoming the notable writer she istoday. Campbell is the author of NewYork Times bestseller Brothers andSisters as well as Your Blues Ain't likeMine, for which she won an NAACPImage Award for literature. She was acommentator for National Public Radioand a contributing editor for Essencemagazine, and her articles haveappeared in The New York Times, TheWashington Post, The Los AngelesTimes, USA Today Weekend, BlackEnterprises, Essence, Ebony, andnumerous other publications.

Along with writers like Terry McMillan,Ms. Campbell was part of the firstwave of black novelists who made thelives of upwardly mobile black peoplea routine subject for popular fiction.Straddling the divide between literaryand mass-market novels, Ms.Campbell's work explored not only theturbulent dance between blacks andwhites but also the equally fraughtrelationship between men and women.

Elizabeth Bebe Moore CampbellGordon leaves to mourn her passingher husband of 22 years Ellis Gordon,Jr. (Los Angeles); her mother Doris C.Moore (Los Angeles); her two children,daughter Maia C. Campbell (LosAngeles), and son, Ellis Gordon III(Mitchellvi l le, Maryland); oneson-in-law, Elias Gutierrez (LosAngeles); one daughter-in-law, MonicaE. Gordon (Mitchellville, Maryland); twogranddaughters, Elizabeth ElishaGutierrez and Zakariya Emon Gordon,Godmother Agnes Louard (New York)and a host of other relatives and closefriends.Sources:www.bebemoorecampbell.com;www.aalbc.com; www.nytimes.com.

Mary Starke Harper , PhD(1919-2006)

A woman from humblebeginnings, Dr. MaryStarke truly made hermark in mental healthand substance abuseas we all perceive ittoday. Faced withdiscrimination growingup because of herdouble minority status,Dr. Starke learned

Bebe MooreCampbell

Mary StarkeHarper, PhD

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how to be an effective leader throughher hardships. After completing herundergraduate degree at TuskegeeUniversity, she became the first AfricanAmerican to graduate with honors fromthe University of Minnesota, andbecame the first African American toteach at their school of nursing. Shewas a major force behind theimplementation of the NationalFellowship Program in psychiatry,psychology, social work, sociology,and nursing, which enabled more than8,000 minority scholars to attain theirdoctorate degrees. She initiated thefirst national Minority Health Researchand Development Center for AfricanAmericans, American Indians andAlaska Natives, Asian and PacificIslanders, and Hispanic Americans.

Dr. Harper advised four AmericanPresidents on issues surroundingmental health and substance abusedisorders during the course of herillustrious career. Dr. Starke alsoadded author to her astoundingrepertoire after publishing five booksand 180 articles on mental health,including the first book written onmental health in nursing homes. She isa member of the Board of Directors ofthe Nat ional Mental Heal thAssociation, and she has served onthe National Advisory Board of theNational Institute of Aging. In 2001 shereceived the Living Legacy Award inAging from the American Academy ofNursing and, during that same year,she was inducted into the AlabamaHealth Hall of Fame. Dr. Mary StarkeHarper has left her psychical being butthe contributions she made to mentalhealth and her legacy of servitude willlive eternally.

Tiffany Lacey, The Tuscaloosa News,March 10, 2003.http://nursingworld.org/emfp/about/trailblazers.htm;http://library.advanced.org/10120/treasury/harper.html.

Dr. Angela Winfrey, PsychologistBy John F. [email protected] 215-854-5573

Some might say Angela DeniseWinfrey was organized to a fault. Sheeven organized her own memorialservice when she realized her timewas short. That ability to be organized,combined with her expertise andpassion for her work, enabled her toexcel as a psychologist with a specialinterest in needy and hurting children.

She studied and worked with childrensuffering from numerous afflictions,from cocaine-addicted parents tocerebral-palsy patients to thosesuffering the loss of family members orfriends, and much other trauma. Shealso did extensive consulting work withc h i l d r e n a t t h e t r o u b l e dChester-Upland School District. Inother words, wherever there was aneed that psychology and her specialbreed of compassion could help, shewas there.

Dr. Angela Winfrey died of uterinecancer. She was 56 and lived inSouthwest Philadelphia. Her funeral asheld in Memphis, but she wanted aservice here because many of herfriends and associates are inPhiladelphia, Jean said.

Angela was born in Memphis andreceived her undergraduate degree inpsychology from Middle Tennessee

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State University, a master's inpsychology from George PeabodyCollege of Vanderbilt University, amaster's in public affairs from TexasSouthern University and a doctorate inclinical neuropsychology from DrexelUniversity in 1996. In 1993, shereceived the Carnegie Mellon PublicService Graduate Fellowship and, in1995, the National Institute of MentalHealth's Graduate Fellowship.

As a licensed school psychologist andclinical neuropsychologist, Angela helda number of consulting positions,i n c l u d i n g t h o s e w i t h t h eChester-Upland School District's EarlyIntervention Programs; the VillageCharter School, in Chester; Chester'sYouthBuild; the PhiladelphiaPresbytery; Head Start; Children'sSeashore House; United CerebralPalsy Association of Philadelphia, andthe Graduate Hospital Department ofNeurology.

In collaboration with a group ofAfrican-American psychologists, shehelped establish a North Carolina statechapter of the National Association ofBlack Psychologists in 1977.

Angela was an member of theAmerican Psychological Association.She also was a member of theChester-Upland district's special-education task force, and the NewYork Neuropsychology Group of theNew York Academy of Sciences.

"Not too strong a word was that shewas passionate about her professionand people," her family wrote. "Shetook enormous pride in her scholarshipwithout any apparent ego andremarkable and unique combination of

virtues." She is survived by her mother,Jannie Winfrey; her daughter, JenabaWinfrey-Porter; two brothers, WesleyWinfrey and Jarrett Winfrey.

Kudos!

Bertha G. Holliday, PhD was awardedthe inaugural “Distinguished AncestorsAward” dur ing the Nat ionalMulticultural Conference and Summitheld in Seattle, Washington, January24-26, 2007. The award, presented bythe NMCS Coordinating Committeeleaders, is intended to acknowledgethose outstanding multicultural leaderswhose contributions clearly exemplifythe legacy of multicultural psychologyancestors. According to BraVadaGarrett-Akinsanya, PhD, LP, Chair,APA NMCS, who presented the award,Dr. Holliday “brings to life their spirit,commitment, energy every day in herwork!"

APA' Committee on Women inPsychology Honors Asuncion MiteriaAustria, PhD

The American Psycholog ica lAssociation's Committee on Women inPsychology recently presented the2006 prestigious Awards forDistinguished Leadership for Womenin Psychology to Asuncion MiteriaAustria, PhD, in recognition of hersubstantial contributions to women inpsychology, in service provision,scholarship, public interest, andservice to psychology, and herlongstanding influence on women'sissues and status. The award waspresented at the annual American

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JenniferRicheson, PhD

Psychological Association Conventionin New Orleans, by CWP chair Dr.Louise Silverstein.

Melba J. Vasquez, PhD Winner of APAD i s t i n g u i s h e d P r o f e s s i o n a lContributions Award

The APA Board of Professional Affairshas selected Melba J. Vasquez. PhDas the winner of the APA 2007D i s t i n g u i s h e d P r o f e s s i o n a lContributions to Independent orInstitutional Practice in the PrivateSector Award. The formal presentationwill take place during the APA/APFAwards Ceremony at the 2007 APAConvention in San Francisco. Dr.Vasquez will be presenting an addressto the APA membership. Join us indeeply congratulating Dr. Vasquez forrecognition so well deserved.

Richeson Tapped by MacArthurFoundation

The MacArthurF o u n d a t i o nannounced onSeptember 19,2006 that JenniferRicheson, PhD,A s s o c i a t eP r o f e s s o r o fPsychology atN o r t h w e s t e r nUniversity, wasamong the 25individuals selected as the 2006MacArthur Fellows. Richeson is asocial psychologist who studies theb e h a v i o r a l a n d c o g n i t i v econsequences of prejudice and racialstereotyping. The MacArthur Fellowseach receive $500,000 over a 5 year

period, with a "no-strings-attached"policy.

Richeson earned her PhD in socialpsychology from Harvard University in2000. Before joining the faculty atNorthwestern, she was a visiting fellowat the Research Institute forComparative Studies in Race andEthnicity at Stanford University, and anassistant professor of psychologicaland brain sciences at DartmouthCollege.

Marilyn Gaston and Gayle Porter arenamed Purpose Prize winners!

In 2006 Civic Ventures, with generousgrants from The Atlantic Philanthropiesand The John Templeton Foundation,launched a major initiative investing ina new generation of social innovators— individuals in the second half of lifewho are marshaling their accumulatedexperience to tackle some ofAmerica's most urgent issues.

At the heart of the effort is ThePurpose Prize, which celebrates andsupports outstanding individuals 60 orolder who are already producingsignificant social innovation andaccomplishing work of greatimportance.

Each year five $100,000 prizes areawarded, as well as ten $10,000prizes, to individuals who havedemonstrated uncommon vision,determination and entrepreneurialismin addressing community and nationalproblems. The Purpose Prize will tellthe stories of these and dozens ofother innovators in the second half oflives.


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African American women are dying atrates that are greater than any othergroup of women in the United States— and most of these deaths arepreventable. That fact inspired MarilynHughes Gaston, MD and Gayle K.Porter, PsyD, both accomplished

health professionals and recentwinners of the Purpose Prize, tochange their focus and write PrimeTime: The African American Woman'sComplete Guide to Midlife Health andWellness, in 2001. In 2003 theycreated Prime Time Sister Circles -part health course on exercise,nutrition, and stress, and part supportgroup - to change how AfricanAmerican women approach their ownhealth, and thus the health of theirfamilies and communities. Meetings,which take place in convenientcommunity locations, such aschurches and community centers,encourage goal-setting, peer support,and empowerment. To date, 130women have participated in pilots inthree states and the District ofColumbia; 68% of them havemaintained their health improvementsf o r m o r e t h a n a y e a r .

http://www.leadwithexperience.org/prize/finalists/gaston-porter.cfm.

Other Announcements

Refugees and immigrants who havesurvived torture need your help inLincoln, Nebraska

The FIRST (For Immigrants andRefugees Surviving Torture) programhas been in existence since 2000 andhas served over 600 individuals. Itsripple effects have touched andenriched the lives of hundreds ofothers, and its location within Lincolnhas offered graduate students incounseling psychology at theUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln somemuch needed opportunities to developmulticultural competencies during theirgraduate training. FIRST was foundedby Dr. Maria Prendes-Lintel, agraduate of UNL's counselingpsychology program. FIRST is one ofabout 35 centers of its kind around thecountry that work with refugees nowliving in the US who have beenseverely traumatized through torturearound the world. Unfortunately,federal funding from the Office ofRefugee Resettlement has beendiscontinued, and the FIRST programis in immediate danger of closing.Please send any ideas for solutions toMike Scheel at [email protected].

Marilyn Hughes Gaston, MD (l)and Gayle K. Porter, PsyD (r)

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Research & Training

Issues

Sch olarsh ips , Fe llow ships ,

Grants, and Institutes

AERA Grants Program

The AERA Grants Program providesdissertation support and small grantsfor researchers who conduct studies ofeducation policy and practice usingquantitative methods and data fromthe large-scale data sets sponsored bythe National Center for EducationStatistics and the National ScienceFoundation. This year’s applicationdeadlines are March 1, 2007 andSeptember 5, 2007 (tentative date).More information is available athttp://www.aera.net/grantsprogram/.

For additional information, contactGeorge L. Wimberly, PhD, Director ofSocial Justice and ProfessionalDevelopment at (202) 223-9485e xt . 10 5 o r v i a e - m a i l a [email protected].

Behavioral Sciences Research in HIVInfection — A NRSA InstitutionalTraining Grant

The Postdoctoral Research TrainingProgram provides intensive training inhuman sexuality research as applied toHIV prevention and HIV-related healthinterventions. The major componentsof our program are academic coursework, the development of research andprofessional skills, and the conduct ofindependent research.

Trainees must have received theirdoctorate (or medical) degree at the

time of appointment, demonstrate acommitment to a career in humansexuality and HIV research, and havea record of academic excellence. Tobe appointed to the programapplicants must be U.S. citizens,non-citizen nationals of the UnitedStates, or must have been lawfullyadmitted for permanent residence.

The program begins July 1 of eachyear. Anyone interested in thefellowship program can begin theapplication process by downloading,completing, and emailing theapplication form with a currentcurriculum vitae to [email protected].

Cancer Research Training Award(CRTA) Fellowship with an Emphasison Evaluation of TransdisciplinaryResearch and Collaboration

The National Cancer Institute (NCI),the largest Institute at the NationalInstitutes of Health (NIH), is pleased toinvite applications from qualifiedcandidates for a one-year advancedpre-doctoral or post-doctoral positionin the area of evaluation with anemphasis on transdisciplinary researchand collaboration.

This is a full-time position within theBehavioral Research Program of theDivision of Cancer Control andPopulation Sciences (DCCPS) of theNational Cancer Institute and will bebased in their Rockville, Marylandoffice.

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des i red , a l though advancedpre-doctoral students will beconsidered. Pre-doctoral candidatesshould be able to make a full-timeon-site commitment to this project andmust have all coursework for theirDoctorate completed. The idealcandidate should have familiarity witha broad array of social researchmethods and demonstrate expertise inand understanding of both qualitativeand quantitative methodologies.

Recruitment for this position iscurrently open and will end when it isfilled. Please send inquiries orapplication materials by electronic mailonly directly to Richard Moser, PhD [email protected]. NCI, Divisionof Cancer Control and PopulationSciences, Behavioral ResearchProgram, Office of the AssociateDirector, 6130 Executive Blvd, Room4052, MSC 7326, Bethesda, MD20892-7326.

Christine Mirzayan Science andTechnology Pol icy GraduateFellowship Program, Washington, DC

This Graduate Fellowship Program ofthe National Academies—consisting ofthe National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine, and NationalResearch Council — is designed toengage graduate and postdoctoralstudents in science and technologypolicy and to familiarize them with theinteract ions among science,technology, and government.Applications are now being acceptedfor the 2007 sessions.

Graduate students and postdoctoralscholars and those who havecompleted graduate studies orpostdoctoral research within the last 5years are eligible to apply. Candidatesshould submit an application andrequest that a mentor/adviser fill out areference form. Both forms area va i l a b l e on t h e W e b a thttp://national-academies.org/policyfellows

The deadline for receipt of applicationmaterial is November 1 for the winterprogram, March 1 for the summerprogram, and June 1 for the fallprogram. Candidates may apply to allthree programs concurrently.

Additional details about the programand a link to join the mailing list areavailable on the Web site. Questionss h o u l d b e d i r e c t e d t o :[email protected].

Exciting Post-Doc Opportunity forMinority Scholar

Investigator seeking young minorityscholar interested in a 2–3 yearpost-doc position on an NIH-fundedproject. The Midlife Predictors ofCognitive Risk in Old Age Projectexamines the midlife predictors ofcognitive risk within the SeattleLo ng i tud i na l S tu dy (h t tp : / /geron.psu.edu/sls). Competence inmultivariate statistical procedures isnecessary. E-mail Sherry Willis [email protected] if interested.

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Joint Post-Doc/Post-InternshipFellowship – Fort Peck Tribes andMassachusetts General Hospital

The Assiniboine-Sioux Tribes of FortPeck Montana and the ClinicalPsychology Training Programs at theMassachusetts General Hospital havebeen funded for a 2 year jointpost-doctoral/post-internship fellowshipin clinical psychology with anemphasis on American Indian mentalhealth. Year one of the fellowship willbe full time at Massachusetts GeneralH o s p i t a l f o c u s i n g o npediatric/adolescent diagnosis,t rea tment , consul ta t ion andpsychological assessment skills. Yeartwo will be full-time placement on theFt. Peck Indian Reservation providingbehavioral/mental health screening,diagnostic evaluation, treatment andconsultation to school personnel andfamilies. These services will becoordinated jointly with existingservices and mental heal thprofessionals at the Ft. Peck IndianHealth Service Clinic.

Application deadline is April 1, 2007.Applicants should send vitae,summary of clinical experience andthree letters of recommendation to:Dennis K. Norman, EdD, ABPP, Chiefof Psychology; Massachusetts GeneralHospital; 60 Staniford Street, BostonM a02114,[email protected],617 726-2977.

Opportun i ty for Training inRehabilitation Psychology

The Boston Consortium in ClinicalPsychology Internship Program,affiliated with VA Boston Healthcare

System, Boston University School ofMedicine and Harvard Medical School,is accepting applications for2007-2008. The RehabilitationPsychology rotation provides internswith experiences to develop skills,knowledge, professional identity, andincrease competence within the field ofrehabilitation psychology. Focus is onthe entire network of biological,p s y c h o l o g i c a l , s o c i a l ,neuropsychological, environmental,and political factors that affect thefunctioning of persons with disabilities.The intern will have trainingopportunities in the areas of clinicalpractice, research, consultation liaison,advocacy, administration, andeducation. Informational brochure canbe found at:http://members.aol.com/SRLancey/brochure.pdf. The Training Programis APA-accredited, a member ofAPPIC, and is an Equal OpportunityEmployer committed to excellencethrough diversity.

Point Foundation Opens 2007Application Season

For additional information on PointFoundation, the national non-profitfoundation supporting academicachievement in higher educationamong LGBT youth, please visit:http://www.pointfoundation.org. Forinformation on how to apply for a PointS c h o l a r s h i p , p l e a s e v i s i t :http://www.pointfoundation.org/apply.html.


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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Sexualityand Gender Research in HIV Infection

The HIV Center for Clinical andBehavioral Studies at ColumbiaUniversity and the New York StatePsychiatric Institute sponsorspostdoctoral fellows in the area ofsexuality and gender research in HIVinfection.

Best suited for these positions areapplicants with interdisciplinaryresearch interests and appropriateresearch training in psychology orrelated behavioral and social sciences.Applicants must have obtained theirdoctoral degree (PhD, MD or other) bythe time of their appointment.Fellowship is open only to U.S. citizensor permanent U.S. residents.

Timetable for applications: Positions tobegin July 1, 2007. Anyone interestedin the Fellowship Program can beginthe appl icat ion process byd o w n l o a d i n g ( f r o mhttp://www.hivcenternyc.org/training/nrsa.html), completing, andemailing the application form with acurrent Curriculum Vitae [email protected] information about the programwill then be mailed to all eligibleapplicants, along with instructions forcompleting the application process(including writing a personal statementa n d s e n d i n g l e t t e r s o frecommendation).

More information about the HIV Centerand the Training Program can befound on the HIV Center’s Website:www.hivcenternyc.org.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH)offers five Loan Repayment Programs(LRPs)

Through these programs, the NIH willrepay up to $35,000 annually of thequalified educational debt of healthprofessionals pursuing careers inbiomedical and behavioral research.The programs also provide coveragefor Federal and state tax liabilities.

To qualify, applicants must possess adoctoral-level degree, devote 50% ormore of their time (20 hours per weekbased on a 40-hour work week) toresearch funded by a domesticnon-profit organization or governmententity (Federal, state, or local), andhave educational loan debt equal to orexceeding 20% of their institutionalbase salary. Applicants must also beU.S. citizens, permanent residents, orU.S. nationals to be eligible.

For an online application, programinformation, or other assistance, visitthe LRP Web site at www.lrp.nih.gov,telephone the Help desk at866-849-4047, or send email inquiriesto [email protected].

Funding Opportunity for Mental HealthProviders Committed to Working withUnderserved Populations

The National Health Service CorpsLoan Repayment Program (NHSCLRP) continually seeks cliniciansdedicated to working with our nation'sunderserved. There are currently over150 vacancies listed for psychologistsacross the country. Services includemental health counseling, familymedicine, and substance abuse

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counseling among others. Foradditional information on NHSCvacancies and other opportunities, visithttp://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/jobs/search_form.cfm.

University of Kansas QuantitativePsychology Program — AnnualSummer Institutes In Statistics

The University of Kansas is offering aseries of advanced intensive shortcourses in areas of applied statisticsuseful in the social sciences. Thecourses are designed for individualswho have some training in statisticalmethods, but who wish to "diversifytheir statistical portfolios" by gaining atheoretical and practical understandingof an advanced technique.

Four 5-day courses in structuralequation modeling, item responsetheory, and multilevel modeling areoffered. More details can be obtainedat the links below:http://www.continuinged.ku.edu/programs/StatsCamps/fc_overview.phphttp://www.continuinged.ku.edu/programs/StatsCamps/long_overview.phphttp://www.continuinged.ku.edu/programs/StatsCamps/irt.phphttp://www.continuinged.ku.edu/programs/StatsCamps/mlm.php

University of California Post-DoctoralFellowship

The University of California, SanFrancisco offers a two-yearNIMH-funded postdoctoral fellowshipfor research training in the relationshipof mental and physical health. Fellows

have a focus either on (1) stress,depression, psychobiology anddisease (e.g., social context of stress,cogni t ive appraisal , psycho-physiological responses), or on (2)health-risk behaviors especially thoseleading to HIV/AIDS (theories of risk,d e v e l o p m e n t a l p r o c e s s e s ,decision-making, behavior change).Women and ethnic minorities areencouraged to apply. For moreinformation, visithttp://healthpsych.ucsf.edu/ ore-mail Dr. Nancy Adler, c/o MarilynVella at [email protected].

Postdoctoral Fellowships at Children'sHospital of Philadelphia

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphiais seeking applications for a variety ofpostdoctoral psychology fellowshippositions for the 2007-2008 academicyear. The APPIC approved fellowshipprogram offers a range of clinical,research, and didactic experiences.

Details about opportunities and theapplication process can be found atthe following website:http://www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/division/generic.jsp?id=73996.

Postdoctoral Fellowships - BehavioralScience Training in Drug AbuseResearch

This postdoctoral fellowship supportsbehavioral scientists who wish to learnabout and develop careers inadvanced research in the area of druguse and misuse.

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Association of New York City, Inc. andis located at the National Developmentand Research Institutes, Inc., both areprivate nonprofit research instituteswith close ties to the ColumbiaUniversity School of Public Health.

Candidates must have completeddoctorates and have a serious interestin a career in drug abuse research.Minority candidates are especiallyencouraged to apply. Please submit aletter of interest, curriculum vita, and acopy of a publication or paper. U.S.citizenship or permanent residentstatus is required. Please visit ourwebsite,www.ndri.org/jobs/bstinfo.html, formore information and applicationinstructions.

For Further Information, Contact:Bruce D. Johnson, PhD or GregoryP. Falkin, PhD; Behavioral ScienceTraining in Drug Abuse Research; 71West 23rd Street, 8th Floor,NDRI/MHRA; New York, New York10010; (212)-845-4500 fax: (212)9 1 7 - 4 3 8 - 0 8 9 4 ; e m a i l :b r u c e . j o h n s o n @ n d r i . o r g o [email protected].

Postdoctoral Fellowships in AddictionResearch

The Department of PsychologicalSciences at the University ofMissouri-Columbia (MU) has openingsfor up to two postdoctoral fellows inaddictions research. Postdoctoralresearch fellows will undertakeadvanced training in addictions andpursue their own research interestsunder the supervision of facultysponsors. MU’s addiction training is

closely affiliated with the MidwestAlcoholism Research Center (MARC)based at Washington University in St.Louis.

Candidates must be U.S. citizens orresidents and hold a doctoral degreerelevant to the study of the psychologyof addiction.

Send vita, up to 5 representativereprints, a cover letter describing yourresearch interests and training goals,and 3 letters of reference to: AddictionResearch Training, c/o Carol Waudby,Dept. of Psychological Sciences, 200S. 7th Street, University of Missouri,Columbia, MO 65211. Inquiries can bemade to Ken Sher, 573-882-4279,Email: [email protected]. TheUniversity of Missouri-Columbia doesnot discriminate on the basis of race,color, religion, national origin,ancestry, sex, age, disability, status asdisabled veteran, or veteran ofVietnam era.

Postdoctoral Program in Race, Genderand Public Policy Research

The Hubert H. Humphrey Institute ofPublic Affairs has an opening for aPostdoctoral Program in Race, Genderand Public Policy Research

The program on Race, Gender andPublic Policy explores new frontiers ofknowledge in the intersection of race,gender and public policy. It explores allareas of race and gender, butpreference is for applicants withparticular focus on the peoples of theAfrican Diaspora such as those ofAfrican descent in Latin America,North America, and the Caribbean, as

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well as indigenous women such asAmerican Indians, the Aborigines ofAustralia, the Maori of New Zealand,the Samii of Scandinavia, Hmong inthe Diaspora, and the Ainu of Japan.Other intersections of race and genderin Latin America and Asia are also ofconsiderable interest.

PhD must have been received withinthe last six years or defended no laterthan fellowship start date. Applicantsshould be broadly trained in the socialor behavioral sciences or allied fieldsand must have a demonstratedcommitment to investigating therelationship between their disciplinesand race, gender, and public policy.Deadline: March 30, 2007.

Apply online at:https://employment.umn.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1165249401941. Formore information, please contactLawrencina Mason Oramalu [email protected] or 612-626-8734.

The Paul & Daisy Soros FellowshipFor New Americans

The Paul & Daisy Soros FellowshipFor New Americans will support thirtyindividuals for up to two years ofgraduate study in any subjectanywhere in the United States. Youmust be a senior in college, hold abachelor's degree, or be currentlyenrolled in a graduate program(though not past your second year).

Eligibility: Student must be a "GreenCard" holder or naturalized citizen orhave two parents who are naturalizedcitizens. Applicants must be under theage of 30.

For details and to apply, visit:www.pdsoros.org.

The Wellesley Centers for WomenPostdoctoral Fellowship

The Wellesley Centers for Women(WCW) and Wellesley Collegeannounce a full-time postdoctoralresearch fellow position sponsored bythe National Institute of Child Healthand Human Development. Thisfellowship is open to both new andexperienced researchers withdoctorates in the social and behavioralsciences.

A major goal of the fellowship is toidentify and train scholars fromunderrepresented groups who will goon to launch independent researchcareers based on external fundingsources. The training focuses heavilyon grant writing.

Candidates are encouraged to readmore about the postdoctoral programa thttp://www.wcwonline.org/postdocbefore submitting an application.Candidates must be citizens of theU.S. or have permanent residentstatus.

NIH-Funded Postdoctoral FellowshipAvailable

A Postdoctoral research fellow issought for an on-going NIH-fundedresearch project studying interventionsto enhance academic achievementwith minority college students. Thefellow will serve as project managerand work with the PI in conceptualizingresearch questions; implementing and


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evaluating interventions; collecting,managing, and analyzing data; andwriting papers for publication. Thecandidate should have a strongstatistical background in multivariatemethods, organizational skills,documented writing ability, andexperience with diverse populations.The position is for 18 months,beginning as soon as possible. Salaryis commensurate with experience.Applications will be reviewed until theposition is filled. Send statement ofinterests, vita, three letters, andrepresentative papers to Dr. JeanPhinney, Department of Psychology,California State University, LosAngeles, CA 90032-8227 or by emailto [email protected].

C l in ica l He a l th Ps y c h o l o gyPostdoctoral Residency

VA Connecticut Healthcare Systemannounces 2-4 one-year positionsbeginning September in theirAPA-accredited Clinical HealthPsychology postdoctoral residencyprogram. Training emphasizesresearch, advance clinical practice,teaching/supervision, and health policydevelopment/system design. Currentfaculty interests include: adherence,alcohol-tobacco interactions, smokingcessation/nicotine dependence,chronic pain/pain management,diabetes, health promotion/wellness,obesity, patient-provider interactions,primary care psychology, telemedicineand health/wellness promotion amongveterans with severe mental illness.Benefits: $44,844/year, healthcarebenefits and travel support. MinimumRequirements: US citizenship,APA-accredited internship, and

doctoral degree in Psychology from anAPA-accredited program. To apply:Send letter of interest, vita, threeletters of recommendation, and threeprofessional writing samples to: Robert D. Kerns, PhD; Chief,Psychology Service (116B); VAConnecticut Healthcare System; 950Campbell Avenue; West Haven, CT06516.

Application Review begins January15th. NOTE: January 15th is not anapplication deadline. Applications areaccepted & reviewed until all positionsare filled.Interested parties are encouraged toapply!, For more information seewww.avapl.org/training/WestHaven/index.htm or contact Dr. Lisa M.Frantsve, PhD [email protected] for an electroniccopy of the program's brochure.

Clinical Research Fellowship in Healthand Addictions Psychology

The Department of Psychiatry, St.Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, theteaching hospital of ColumbiaUniversity College of Physicians &Surgeons, has an opening for a recentPhD/PsyD from an APA-accreditedclinical or counseling program who isinterested in research in the interfaceof clinical health and addictionspsychology.

This position could be hired as early asFebruary 2007 but must be filled byJune 30, 2007. Send a CV and letter ofinterest to Deborah L. Haller, PhD,ABPP at [email protected] orcall 212 523-4136.

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Diversity Scholarship Fund Increased

In line with its commitment toencourage diversity in the U.S.publishing industry, the Association ofAmer ican Publ ishers ’ (AAP)Professional & Scholarly PublishingDivision has increased its scholarshipfund to $10,000. (Diversity is definedbroadly to include such factors asrace, ethnicity, culture, class, anddisadvantaged background). This yearthe fund was divided among threecollege publishing certificate programs.Applications from African Americans,Hispanic Americans, Native Americansand others whose backgrounds orexperience provide additionaldimensions to the educationalenvironment and the quality ofintellectual discussion are especiallywelcome. The scholarships aredesigned to support U.S. citizens orpermanent residents currently workingin or looking to work in professionaland/or scholarly book or journalpublishing. For more informationcontact Barbara Meredith [email protected].

Postdoctoral Fellow, Immigration andthe Family

The Division of Human Developmentand Family Sciences, University ofTexas at Austin. Fellow will publishresearch with Dr. Kim on culture andadolescent development in immigrantfamilies. Facility with HLM, SAS, andMplus required. Deadline is July 1,2007 or until position is filled. SendCV, copies of publications, threeletters of reference (directly from theletter writer), and statement ofresearch interests to: Dr. Su YeongKim, [email protected].

M o n s o u r C o u n s e l i n g a n dPsychological Services ClaremontUniversity Consortium- Post-doctoralTrainee Positions

Post-doctoral staff members will havegeneral responsibility for: providingindividual, couples, and groupcounseling; conducting crisisintervention; participating in eveningand weekend on-call duties;conducting psycho-educationaloutreach programs; assisting studentsin their personal and educationalg o a l s ; a n d , p r o v i d i n gtraining/consultation with faculty andstaff of the Colleges.

Completion (by 8/1/07) of a PhD orPsyD in Counseling or ClinicalPsychology is required. Previousexperience in a university counselingcenter is preferred. Candidates mustsubmit a CV, three currentprofessional reference letters,graduate transcript(s), and a coverletter describing in detail how theirqualifications meet the requirements ofthe position.

Review of applications will beginFebruary 16, 2007, although thepositions will remain open until filled.Inquiries should be sent to: ClaremontUniversity Consortium, Office ofHuman Resources, 101 S. MillsAvenue, Claremont, CA 91711; ore-mail to:[email protected].

Postdoctora l Fe l lowships inCounseling and PsychologicalServices

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Counseling and PsychologicalServices. These positions are fundedby Office of University Outreach andRegional Campuses. Responsibilitiesinclude brief individual psychotherapy,c r i s i s i n t e r v e n t i o n , g r o u ppsychotherapy, consultation andoutreach.

Minimum Qualifications: Completion ofdoctorate in Counseling, ClinicalPsychology or in a related field by thebeginning of post-doctoral program.ABD will be considered for review ofapplications. Candidates shouldinclude a letter of application thatsummarizes training, counselingexperience and areas of clinicalexpertise applicable to the position,a n d v i t a e u p l o a d e d t owww.Ohiouniversityjobs.com (Go toSearch Postings. Listed as: ‘PostDoctoral Fellowship – Two Positionsunder Job Title).

Applicants should arrange to havethree letters of recommendation alongwith the e-mail addresses and phonenumbers of the writers and a copy oftranscript of graduate courses sentdirectly to: Paul Castelino, PhD,Counseling and PsychologicalServices, Hudson Health Center, OhioUniversity, Athens, OH 45701. Fax:740-593-0091.

Review of applications will beginMarch 23, 2007 and continue until theposition is filled. For additionali n f o rmat ion , p leas e e -m a i l :[email protected] or call (740)593-1616. Send Applications to:Counseling and PsychologicalServices, Hudson Health Center, 3rdfloor, Ohio University, Athens, OH45701; 740-593-1616; Email Address:

[email protected]. Formore information access the websiteat: www.ohiouniversityjobs.com.

SYNERGY Workshop 2007 13-15thAugust 2007, Hasselt University,Belgium

Cul ture , hea l th and i l lnessrepresentations – Developing aninternational agenda for cross-culturalhealth psychological research TheSYNERGY annual three-day workshopis organized to provide an opportunityfor synergistic discussion within healthpsychology at an advanced level.Whereas mental health has adedicated network for exchange (e.g.the transcultural psychiatry section ofthe world psychiatry congress), there isno equivalent infrastructure forexchange about culture and healthpsychology. The SYNERGY workshopwas designed to fill this gap and startan intellectual exchange about cultureand health psychology. The aim is todevelop and deepen expertise withculture and cross-cultural research inhealth care in Europe. The focus willbe on the management of illness andother chronic conditions.

The workshop will be held at theHasselt University, Belgium. Theworkshop will be held in Englishlanguage. The workshop fee is 200Euro. Participants need to become amember of the EHPS and therefore willalso receive the benefits of EHPSmembership (www.ehps.net) .Application Procedure (onlinea p p l i c a t i o n f o r m a t(http://www.ehps.net/synergy). Inorder to facilitate the discussion withinthe workshop, each participant is

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required to submit the followinginformation. a. a brief CV (maximal 1page). b. a brief abstract summarizingyour research on the topic (not morethan 500 words). c. a paragraph on: a)your expectations regarding theworkshop, i.e. which themes you wouldlike to concentrate on and what wouldyou like to get out of it and b) yourpossible contributions. Submissiondeadline – March 23, 2007. You will benotified by email or regular mailwhether you have a place at theworkshop by April 16th 2007, 3.

For questions or information pleasecontact the workshop organizers: DrKatja Rüdel l Department ofPsychology Keynes College, AG. 9University of Kent Canterbury Kent,CT2 7NP UK TEL: ++44 1227 823066FAX: ++44 1227 827030 [email protected] Professor Lynn B.Myers Psychology Group School ofSocial Sciences and Law BrunelUniversity Uxbridge Middlesex, UB83PH UK TEL: ++44 1895 265879FAX:++44 1895 810476 [email protected]

Yale Post-Doctoral Opportunity

The Department of Psychiatry, YaleUniversity School of Medicine inviteappl icat ions for a one-yearpostdoctoral fellowship (i.e., July 1,2007 to June 30, 2008) as part of theSAMHSA funded Co-Occurring StateIncentive Grant (COSIG) to be basedin the Hispanic Clinic of theConnecticut Mental Health Center. Inaddition to being well-versed in currentapproaches to serious mental illness,a d d i c t i o n s , r e c o v e r y , a n dperson-centered care, the idealapplicant should have a strong interest

and background in multicultural issues,particularly as it pertains to Latinoorigin populations. Competitivecandidates will have a PhD/PsyD inclinical, community, or counselingpsychology. In addition, fluency inSpanish is a requirement for theposition. Interested applicants shouldsend a letter of interest and curriculumvitae to: Luis M. Añez, PsyD, Director,The Hispanic Clinic, One Long WharfDrive, New Haven, CT 06511 or e-mailto [email protected] for furtherinformation.

Young Scientist Research FundAwards

CHADD is now taking applications forits Young Scientist Research FundAwards, a program to recognize youngresearchers making contributions tothe understanding of AD/HD. Throughthe Fund, CHADD will support threeresearchers with an unrestricted cashaward of $5,000 each; paid travel andhotel expenses, registration and ameal allowance to the 2007 19thAnnual International Conference,where they will be recognized; and aone-year CHADD professionalmembership. Applicants must be in theprocess of completing a doctoraldegree or must have completed sucha degree within the last three years.Research may address any arearelevant to AD/HD including, but notlimited to : biological/geneticunderpinnings of the disorder;treatment efficacy; impact on theindividual or family; school orworkplace accommodations; socialstigma and discrimination; publichealth; and epidemiology. The awardsare funded by Eli Lilly and Company,McNeil Consumer & Specialty


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Pharmaceuticals and a number ofindividual donations. Deadline forapplications is April 24, 2007. For anapplication or for more information, goto www.chadd.org/youngscientist.

Call for Papers

Call for Proposals Asian AmericanPsychological Association AnnualConvention San Francisco, CA August16 – 17, 2007

The Asian American PsychologicalA s s o c ia t i on ( A APA) inv i t e ssubmissions of proposals for the AAPA2007 Annual Convention to be held inS a n F r a n c i s c o , C A , o nThursday-Friday August 16-17, 2007.For the first time, AAPA will hold a2-day conference, with the theme"Community Collaborations andConnections." Research, practice, andadvocacy issues related toconnections and collaborationsbetween Asian American psychologyand Asian American communities areparticularly relevant.

Proposals may address, but are not belimited to, the following topics:

• Examining ways in which variousAsian American communitiescould work together to advancesocial justice and promotemental health for AsianAmericans.

• Strengthening connectionsbetween Asian Americancommunities and Asian Americanpsychology. Proposals mightaddress: building and supportingcommunity connections within

Asian American psychology;integra t ing psycho logicalresearch with community serviceprovision, community organizing,and community-specific needs;de l inea t ing expe r i en t i a l ,conceptual, or empirical modelsabout delivering community-based mental health services;r e p o r t i n g r e s u l t s o fcommunity-based mental healthservice delivery research.

• Building inter-disciplinary andinter-community collaborationsthat promote social justice andmental health in Asian Americancommunities. Proposals mightaddress: connections betweenAsian American psychology andother approaches/disciplines(e.g. Asian American Studies,Women Studies, etc.) to betterserve Asian Americans andadvocate for social justice;collaborations with variousminority communities (e.g. racialminority communities, LBGTcommunities) for social justice,activism, or improving mentalhealth services; collaborationsacross health and mental healthdisciplines (e.g. psychology andmedicine, social work, nursing,etc.) to better serve AsianAmericans.

To support the convention's theme ofcollaborations and connections,submissions are welcome frommembers of the Association for AsianAmerican Studies, the Association ofBlack Psychologists (ABPsi), Societyof Indian Psychologists (SIP), or theNational Latina/o PsychologicalAssociation (NLPA). Please indicatecurrent organizational membership in

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one of these associations, and theAAPA membership requirement forconference presentations will bewaived. All presenters are required to officiallyregister for the convention.

Deadline for all submissions is March26, 2007. For more information see:http://aapaonline.org/conventions/call.htm.

Call for Proposals 7th Annual DiversityChallenge at Boston CollegeRace and Culture Intersections inScientific Research and Mental: HealthService Delivery for Children,Adolescents, and Families

Presentations should focus ond e ve l o p m en t s i n r e s e a rc h ,professional practice, education orsocial justice initiatives as they pertainto promoting the mental health andredressing the mental healthdisparities for racial and ethnic minoritychildren, adolescents, and families.Researchers, practitioners, educators,medical service providers, employeeassistance personnel, governmentagencies, spiritual healers, andproviders of community services areencouraged to submit proposals.

Proposal submission deadline: April21, 2007. Please visitwww.bc.edu/isprc for a proposalcover sheet and more information.

2007 APS Call for SubmissionsMay 24 – 27, 2007, Washington, DC

The Association for PsychologicalScience (APS) holds the leadingconference dedicated solely to

scientific exchange across all areas ofpsychology.

For more information, and Conventionhighlights, please visit:http://www.psychologicalscience.org/convention//http://www.psychologicalscience.org/convention/highlights.cfm.

Call for Manuscripts Focusing onStress, Trauma, and Crisis

Stress, Trauma, and Crisis is aninternat ional journal devotedexclusively to the study of the specificpolicies, evidence-based practices andtechniques, and research related tostress, trauma, and crisis.

The scope includes coverage of topicssuch as chronic stress, stressmanagement, and crisis intervention ina variety of settings such as family,school, workplace, and community. Inaddition, stress and trauma as theyrelate to non-normative life eventssuch as natural disasters, terrorism,child abuse, mental illness, anddomestic violence are examined.Program and clinical outcome studies,research articles, literature reviews,and meta-analysis articles are alsoincluded.

For more information on the journaland submitting a manuscript, pleasevisithttp://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/gcitauth.asp;http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/15434613.asp.


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Call for Papers: New Directions inRace Research

Social Forces seeks papers for aspecial section on race researchplanned for the December 2007 issue.Original papers that address issues ofrace, racial inequality, racism andracial identity construction from U.S.and international perspectives arebeing sought.

Papers migh t address newdevelopments in racial inequality inhousing, education or health; thecreation, maintenance and changingdefinition of racial categories; the racialdynamics of color blindness; andracism within the context ofimmigration, neo-colonialism and theenvironment.

The deadline for submitting papers isApril 2, 2007. Manuscripts should belimited to 5,000-9,000 words includingreferences and endnotes and shouldbe e-mailed as a Microsoft Wordattachment [email protected]. Any tables orfigures must be editable in MicrosoftWord or Excel. Do not use anyautomatic formatting feature.

Call for Papers - Journal of MuslimMental Health — Special Issue on“Islamic Models and Measures”

The Journal of Muslim Mental Healthlaunched its inaugural issue in May2006. It is an interdisciplinary journalaimed at providing an academic forumfor exploring social, cultural, historical,theological, and psychological factorsrelated to the mental health of Muslimsin North America as well as that of the

global Muslim community. Informationabout the Journal can be found at:http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/15564908.asp.

JMMH is seeking empirical andconceptual articles related to thetheme of “Islamic Models andMeasures”. Much of the theories andresearch related to the psychology ofreligion have focused on theJudeo-Christian traditions.

The purpose of this special issue is togenerate scholarship related tounderstanding Islamic identity andother religious phenomenon from anIslamic perspective. It will also providea centralized location for accessinginstruments that can be used in futureempirical studies; such instrumentscan provide greater understanding ofthe salient aspects of Islamic faith.Authors are strongly encouraged topresent material that emerges fromwithin their religio-cultural frameworksrather than replicating or relying onwo r k s s t e m m i n g f r o m t h eEuro-American and Christ ianapproaches.

Please submit electronic versions ofabstracts and full-length articles (ase-mail attachments) to bothmonaamer75@gmai l .com [email protected].

Inquiries may be sent to either/both ofthe special issue editors at:

Mona Amer, PhD; Program ForRecovery & Community Health; YaleUniversity School of Medicine, 319Peck St., Building 6W, Suite 1C; NewHaven, CT 06513; (202) 764-7589;

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Fax (202) 764-7595; E-mail:[email protected] W. Hood Jr., PhD; Departmentof Psychology; University ofTennessee at Chattanooga; 615McCallie Avenue; Chattanooga, TN37403; (423)-425-4274; Fax (423)425-4284; E-mail:[email protected].

Call for Papers: Cultural Formulation

The Journal of Muslim Mental Health isintended to be a practical resource forclinicians of all backgrounds in theirwork with Muslim patients or clients Tothis end, the Journal features aCultural Formulation section intendedto demonstrate a cross-culturalapproach to mental health assessmentand treatment in a case-based format.

Mental health clinicians are invited tosubmit thoughtful and concisediscussions of clinical cases involvingMuslim patients or clients, for theCultural Formulation section of theJournal Submissions should be 4-10pages, consisting of: 1) A traditionalcase presentation of a Muslim patientor client, and 2) a discussion of thecase with special attention tocross-cultural, religious or ethnicfactors, according to the format of theDSM-IV TR Outline for CulturalFormulation Please see the Committeeon Cultural Psychiatry Group for theAdvancement of Psychiatry text"Cultural Assessment in ClinicalPsychiatry" for a detailed descriptionon how to perform a culturalformulation. Submit manuscripts [email protected].

Call for Manuscripts: Assessing theCompetence of Individuals andSystems

The incoming editorial team forProfessional Psychology: Researchand Practice is assembling a packageof articles on the role of professionalpsychologists in assessing thecompetence of the individuals andsystems with whom they work. Articlesof interest are those that addressguiding pr inciples assessingcompetence for individuals or systemsacross the life-span; best practices orinnovative models for assessing thecompetence of individuals or systemsacross the life-span; and otherassociated topics. It is important forsubmissions to underscore practiceimplications. Although related, this isnot a call for papers on theassessment of competence of trainingin professional psychology or ofpracticing psychologists in terms ofprofessional competence. Articlesshould be founded in theevidence-based literature to the extentpossible.

Manuscripts of approximately 20pages, not including references arebeing sought. Submissions must beoriginal and not previously published.Each manuscript should be preparedin accordance with the guidelines"Writing for PPRP” (see http://www.apa.org/journals/pro/writing.html).

Please contact the incoming AssociateEditor for PPRP [email protected] if you have anyquestions. Authors should use thePPRP Submission Portal on the APAwebsite:


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http://www.jbo.com/jbo3/submissions/dsp_jbo.cfm?journal_code=pro2.

A Call for Abstracts -The First AnnualHarambee Conference "Toward aSolution: Increasing Awareness,Producing Justice"April 13 - 15, 2007 - Fisk University,Nashville, TN

For 65 years Fisk University's RaceRelations Institute has been one of theleading institutions facilitating racialdialogue, proactive programming,research and activism. Proposals of500 words or less are currently beingsought for this year's conference.Please include the name(s) of theauthor(s), institutional affiliation andcontact information (i.e., e-mailaddress and telephone number) on allsubmissions.

P l e a s e s e n d a b s t r ac t s [email protected]. For moreinformation, contact Jeff Menzise,PhD at [email protected] ,615-320-0956 - office. Abstracts dueMarch 13, 2007.

Call for Nominations and Awards

Call for Award Nominations: Dalmas A.Taylor Outstanding Student ResearchAward

Section VI (Clinical Psychology ofEthnic Minorities) of Division 12 in theAmerican Psychological Association(APA) is pleased to announce theannual call for nominations for its

Dalmas A. Taylor Outstanding StudentResearch Award.

The Dalmas A. Taylor OutstandingStudent Research Award recognizes aclinical psychology graduate studentwho has produced exemplary researchon the clinical psychology of ethnicminorities[1]. To be nominated, thenominee must:

• be a matriculated graduatestudent in clinical psychology orsomeone who has received adoctoral degree in clinicalpsychology within the past twoyears;

• have conducted original research(rather than secondary dataanalysis) on the clinicalpsychology of ethnic minorities;

• be the principal researcher of thestudy which may be anindependent study, thesis ordissertation. Nominees who arebeing considered on the basis ofpublished papers that are notthesis or dissertations must havepublished while in a graduateschool or within two years ofobtaining the doctoral degree.

The award competition is open to allcurrent graduate students or recentPhD graduates in clinical psychologywho are current or former studentmembers of Section VI or, if not aSection VI member, nominated bymembers of Section VI and/or Division12. Self-nominations by current orformer Section VI student membersare strongly encouraged. Section VIand all other Division 12 members arelikewise urged to nominate a current or

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former student. The recipient of theDalmas A. Taylor Outstanding StudentAward will be recognized during theDivision 12 Awards ceremony at the2008 APA Convention in SanFrancisco.

Nominations should include aone-page letter of nominationdiscussing the quality of the researchand relevance to the clinicalpsychology of ethnic minorities, a copyof the nominee's curriculum vita, andthree copies of a paper based on theoriginal research. The paper should be20 double-spaced pages or less, plusreferences, tables, and/or figures, andformatted in a style consistent with the5th edition of the Publication Manual ofthe Amer ican Psycholog ica lAssociation (APA, 2001).

Nominations materials can be sent bymail to: Melanie Domenech Rodríguez,PhD, Section VI Awards CommitteeChairperson, Utah State University,Department of Psychology, 2810 OldMain Hill, Logan, UT 84322-2810.Nominations can also be submittedelectronically to [email protected] materials must be receivedno later than March 23, 2007.

Call for Award Nominations: SamuelM. Turner MENTOR Award

Section VI (Clinical Psychology ofEthnic Minorities) of Division 12 in theAmerican Psychological Association(APA) is pleased to announce theannual call for nominations for itsSamuel M. Turner MENTOR Award.

MENTOR stands for MinorityEducation, Nurturing, Training,Organizat ional advocacy, and

Research. The MENTOR Awardhonors a psychology faculty memberwho has demonstrated a commitmentto teaching and training clinicalpsychologists to work more effectivelywith ethnic minori ty c l inicalpopulations. The nominee should bes o m e o n e w i t h s i g n i f i c a n taccomplishments in at least two of thefollowing areas:

• Education and ProfessionalDevelopment. The nominee hasbeen actively involved infacilitating the education andprofessional development ofe t h n i c m inor i t y c l i n i c a lpsychology students.

• Nurturing. The nominee hasprovided leadership in creating aprofessional climate that issupportive of ethnic/culturaldiversity.

• Training. The nominee hasdeveloped curricula that enhancethe t rain ing o f c l in ica lpsychologists for work withethnic/racial minority populations,or has improved a trainingprogram's curriculum onmulticultural issues.

• Organizational advocacy. Thenominee has worked extensivelywithin an organization or increating a new one to increaseethnic/cultural recruitment andretention.

• Research. The nominee hasserved as an advisor, an activelyinvolved committee member, or aresearch supervisor (thesis,dissertat ions, postdoctoralresearch) in activities that


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advance the field of clinicalpsychology o f e thn icminorities.

The MENTOR Award recipient will behonored and given a plaque during theDivision 12 Award Ceremony at the2008 APA Convention in SanFrancisco.

Nominations for the MENTOR Awardshould include a letter (3 pages orless) describing the nominee's relevantaccomplishments, a copy of thenominee's curriculum vita, and lettersfrom two persons who have beenmentored by the nominee. Nominationmaterials for the MENTOR Award mayb e s e n t e l e c t r o n i c a l l y t [email protected] or by mail to theAwards Committee Chairperson,Melanie Domenech Rodríguez, PhD,Utah State University, Department ofPsychology, 2810 Old Main Hill,Logan, UT 84322-2810. Nominationmaterials must be received no laterthan March 23, 2007.

The Carolyn Payton Early CareerAward

The Carolyn Payton Early CareerAward is sponsored by Section One,the Psychology of Black Women, ofthe Amer ican Psycholog ica lAssociation's Society for thePsychology of Women (Division 35).The award recognizes the publishedwork of a Black woman in the earlystages of her career.

The published work (article, bookchapter or book) must address specificconcerns of Black women within itscontent, although it does not have to

focus exclusively on Black women.Applicants must be no more than tenyears post doctorate. Papers may betheoretical or empirically (qualitative orquantitative) based. Submissions willalso be evaluated on creativity and theextent to which they are likely to makea significant contribution to theunderstanding of the role of gender inthe lives of Black women.

A $500 prize will be awarded. Theaward winner will be announced at theawards program of Division 35 at the2007 American PsychologicalAssociation Convention.

Self-nominations are encouraged. Tobe considered for the award, pleasesend a cover letter, three copies of thescholarly work and two self- addressedenvelopes by March 31, 2007 to: LulaBeatty, PhD; 9007 Wallace Road;Lanham, MD 20706.

Strickland-Daniel DistinguishedMentoring Award

This award from Division 35(Psychology of Women) of theAmerican Psychological Association(APA) honors Bonnie Strickland andJessica Henderson Daniel for theirdistinguished mentoring work. Theaward recognizes the feministmentoring of the awardee.

Nominations involve a nominatingletter of NOT more than 4 pages whichoutlines the qualifications of thecandidate, and letters of support fromcolleagues, current and formerprotégée, employers, etc. Nominationsmust be submitted by May 10, 2007.For more information, contact

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Maureen C. McHugh, Chair of theStrickland-Daniel Mentoring Award,m c m c h u g h @ I U P . e d u o r724-357-2448.

Call for Nominations Working Groupon Cultural Competency inGeropsychology

The American Psychologica lAssociation Committee on Aging(CONA) is seeking nominations formembership on the Working Group onC u l t u r a l C o m p e t e n c y i nGeropsychology. The Working Groupwill prepare a comprehensive report onthe issue of multicultural competencein geropsychology addressing practice,research, training and public policyissues. The group will also developrecommendations to increaseattention, research and programs toaddress the needs and support thecontributions of culturally diverseelders.

CONA seeks individuals with dualsubstantive interest and expertise inm u l t i c u l t u r a l a g i n g a n dgeropsychology. The APA places highpriority on seeking and maintainingrepresentation within the WorkingGroup’s membership that reflects thediversity of psychology and society(e.g., persons representing variousages, ethnicities, cultures, genders,abilities, and sexual orientations;individuals with experience inresearch, clinical training, practice,policy, advocacy and education; andearly-, mid-, and late- careerpsychologists).

Participation on the Working Group willinvolve one 2-1/2 day meeting inWashington DC during the spring of

2007, with expenses to be paid byAPA. Members are expected tocontinue work on Working Grouprelated activities following the meetingthrough 2007.

Nomination materials including a letterindicating willingness to serve andrequisite expertise, and a current CVmust be received by March 4, 2007.These materials should be sent to theattention of Deborah DiGilio, Directorof APA Office on Aging, [email protected]; 202/336-6135.

Upcoming Conferencesand Conventions

April

S o ut h we s t e rn P s y c h o l o g i c a lAssociation2007 Annual MeetingApril 5 – 7, 2007Ft. Worth , TXhttps://www.swpsych.org/

Rocky Mountain PsychologicalAssociation2007 Convention ConferenceApril 12 – 14, 2007Denver, COhttp://www.rockymountainpsych.org/

Unfamiliar Temples: Im/migration,Women, and ReligionApril 20-21st, 2007at Bennett College for Women,Greensboro, North Carolina

For further information please contactco-conveners: Ms. Yamu Kurewa;


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[email protected], 336-517-2180OR Dr. Valerie Ann Johnson,[email protected], 336-517-2259Or visit www.bennett.edu.

May

Midwestern Psychological AssociationAnnual MeetingMay 3 – 5, 2007Chicago, ILhttp://www.midwesternpsych.org/meeting.html

Western Psychological Association2007 ConventionMay 3 – 6, 2007Vancouver, BC, Canadahttp://www.westernpsych.org/conference/index.cfm

June

Multicultural Drive-In Conference:College Counseling In A MulticulturalWorldJune 7-8, 2007 - College Station,Texas

For questions concerning registrationor payment, please contact AmyRucker [email protected] orYolanda [email protected]. Otherquestions should be directed toMaggie Olona,[email protected] or Gisela [email protected], or cal l979-845-4427.

Society of Indian Psychologists20 Annual Convention of Americanth

Indian Psychologists

Bear Lake Retreat: June 22 – 24, 2007Convention: June 25 – 26, 2007Utah State University, Logan Utahwww.geocities.com/indianpsych/convention.html

Institute for the Study and Promotion ofRace and CultureSummer Program: Teaching Race andCultureJune 26 – 29, 2007

The focus of the 2007 ISPRC SummerProgram is promoting the effectiveintegration of race and culture inteaching for educators at all levels ofeducation. The 2 ½ day workshop willfocus on areas of emphasis, such asclass preparation, classroommanagement, evaluation andassessment, communication withfamily and caregivers, and developinga learner emphasis classroom. Forfurther information please contact: TheInstitute for the Study of Race andCulture (ISPRC); Boston College; 318Campion Hall; 140 CommonwealthAvenue; Chestnut Hi l l , MA02467-3813; (617)-552-2482; Visit ourWeb site at:www.bc.edu/isprc.

VII International Congress onTraumatic StressJune 28 to 30, 2007Panamericano Hotel & ResortCarlos Pellegrini 551Ciudad de Buenos Aires - Argentina

Registration and Information:Argentine Society for Psychotrauma(SAPsi) Telefax (5411) 4903-0493Campichuelo 215 C1405BOA Ciudadde Buenos Aires - Argentina email:

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[email protected]. Informationabout the Congress, accommodationand tour is t dest inat ions a twww.psicotrauma.org.ar.

The New Hampshire Department ofHealth and Human ServicesOffice of Minority Health presentsMinority Women’s Health Conference:Strengthening Our Communities byStrengthening OurselvesJune 30, 2007Nashua, New HampshireFor more information contact theOffice of Minority Health at603-271-3986 or by email [email protected] or [email protected].

August

Association of Black Psychologists39th Annual International Conventionand the 3rd ABPsi InternationalCongress on Licensure, Certification,and Proficiency in Black Psychology August 1 – 5, 2007Hilton-Americas Hotel, Houston, Texashttp://www.abpsi.org/convention.htm

Asian American PsychologicalAssociation Annual Convention"Community Connections andCollaborations"August 16-17, 2007San Francisco, CAhttp://www.aapaonline.org/conventions/conventions.htm

American Psychological Association115 Annual Conventionth

August 17–20, 2007San Francisco, CA

http://www.apa.org/convention07/

October

New England Psycholog ica lAssociation47th Annual MeetingOctober 19 – 20, 2007Western Connecticut State UniversityDanbury, ConnecticutCall for Submissions Deadline: May18, 2007http://www.nepa-info.org/

Important Resources

Books

Louisiana Creoles: Cultural Recovery& Mixed Race Native American Identityby Andrew J. Jolivette

Louisiana Creoles examines the recentefforts of the Louisiana CreoleHeritage Center to document andpreserve the distinct ethnic heritage ofthis unique American population. Dr.Andrew Jolivette uses sociologicalinquiry to analyze the factors thatinfluence ethnic and racial identityformation and community constructionamong Creoles of Color living in andout of the state of Louisiana. This bookraises important questions concerningthe process of cultural formation andthe politics of ethnic categories formultiracial communities in the UnitedStates. L is t Pr ice: $60.00;7391-1896-X / 978-0-7391-1896-2 Jan28, 2007 144pp. For orders andInquiries: Lexington Books: CustomerService; 1 800 462-6420 or 717794-3800 (local); Fax: (800) 338-4550or (717) 794-3803 ( loca l ) ;[email protected].


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Cultural Representation in NativeAmericaby Andrew J. Jolivette

Today as in the past there are manyc u l t u r a l a n d c o m m e r c i a lrepresentations of American Indiansthat, thoughtlessly or otherwise,negatively shape the images ofindigenous people. Jolivétte and hisco-authors challenge and contestthese images, demonstrating howNative representation and identity areat the heart of Native politics andNative activism. In portrayals of aNative Barbie Doll or a racist mascot,disrespect of Native women,misconceptions of mixed raceidentities, or the commodification of allthings "Indian", the authors reveal howthe very existence of Native peoplecontinues to be challenged, withharmful repercussions in social andlegal policy, not just in popular culture.The authors re-articulate Nativehistory, religion, identity, and oral andliterary traditions in ways that allow thetrue identity and persona of the Nativeperson to be recognized andrespected. It is a project that isfundamental to ethnic revitalizationand the recognition of indigenousrights in North America. This book is aprovocative and essential introductionfor students and Native and non-Nativepeople who wish to understand theimages and realities of AmericanIndian lifeways in American society.$72.00 Cloth 0-7591-0984-2 /978-0-7591-0984-1 Aug 2006 192pp$26.95 Paper 0-7591-0985-0 /978-0-7591-0985-8 Aug 2006 192pp.For orders and Inquiries: Alta MiraBooks: Customer Service; 1 800462-6420 or 717 794-3800 (local); Fax:

(800) 338-4550 or (717) 794-3803(local); [email protected].

Handbook for Social Justice inCounseling Psychology: Leadership,Vision, and ActionEdited by Rebecca Toporek,Lawrence Gerstein, Nadya Fouad,Gargi Roysircar, and Tania Israel

Sage Publications is pleased to offeran exclusive discount offer on thislandmark volume. Save 40% and getFREE shipping when you call(1-800-818-7243) and mention prioritycode WB060804.

Racial and Ethnic Disparities inAdolescent Health and Access to CareHarriette B. Fox, Margaret A.McManus, Matthew Zarit, GerryFairbrother, Amy E. Cassedy,Christina D. Bethell, and Debra Read

Based on data from the NationalHealth Interview Survey and theNational Survey of Children's Health,this fact sheet examines therelationship of race and ethnicity for aset of 12 indicators pertaining to healthand risk status, access to care, serviceutilization, and unmet needs amongHispanic, Black, and W hiteadolescents, ages 12 through 17. Italso examines the influence of income,insurance, and mother's or householdeducation on these indicators.

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthand Access to Care Among OlderAdolescentsHarriette B. Fox, Margaret A.McManus, Matthew Zarit, Amy E.Cassedy, and Gerry Fairbrother

This companion fact sheet uses datafrom the National Health InterviewSurvey to examine the relationship ofrace and ethnicity for a set of 5measures among Hispanic, Black, andWhite adolescents ages 18 through 21and the influence of income,insurance, and mother's education onracial and ethnic differences.

The Substance Abuse and MentalHealth Services AdministrationReleases a New Spanish-LanguageTherapy Manual and Client Workbookon Anger Management

The Substance Abuse and MentalHealth Services Administration(SAMHSA) announces the publicationof the Spanish-language versions ofthe award-winning Anger Managementfor Substance Abuse and MentalHealth Clients: A Cognitive BehavioralT h e r a p y Ma n u a l a n d t h eaccompanying Participant Workbook.

This Spanish-language treatmentmanual helps counselors working withSpanish-speaking clients teach angermanagement techniques. The manualdescribes a 12-week cognitivebehavioral group intervention. It helpscounselors describe the anger cycle,teach conflict resolution andassertiveness skills, and help clientsdevelop anger control plans.

This Spanish-language cl ientworkbook provides worksheets and

homework assignments using the coreconcepts of the 12-week groupcognitive behavioral therapy providedin the treatment manual described.

To order your FREE copy of theproduct, contact SAMHSA's NationalClearinghouse for Alcohol and DrugInformation (NCADI). Ask forpublication order NCADI No.BKD444S. Phone 800-729-6686 or240-221-4017; 800-487-4889 (TDDhearing impaired); 877-767-8432 (tollfree) Hablamos Español. Theseproducts are also available online atwww.ncadi.samhsa.gov.

On The Web

The final 2006 issue of PsychologyInternational, the newsletter of the APAOffice of International Affairs, is nowposted athttp://www.apa.org/international/pi-current.html. This issue featuresnews on psychology in Kenya,Afghanistan, and China, reports onpsychology organizations, and anessay on being a global psychologistby Anthony Marsella. There are alsoreports on APA’s UN activities,Division 52, and announcements of the2007 APA International Awardwinners.

Black Doctorates Are Inspired to Makeit "Our Time" with New Magazine

Black PhD/EdD Magazine is anationally distributed publicationspotlighting Black doctorates withinformation for all ages and ethnicities.To receive a copy of the Winter/Spring


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2006 Issue, as well as all futureissues, visit http://blackphdedd.comto subscribe.

Kaiser Family Foundation LaunchesFree News Report on Racial andEthnic Health Disparities

The Kaiser Family Foundationannounced it has launched a newssummary report: The Kaiser HealthDisparities Report: A Weekly Look atRace, Ethnicity and Health. The reportis available through a free weeklyemail, with stories updated daily onlineat:kaisernetwork.org(http://kaisernetwork.org/disparitiesreport).

Each story in the report provides linksto the original news sources and toresources for further information.Individuals can sign up to receive thefree report via weekly email athttp://www.kaisernetwork.org/email.The report will also be available onlineat:http://kaisernetwork.org/disparitiesreport and through RSS feeds andGoogle News. Organizations will beable to "syndicate" the headlinesand/or full summaries on theirwebsites, through Kaiser's freesyndication service,http://kaisernetwork.org/about/syndication.

Key Facts: Race, Ethnicity and MedicalCare, 2007 Update

The Kaiser Family Foundation'supdated version of Key Facts: Race,

Ethnicity and Medical Care, 2007Update, serves as a quick referencesource on health disparities,presenting the best available data andanalysis.

New in the 2007 Key Facts aredemographic data on the racial/ethnicminority population in each state andthe U.S. territories. This edition of KeyFacts also includes data from theNational Healthcare Disparities Report,examining changes in health caredisparities over time. Scroll down forcomplete update.Report is available athttp://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/6069.cfm.

National Institutes of HealthConference on Understanding andReducing Health Disparities hasUpdated Its Website

The NIH Conference on Understandingand Reducing Health Disparitieswebsite:http://obssr.od.nih.gov/HealthDisparities/index.html has been updatedwith speaker references andpresentations along with audiorecordings of the proceedings. Toaccess the presentation materials,click the “UPDATE:” box at the top ofthe page.

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U.S. Dept of Health and HumanServices- Alcohol and Drugs OffersCatalog of Spanish LanguagePublications

http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/resultslang.aspx?h=publications&topic=2&language=Spanish

SAMHSA Issues Outstanding GuideTo Mental Illness Stigma Reduction

This encyclopedic "how-to" manualprovides 97 pages of expert advice,dozens of sample materials, recentexamples of real-world anti stigmawork, and much, much more. True toits stated aim, this kit provides you withnearly everything you need to mount alocal, regional, or statewide stigma anddiscrimination reduction initiativerelated to mental illness.

"Developing a Stigma ReductionInitiative" is designed for mental healthadvocates. It was produced by theCenter for Mental Health Services(CMHS) working with VanguardCommunications and the GallupOrganization, and was published bythe federal Substance Abuse andMental Health Service Administration( S A MH S A P u b l i c a t i o n N o .SMA06-4176).

After a brief introduction, this heftyvolume is divided into four sections:Mounting a Stigma Reduction Initiative;O u t r e a c h M a t e r i a l s ; B e s tPractices-Lessons Learned and Tips;and Resources.

For a free copy: Download: "Developing a StigmaReduction Initiat ive" can bedownloaded from the Internet (PDFversion, about 100 pages print). Go to

http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/sma06-4176/Order by phone: Order book w/CD(free). Call 1-800-789-2647 and placeyour o rder fo r p u b l i c a t i o n#SMA06-4176 with the National MentalHealth Information Center. Orderonline: Order book w/CD (free): Clickhttp://nmhicstore.samhsa.gov/stigma/pubs.aspx . Scroll to #SMA06-4176.Click "add to cart".

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