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Tag: Diversity in Psychology

  • Collecting Data from Underrepresented Populations: Considerations for Ethnic Minority Research

    The Importance of Ethnic Minority/Diversity Research Ethnic minority/diversity (EM/D) research is an often overlooked but crucial area of the psychological sciences. As psychologists, our goal is to develop an in-depth understanding of the human experience. To do this, researchers must examine which aspects of this experience are universal and which are context- and culture-dependent. This…

  • Barriers to and Recommendations for Increasing Diversity in Psychological Science

    Barriers to and Recommendations for Increasing Diversity in Psychological Science

    By Bingjie Tong, M.A.1, Madeline Palermo, M.A.1, Leslie E. Sawyer, M.A.1, & Fallon Goodman, Ph.D.2. 1 University of South Florida; 2 George Washington University The “leaky pipeline” phenomenon has existed for decades in academia. Students from marginalized backgrounds, especially those from racial/ethnic minorities and lower socioeconomic backgrounds, are more likely to drop out at each stage of the…

  • Barriers to Retention: Systematic Financial Barriers for Graduate Students from Traditionally Underrepresented Backgrounds

    Barriers to Retention: Systematic Financial Barriers for Graduate Students from Traditionally Underrepresented Backgrounds

    by Katherine A. Carosella, M.A., University of Minnesota Many students would agree that the process of gaining admission to graduate programs is arduous but the process of completing a doctoral program is significantly more difficult. This is the case for all graduate students, though students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds, namely those who are not white and from…

  • Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Clinical Psychology: One Program’s Early Initiatives

    Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Clinical Psychology: One Program’s Early Initiatives

    by Allycen R. Kurup, Adilene Osnaya, Keisha D. Novak, & Kelly L. LeMaire, Purdue University  In response to racial unrest, clinical psychology departments are likely beginning to implement myriad initiatives to advance diversity and inclusion (D&I) within their graduate training programs and may be seeking examples from other programs. This article details initiatives implemented in…

  • Meeting Requirements for Diversity, Ethics, and History

    Meeting Requirements for Diversity, Ethics, and History

    by Kathleen W. Reardon, Ph.D, The Family Institute at Northwestern University Recent events, drawing renewed attention to racial inequities in our society, have prompted much-needed conversations about diversity and inclusion initiatives in clinical psychology training programs. Clinical Psychology programs that are accredited by the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS) or the American Psychological Association…

  • Meaningful #Activism: How Psychologists and Trainees Can Use Online Platforms and Social Media to Fight Racial Injustice

    Meaningful #Activism: How Psychologists and Trainees Can Use Online Platforms and Social Media to Fight Racial Injustice

    by Eve Rosenfeld, M.A., University at Buffalo, SUNY In light of recent instances of police brutality against Black Americans, many outraged psychologists and trainees are faced with a dilemma. Do we speak up against police brutality and potentially face professional repercussions? Or do we protect our careers by staying silent about racial injustice?  Traditional wisdom says that…

  • Antiracism Requires Accomplices

    Antiracism Requires Accomplices

    by Effua E. Sosoo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Donte L. Bernard, Medical University of South Carolina, and Carrington C. Merritt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill “The opposite of ‘racist’ isn’t ‘not racist.’ It is ‘anti-racist’” (Kendi, 2019, p. 9) The recent trifecta of shooting deaths that claimed the lives of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor,…