Liberation Now Podcast

In this episode, Helen Neville speaks with psychologists Drs. Roxanne Donovan, Grace Kim, and Karen Suyemoto about teaching for social justice in these challenging times. The authors share insights from their two books, Teaching Diversity Relationally and Unraveling Assumptions, both published by Routledge. They discuss psychological and social justice frameworks to teaching and learning about power, privilege, oppression, and resistance and they end with thoughts about practicing hope and engaging in self-care strategies amid domestic and global geopolitical crises. ABOUT THE GUESTS Dr. Roxanne A. Donovan is a licensed psychologist, certified yoga teacher, and Professor of Psychological Sciences at Kennesaw State University. She writes, presents, and teaches on topics of well-being and social justice. Her work has been featured in The Washington Post, The Conversation, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia Public Radio, and other media outlets. Her two coauthored books, Teaching Diversity Relationally and Unraveling Assumptions, apply psychological and structural perspectives to the teaching and learning of diversity. Her popular Wellness Wednesday newsletter focuses on helping faculty of color and other scholars design purpose-driven lives of meaning, fulfillment, and vitality. Integrated with her professional identities are her rich and multilayered roles as spouse, mama, sister, and auntie. Linked in: linkedin.com/in/roxannedonovan Dr. Grace S. Kim is a clinical professor and chair of the Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development Department at Boston University, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Kim was trained in clinical psychology and researches social justice education and Asian American psychology. She explores how students understand the meanings of diversity; how to teach diversity and social justice effectively; and how to train future professionals to be more culturally humble and responsive. She also focuses on resilience and the mental health of Asian Americans, centering their struggles for liberation, social agency, and solidarity with other marginalized groups. Dr. Kim is the co-author of two books, Unraveling Assumptions: A Primer for Understanding Oppression and Privilege, and Teaching Diversity Relationally: Engaging Emotions and Embracing Possibilities. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (Divisions 35 & 45) and the Asian American Psychological Association. She is the recipient of the 2023 Boston University Provost's Scholar-Teacher of the Year award. Linked in: www.linkedin.com/in/grace-s-kim-75600a8 Instagram: @drgraceskim Karen L. Suyemoto is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Asian American Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Her teaching, research, and consultations focus on processes and effects of resisting oppression, how racism affects mental health for Asian Americans, and the promotion of organizational change to advance anti-racism and social justice in the academy, and psychological and community organizations. Her recent co-authored books Unraveling Assumptions: A primer for understanding oppression and privilege and Teaching diversity relationally aim to promote conscientization and social justice action for university and community members. Dr. Suyemoto has served as the Chair of the American Psychological Association's Task Force for the Guidelines for Race and Ethnicity in Psychology, as President of the Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA), and as AAPA's delegate to the American Psychological Association Council of Representatives. Her expertise as an educator has been recognized through multiple awards, including the Toy Caldwell-Colbert Award for Distinguished Educator in Clinical Psychology and the Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring Award from the Society for Psychology Study of Social Issues. Nominated by her students and colleagues, she was recognized as a White House Champion of Change: Asian American Pacific Islander Women under the Obama administration. SELECTED RESOURCES Authors' Books: Kim, G. S., Donovan, R. A., & Suyemoto, K. L. (2022). Teaching diversity relationally: Engaging emotions and embracing possibilities. Routledge. Suyemoto, K. L., Donovan, R. A., & Kim, G. S. (2022). Unraveling assumptions: A primer for understanding oppression and privilege. Routledge. Other Books: Pope, K. S., Chavez-Dueñas, N. Y., Adames, H. Y., Sonne, J. L., & Greene, B. A. (2023). Speaking the unspoken: Breaking the silence, myths, and taboos that hurt therapists and patients. American Psychological Association. Sue, D. W. (2016). Race talk and the conspiracy of silence: Understanding and facilitating difficult dialogues on race. John Wiley & Sons. Online Resources: Guidelines for Discussing Difficult or High Stakes Topics by University of Michigan Center for Research on Learning and Teaching Let's Talk: Discussing Race, Racism, and Other Difficult Topics with Students by Learning for Justice Rethinking Schools Teach Palestine: A project of the Middle East Children's Alliance   Teaching about Race and Racism in College Classrooms by Cyndi Kernahan Visualizing Palestine 101: A Visual Resource and Educational Hub Zinn Education Project STAY IN TOUCH! #LiberationNowPodcast Email: liberationlab.uiuc@gmail.com | Instagram & X: @liberationlab_   EPISODE CREDITS Music: Amir Maghsoodi and Briana Williams Podcast Artwork: B. Andi Lee & Amir Maghsoodi Episode Editing: Helen Neville EPISODE TRANSCRIPT bit.ly/LibNowE14

In this episode, Salman Safir and Helen Neville speak with internationally recognized psychology and mental health scholar Dr. Joseph Gone. We cover topics related to decolonizing and Indigenous research methodologies and reclaiming American Indian therapeutic traditions. In this conversation, Dr. Gone outlines attributes of traditional knowledge, disrupts ideas about psychological mindset, discusses how some forms of counseling is ideological work, and complicates our understanding of collaborative partnerships. ABOUT THE GUEST Joseph P. Gone (website) is an international expert in the psychology and mental health of American Indians and other Indigenous peoples. A professor at Harvard University, Dr. Gone has collaborated with tribal communities for over 25 years to critique conventional mental health services and harness traditional culture and spirituality for advancing Indigenous well-being. He has published over 100 scientific articles and chapters, and received recognition in his fields through several fellowships and career awards, including a year-long residency at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. A graduate of Harvard College and the University of Illinois, Dr. Gone also trained at Dartmouth College and McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. He is currently a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, and of seven divisions of the American Psychological Association (APA). An enrolled member of the Aaniiih-Gros Ventre Tribal Nation of Montana, he also served briefly as the Chief Administrative Officer for the Fort Belknap Indian reservation. In 2014, Gone was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. In 2021 he received the APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research and was elected to the National Academy of Medicine. DR. JOSEPH GONE - SELECTED SCHOLARSHIP  Articles Mentioned in this Podcast: Gone, J. P. (2021). Decolonization as methodological innovation in counseling psychology: Method, power, and processin reclaiming American Indian therapeutic traditions. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 68(3), 259-270. Gone, J. P. (2019). Considering Indigenous research methodologies: Critical reflections by an Indigenous knower. Qualitative Inquiry, 25(1), 45-56. Video referred to in article: Citation: Gone, J. P. (2014, October). Considering Indigenous research methodologies: Critical reflections by anIndigenous knower. Invited keynote address for the 2014 Meeting of the American Indigenous Research Association, Salish Kootenai College, Pablo, MT. Link to Video Additional Articles: Gone, J. P. (2022). Indigenous research methodologies: X-marks in the age of community accountability and protection. Qualitative Inquiry, 28(2), 164-170. Gone, J. P. (2022). Re-imagining mental health services for American Indian communities: Centering Indigenousperspectives. American Journal of Community, 69(3-4), 257-268. Gone, J. P. (2022). Four principles for cultivating Alternate Cultural Paradigms in psychology: Summary reflections oninnovative contributions. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 62(4), 614-623. Gone, J. P. (2021). Recounting coup as the recirculation of Indigenous vitality: A narrative alternative to historicaltrauma. Transcultural Psychiatry. Advance online publication. Gone, J. P. (2021). The (post)colonial predicament in community mental health services for American Indians: Explorations in alter-Native psy-ence. American Psychologist, 76(9), 1514-1525. Gone, J. P. (2019). “The thing happened as he wished”: Recovering an American Indian cultural psychology. American Journal of Community Psychology, 64(1-2), 172-184. Gone, J. P. (2017).“It felt like violence”: Indigenous knowledge traditions and the postcolonial ethics of academicinquiry and community engagement. American Journal of Community Psychology, 60(3-4), 353-360. Gone, J. P. (2016). Alternative knowledges and the future of community psychology: Provocations from an American Indian healing tradition. American Journal of Community Psychology, 58(3-4), 314-321. “Looking ahead, informed by where he's been.” Interview with Dr. Gone, published in The Harvard Gazette in 2019. Videos: Gone, J. P. (2021, June). Challenges to evidence-based practice in Indigenous community mental health. Invitedvirtual workshop presentation, Summer Institute in Indigenous Mental Health Research, Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC. Link to Video Gone, J. P. (2021, February). The Urban American Indian Traditional Spirituality Program: Community engagement andcultural adaptation in Indigenous health. Invited virtual presentation, Proseminar in Social Medicine, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Link to Video STAY IN TOUCH! #LiberationNowPodcast Email: liberationlab.uiuc@gmail.com | Instagram & Twitter: @liberationlab_   EPISODE CREDITS Music: Amir Maghsoodi and Briana Williams Podcast Artwork: B. Andi Lee & Amir Maghsoodi Episode Intro/Outro: Salman Safir Episode Editing: Helen Neville and Salman Safir Episode Transcript: bit.ly/LibNowE13

In this episode, Helen Neville speaks with Iranian American scholar-activists Dr. Mehrgol Tiv and Amir Maghsoodi about the current uprisings in Iran. We cover the nationwide protests and state responses since the murder of Mahsa Jina Amini on September 22, 2022. The guests provide context for the roots of the woman-led liberation struggle, and the goals and hopes for Iran and her people.   This episode was recorded on Nov 29, 2022. Since then, the Islamic Republic government has executed two young men for taking part in protests: Mohsen Shekari and Majidreza Rahnavard. As of late-December, Amnesty International and others fear more individuals are at imminent risk of execution by the government.  ABOUT THE GUESTS  Dr. Mehrgol Tiv, PhD (website) (Twitter: @mehrgoltiv) earned her PhD in experimental psychology at McGill University in 2021, where she examined how diverse linguistic experiences related to cognitive processes. Now as a postdoctoral researcher, she further probes the social determinants of cognitive adaptation by assessing the psychological impacts of context diversity and racial identity formation, including among Middle Eastern and North African communities. Mehrgol was born in Tehran, Iran and moved to the United States at the age of six with her family. She grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and now lives in Washington D.C. with her partner and cat.    Amir Maghsoodi, MS (website) (Twitter and IG: @soori_breeze) is a doctoral candidate in his fifth year in the Counseling Psychology Program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His interests in psychology center on health and well-being, sense of belonging, and radical healing & liberation of BIPOC folx, with a particular focus on those of MENA/SWANA descent. His mixed-methods dissertation research explores the psychological impacts of racial identity invalidation on MENA Americans (e.g., our legal classification as “white” in the U.S.). He enjoys service to the community and currently serves on the advocacy committee of the American Arab, Middle Eastern, & North African Psychological Association (AMENA-Psy) and on Dr. Kevin Cokley's Division 45 Presidential Task Force on Cross-Racial/Ethnic Solidarity.  RESOURCES   News and Editorials  BBC reporting of first known execution of Iranian protestors   CNN coverage of human rights abuses in political prisons   Hamed Esmaeilion memoir in Toronto Life magazine Association of Families of PS752 Victims   CBC Interview with dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi the day before his kidnapping by Islamic Republic police forces  Washington Post documents Islamic Republic's tactics of repression  Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA) Daily Update on Iran Protest  Videos  VICE documentary, part 1   VICE documentary, part 2  Protest Songs  Baraye (“For”) by Shervin Hajipour (turn on English subtitles)  Amir Maghsoodi's cover of Baraye  Soroode Zan (“Women's Anthem”) by Mehdi Yarrahi and Mona Borzouie (Translated lyrics) YouTube page of dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi, who was kidnapped, tortured, and faces execution in Iran  Farsi rendition of Italian protest song, Bella Ciao, played in many global protests and rallies  Relevant Social Media Accounts (mostly Twitter) to Follow  Twitter  https://twitter.com/1500tasvir_en  https://twitter.com/Vahid   https://twitter.com/BlackIranians  https://twitter.com/PriscilliaK  https://twitter.com/sinafazelpour  https://twitter.com/NazaninNour  https://twitter.com/maasalan  https://twitter.com/esmaeilion  https://twitter.com/ps752justice  https://twitter.com/me_too_iran  https://twitter.com/MEMOrganization   https://twitter.com/HRANA_English   Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/1500tasvir_en/  https://www.instagram.com/collectiveforblackiranians/  https://www.instagram.com/from____iran/  https://www.instagram.com/centerforhumanrights/  https://www.instagram.com/middleeastmatters/  https://www.instagram.com/localbrownbaby/  https://www.instagram.com/womanlifefreedom.art/   Academic Statements and Correspondences  AMENA-Psy statement of solidarity with the people of Iran  SPSSI statement of solidarity with the people of Iran  Psychology Coalition at the UN (PCUN) letter to Economic and Social Committee (ECOSOC) of the UN  American Psychological Association's letter to UN High Commissioner of Human Rights  American Psychiatric Association's letter to the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights  Correspondence to Nature by Iranian scholars calling for support of persecuted academic  STAY IN TOUCH!  #LiberationNowPodcast Email: liberationlab.uiuc@gmail.com | Instagram & Twitter: @liberationlab_     EPISODE CREDITS  Music: Amir Maghsoodi and Briana Williams   Podcast Artwork: B. Andi Lee & Amir Maghsoodi  Episode Intro: Mahogany Monette  Episode Outro: B. Andi Lee  Episode Editing: Helen Neville and Amir Maghsoodi  Episode Transcript: bit.ly/LibNowEp12 

In this episode, Liberation Lab members B. Andi Lee, Briana Williams, and Helen Neville speak with creator and healer Dr. Della Mosley (a.k.a., Dr. Della) about her first-authored paper entitled “Radical hope in revolting times.” Dr. Della discusses the practice of radical hope in her personal life and community work. Listen in to learn about the psychological framework of radical hope and how to apply it to daily life. ABOUT DR. DELLA MOSLEY Dr. Della intentionally uses her education and training in counseling, skills and experience conducting culturally mindful and award-winning research, history counseling Black youth and queer and transgender People of Color, experience organizing and doing movement work under a Black queer feminist framework, lessons learned in community with her squad of incredible mentors and mentees, history as an educator, and life as a Black queer woman to promote wellness and survival for people who are systematically excluded from it. She is the President of the non-profit The WELLS Healing Center (formerly the University of Florida based WELLS Healing and Research Collective). She co-founded Academics for Black Survival and Wellness (#Academics4BlackLives) with Pearis Bellamy and the Radical Healing Collaborative Group Practice with David Young Oh. She is a proud member of the Psychology of Radical Healing Collective, and an American Psychological Association (APA) Minority Fellow. She also recently gave a TEDx talk entitled “Moving from ‘Woke' to Working for Black Futures.” SELECTED ARTICLES Mosley, D. V., Hargons, C. N., Meiller, C., Angyal, B., Wheeler, P., Davis, C., & Stevens-Watkins, D. (2021). Critical consciousness of anti-Black racism: A practical model to prevent and resist racial trauma. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 68(1), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000430 Mosley, D. V., McNeil-Young, V., Bridges, B., Adam, S., Colson, A., Crowley, M., & Lee, L. (2021). Toward radical healing: A qualitative metasynthesis exploring oppression and liberation among Black queer people. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 8(3), 292–313. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000522 Neville, H. A., Ruedas-Gracia, N., Lee, B. A., Ogunfemi, N., Maghsoodi, A. H., Mosley, D. V., LaFromboise, T. D., & Fine, M. (2021). The public psychology for liberation training model: A call to transform the discipline. American Psychologist, 76(8), 1248–1265. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000887 French, B. H., Lewis, J. A., Mosley, D., Adames, H. Y., Chavez- Dueñas, N. Y., Chen, G. A., & Neville, H. A. (2020). Toward a psychological framework of radical healing in communities of color. Counseling Psychologist, 48, 14-46. doi: 10.1177/0011000019843506 Mosley, D., Neville, H. A., Chavez- Dueñas, N. Y., Adames, H. Y., Lewis, J. A., & French, B. H.  (2020). Radical hope in revolting times: Proposing a culturally relevant psychological framework. Social and Personality Compass, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12512 Hargons, C., Mosley, D., Falconer, J., Faloughi, R., Singh, A., Stevens-Watkins, D., & Cokley, K. (2017). Black lives matter: A call to action for counseling psychology leaders. The Counseling Psychologist, 45(6), 873-901. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000017733048 SELECTED RESOURCES Moving from “Woke” to Working for Black Futures, TEDx  Radical Healing-Durham Psychology of Radical Healing: Healing Through Social Justice WHERE TO FIND DR. DELLA  https://www.dellavmosley.com Twitter: @dellavmosley Instagram: @dvmosley STAY IN TOUCH! #LiberationNowPodcast Email: liberationlab.uiuc@gmail.com | Instagram & Twitter: @liberationlab_    EPISODE CREDITS Music: Amir Maghsoodi and Briana Williams  Podcast Artwork: B. Andi Lee & Amir Maghsoodi Episode Intro/Outro: Briana Williams Episode Editing/Production: B. Andi Lee, Briana Williams, & Helen Neville EPISODE TRANSCRIPT  bit.ly/LibNowE11

In this episode, Cherese Waight and Helen Neville speak with award winning psychologists Dr. Candice Hargons and Dr. Nikki Coleman about practicing therapy and professional work from an anti-oppressive and anti-racist lens. They share stories about their training and practice, and they talk about what it means to be authentic in and outside of the therapy room. Learn more about specific ways mental health settings and the field of counseling psychology can decolonize their training efforts. ABOUT THE GUESTS Dr. Candice Nicole Hargons is an award-winning associate professor of counseling psychology at the University of Kentucky, where she studies sexual wellness and healing racial trauma – all with a love ethic. Dr. Hargons is the creator of the Ally + Accomplice Meditation for Cultivating an Anti-Racist Mindset and the Black Lives Matter Meditation for Healing Racial Trauma, which has been featured in the Huffington Post and Blavity and used by universities and private practices across the US. She has been quoted or featured in the New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, and other media. She serves on the Board of Directors for the American Psychological Association and is a Fellow of the Society of Counseling Psychology. Additionally, Dr. Hargons is the founder of the Center for Healing Racial Trauma. You can follow Dr. Candice Nicole on IG @dr.candicenicole and learn more at www.drcandicenicole.com.  Dr. Nikki Coleman is a PsyPact credentialed licensed psychologist and Sex Self Confidence Coach. Her expertise includes a diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant and trainer, writer, podcaster, public speaker, and therapist. She received her Ph. D. in Counseling Psychology from the APA-accredited top-ranked program at the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2002. For over 15 years she was a professor of Counseling Psychology with over 7 years as a tenured professor. During that time, she published peer-reviewed articles on identity and cultural factors impacting young Black adults. Her business Dr. Nikki Knows is a practice that focuses on the relational and sexual wellness of Black folx and racial equity consultation and training for small to mid-size organizations. Dr. Nikki's mantra is: “Pleasure is my birthright” and she works to imbue that to her clients. You can follow Dr. Nikki on IG and Twitter @DrNikkiKnows and learn more at www.DrNikkiKnows.com and https://linktr.ee/drnikkiknows. GUESTS SELECT PUBLICATIONS Dr. Candice Hargons Select Publications  Hargons, C. N., Malone, N., Montique, C., Dogan, J., Stuck, J., Meiller, C., Sanchez, A., Sullivan, Q.-A., Bohmer, C., Curvey, R., Woods, I., Jr., Tyler, K., Oluokun, J., & Stevens-Watkins, D. (2022). “White people stress me out all the time”: Black students define racial trauma.Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 28(1), 49–57. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000351 Hargons, C. (2022). Mindfulness and matter: The Black Lives Matter Meditation for Healing Racial Trauma. In Beyond White Mindfulness(pp. 98-109). Routledge. Hargons, C., Malone, N. J., Montique, C. S., Dogan, J., Stuck, J., Meiller, C., ... & Stevens-Watkins, D. (2021). Race-based stress reactions and recovery: Pilot testing a racial trauma meditation. Journal of Black Psychology, 00957984211034281. Hargons, C. N., Dogan, J., Malone, N., Thorpe, S., Mosley, D. V., & Stevens-Watkins, D. (2021). Balancing the sexology scales: A content analysis of Black women's sexuality research. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 23(9), 1287-1301. Mosley, D. V., Hargons, C. N., Meiller, C., Angyal, B., Wheeler, P., Davis, C., & Stevens-Watkins, D. (2021). Critical consciousness of anti-Black racism: A practical model to prevent and resist racial trauma.Journal of Counseling Psychology, 68(1), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000430 Hargons, C. N., Mosley, D. V., Meiller, C., Stuck, J., Kirkpatrick, B., Adams, C., & Angyal, B. (2018). “It feels so good”: Pleasure in last sexual encounter narratives of black university students. Journal of Black Psychology, 44(2), 103-127. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095798417749400 Hargons, C., Mosley, D. V., & Stevens-Watkins, D. (2017). Studying sex: A content analysis of sexuality research in counseling psychology. The Counseling Psychologist, 45(4), 528-546. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000017713756 Hargons, C., Mosley, D., Falconer, J., Faloughi, R., Singh, A., Stevens-Watkins, D., & Cokley, K. (2017). Black lives matter: A call to action for counseling psychology leaders. The Counseling Psychologist, 45(6), 873-901. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000017733048 Dr. Nikki Coleman Select Publications Paquin, J. D., & Coleman, M. N. (2021). Introduction to the special issue on women and group work. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 71(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207284.2020.1798667 Raque, T. L., Mitchell, A. M., Coleman, M. N., Coleman, J. J., & Owen, J. (2021). Addressing racial equity in health psychology research: An application of the multicultural orientation framework.American Psychologist, 76(8), 1266–1279. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000888 Coleman, M. N., Reynolds, A. A., & Torbati, A. (2020). The relation of Black-oriented reality television consumption and perceived realism to the endorsement of stereotypes of Black women.Psychology of Popular Media, 9(2), 184–193. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000223 Coleman, M. N., Butler, E. O., Long, A. M., & Fisher, F. D. (2016). In and out of love with hip-hop: Saliency of sexual scripts for young adult African American women in hip-hop and Black-oriented television. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 18(10), 1165-1179. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2016.1175029 Coleman, M. N., Chapman, S., & Wang, D. C. (2013). An examination of color-blind racism and race-related stress among African American undergraduate students. Journal of Black Psychology, 39(5), 486-504. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095798412469226 Coleman, M. N. (2006). Critical incidents in multicultural training: An examination of student experiences. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 34(3), 168-182. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2161-1912.2006.tb00036.x CULTURALLY INFORMED THERAPY RESOURCES Sista Afya BIPOC Mental Health Resources Directory for Therapy for Black Girls HealHaus INNOPSYCH  National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network National Alliance on Mental Health/ Identity and Cultural Dimensions Therapy for Black Men STAY IN TOUCH! #LiberationNowPodcast Email: liberationlab.uiuc@gmail.com | Instagram & Twitter: @liberationlab_    EPISODE CREDITS Music: Amir Maghsoodi and Briana Williams  Podcast Artwork: B. Andi Lee & Amir Maghsoodi Episode Intro/Outro: Mahogany Monette Episode Editing: Cherese Waight and Helen Neville EPISODE TRANSCRIPT bit.ly/LibNowE10

This episode is the second in a two-part series on cumulative racial-ethnic trauma and healing for MENA Americans. In this episode, Amir Maghsoodi sits down again with pioneering Arab/MENA psychologists Drs. Mona Amer, Maryam Kia-Keating, and Germine “Gigi” Awad, to discuss their paper in the American Psychologist titled “A model of cumulative racial-ethnic trauma among Americans of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) descent.” They discuss how the authors' model relates to healing and liberation for MENA Americans and other BIPOC groups. As three of the founding members of AMENA-Psy (American Arab, Middle Eastern & North African Psychological Association), our guests also discuss the formation of the organization and how it relates to the struggle for liberation. Link to download the paper for free: https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2019-01033-007.html ABOUT THE GUESTS Germine “Gigi” Awad, Ph.D., (website) (Twitter: @Dr_GigiAwad) is an Associate Professor in the College of Education Department of Educational Psychology and a Louise Spence Griffeth Fellow. Her scholarship is characterized by three interrelated areas of inquiry: prejudice and discrimination, identity and acculturation, and more recently, body image among women of color. She has also written in the area of multicultural research methodology. The majority of her research is guided by the questions "What factors lead to discrimination against ethnic minorities?" and "What impacts perceptions of experienced discrimination?" The two populations that she has primarily focused on are Arab/Middle Eastern Americans and African Americans. Although overt discrimination towards ethnic minorities has decreased over the years, the practice of more covert, subtle forms of prejudice remains. The events of September 11, 2001, however, reintroduced more explicit forms of prejudice towards Arab/Middle Eastern Americans, and those perceived to be Muslim, complicating the dialogue on discrimination in the United States. Awad is concerned with how prejudicial attitudes and ideology impact attitudes towards ethnic minorities generally and within specific domains such as the workplace and higher education. In addition, she examines how racial/ethnic identity and acculturation impact ethnic minorities' perception of discrimination. Most recently, she has expanded her identity and acculturation research to the study of body image concerns among women of color. Awad received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and  B.S. in Psychology from John Carroll University. Maryam Kia-Keating, Ph.D., (website) (Twitter: @drkiakeating) is a Professor of Clinical Psychology in the UCSB Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, and founder of Power of Drishti, providing meditations and music for changemakers, first responders, clinicians, frontline workers, activists, and other people on-the-go. She oversees the Trauma & Adversity, Resilience & Prevention (TARP) research program at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education. After attending Dartmouth College, Harvard University, and Boston University, Dr. Kia-Keating completed her post-doctoral work at the University of California, San Diego, and served as the Clinical Director of a secondary prevention school-based program for adolescents. Dr. Kia-Keating's scholarship is focused on resilience in the context of experiences of trauma, adversity, and toxic stress for diverse communities, including refugees and immigrants from around the globe. She uses participatory and human-centered design approaches, working in partnership with communities to find innovative solutions to complex needs. Her community co-designed HEROES program for parents and children teaches mindfulness, parent-child attunement, and restorative communication to support resilience, and mitigate the negative impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). She was appointed to the American Psychological Association (APA) Task Force on refugees resettled in the United States. Dr. Kia-Keating's research has been funded by the NIH, and her articles have been published in high-impact academic journals. Her research and interviews have been featured in various outlets including The Washington Post, ABC News, Conde Nast Traveler, Self-Magazine, and CNN. She provides consultation on child development, mental health, and authentic representation for childrens' media, and writes for Psychology Today.  Mona M. Amer, Ph.D., (website) is a Professor of clinical and community psychology and founding chair of the Department of Psychology at the American University in Cairo. She co-founded and served as first elected president of the American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychological Association (AMENA-Psy). Dr. Amer's research and policy interests focus on racial/ethnic disparities in behavioral health, with specializations in the Arab and Muslim minorities. She is interested in how immigration experiences, acculturation stressors, discrimination, and minority status contribute to disparities, and ways to eliminate inequities through culturally competent services, community-based programming, and social policy. Dr. Amer's nearly 50 publications include two articles in the American Psychological Association's flagship journal American Psychologist and the landmark co-edited book Handbook of Arab American Psychology which was awarded the annual nonfiction award by the Arab American National Museum. In 2020 she received the AMENA-Psy Award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychological Scholarship. GUESTS' SELECT PUBLICATIONS Dr. Awad Select Publications: Arab American Psychology Amer, M. & Awad, G. H. (Eds.) (2016) The Handbook of Arab American Psychology. New York: Routledge. Awad, G. H., Amayreh, W. & Reilly, E. D. (2017) Contemporary Arab American Psychology. In Social Issues In Living Color: Challenges And Solutions From The Perspective Of Ethnic Minority Psychology. Blume, A. (Ed.): Praeger Books. Prejudice & Discrimination Awad, G. H. & Amayreh, W. (2016). Discrimination: Heightened Prejudice Post 9/11 and Psychological Outcomes. In M. M. Amer, & G. H. Awad (Eds.), Handbook of Arab American psychology. New York: Routledge. Neville, H. A., Awad, G. H., *Brooks, J., *Flores, M., & *Bluemel, J. (2013). Color-Blind Racial Ideology: Theory, Training, and Measurement Implications in Psychology. The American Psychologist, 68(6), 455-466. Awad, G. H. (2013).  Does Policy Name Matter? The Effect of Framing on the Evaluations of African American Applicants. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43, 379-387. doi: 10.1111/jasp.12026 Brown, L. M., Awad, G. H., *Preas, E. J., *Allen, V., *Kenney, J., *Roberts, S.*Lusk, B. L. (2013). Investigating Prejudice towards Men Perceived to be Muslim: Cues of Foreignness versus Phenotype. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43, 237-245. doi: 10.1111/jasp.12015 Awad, G. H. & *Hall-Clark, B. (2009). Impact of Religiosity and Right Wing Authoritarianism on Prejudice towards Middle Easterners.  Beliefs and Values: Understanding the Global Implications of Human Nature, 1(2), 183-192. Awad, G. H., Cokley, K., & *Ravitch, J. (2005). Attitudes toward affirmative action: A comparison of color-blind versus modern racist attitudes. Journal Of Applied Social Psychology, 35(7), 1384-1399. doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02175.x Identity & Acculturation Awad, G. H. (2010). The impact of acculturation and religious identification on perceived discrimination for Arab/Middle Eastern Americans. Cultural Diversity And Ethnic Minority Psychology, 16(1), 59-67. doi:10.1037/a0016675 Awad, G. H. (2007). The role of racial identity, academic self-concept, and self-esteem in the prediction of academic outcomes for African American students. Journal Of Black Psychology, 33(2), 188-207. doi:10.1177/0095798407299513 Multicultural Research Methodology Awad, G. H., Patall, E. A., *Rackley, K. R. & *Reilly, E. D. (2016). Recommendations for Culturally Sensitive Research Methods.  Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 26, (3). DOI: 10.1080/10474412.2015.1046600 Cokley, K. O & Awad, G. H. (2013). In Defense of Quantitative Methods: Using the “Master's Tools” to Promote Social Justice.  Journal for Social Action in Counseling & Psychology, 5(2), 26-41. Awad, G. H., & Cokley, K. O. (2010). Designing and interpreting quantitative research in multicultural counseling. In J. G. Ponterotto, J. Casas, L. A. Suzuki, C. M. Alexander (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural counseling (3rd ed.) (pp. 385-396). Thousand Oaks, CA US: Sage Publications, Inc. Cokley, K. O., & Awad, G. H. (2008).  Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Multicultural Research. In Heppner, P. P., Kivlighan, D. M., & Wampold, B. E.  (Eds.). Research Design in Counseling (3rd Ed.) (pp. 366-384).  California: Wadsworth. Body Image Awad, G. H., Norwood, C.R., *Taylor, D., *Martinez, M., *McClain, S., *Jones, B., *Holman, A., & *Chapman-Hilliard, C. (2015). Beauty and Body Image Concerns Among African American College Women.  Journal of Black Psychology, 41, 540-564. DOI: 10.1177/0095798414550864 Mintz, L. B., Awad, G. H., *Stinson, R. D., *Bledman, R. A., Coker, A. D.,Kashubeck-West, S., & *Connelly, K. (2013). Weighing and body monitoring among college women: The scale number as an emotional barometer. Journal Of College Student Psychotherapy, 27(1), 78-91.doi:10.1080/87568225.2013.739039 Kashubeck-West, S., Coker, A. D., Awad, G. H., Stinson, R. D., Bledman, R., & Mintz, L. (2013). Do measures commonly used in body image research perform adequately with African American college women?. Cultural Diversity And Ethnic Minority Psychology, 19(3), 357-368. doi:10.1037/a0031905 Mental Health Amer, M. M., Awad, G. H., & Hovey, J. D. (2014). Evaluation of the CES-D Scale factor structure in a sample of second-generation Arab-Americans. InternationalJournal Of Culture And Mental Health, 7(1), 46-58. doi:10.1080/17542863.2012.693514 Awad, G. H., *Martinez, M. S. & Amer, M.M. (2013). Considerations for Psychotherapy with Immigrant Women of Middle Eastern/Arab Descent. Women and Therapy, 36, 163-175. Dr. Kia-Keating Select Publications: Kia-Keating, M., & Juang, L. (2022). Participatory science as a decolonizing methodology: Leveraging collective knowledge from partnerships with refugee and immigrant communities. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000514 Suarez-Balcazar, Y., Kia-Keating, M., & Jackson, T. (2021). Navigating participation and ethics with immigrant communities. Qualitative Psychology. doi: 10.1037/qup0000216 Awad, G., Ikizler, A., Abdel-Salem, L., Kia-Keating, M., Amini, B., & El-Ghoroury, N. (2021). Foundations for an Arab/MENA psychology. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 1-23. doi: 10.1177/00221678211060974 Awad, G., Kia-Keating, M., & Amer, M. (2019). A model of cumulative racial/ethnic trauma among Americans of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) descent.  American Psychologist, 74 (1), 76-87. doi: 10.1037/amp0000344 Kia-Keating, M., Liu, S., & Sims, G. (2018). Between the devil and the deep blue sea: Refugee youth in resettlement. Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. doi: 10.1002/9781118900772.etrds0460 Modir, S., & Kia-Keating, M. (2018). Exploring the Middle Eastern American college student experience: Discrimination, adjustment, and coping. Journal of College Student Development, 59, 563-578. doi: 10.1353/csd.2018.0053 Kia-Keating, M., Ahmed, S.R., & Modir, S. (2016). Refugees and Forced Migrants: Seeking Asylum and Acceptance. In Amer, M., & Abdo., G. (Eds.), Handbook of Arab American Psychology (pp 160-172). Routledge. New York. Kia-Keating, M. (2012). Ethical issues in research with refugee communities.  In U. A. Segal & D. Elliott (Eds.), Refugees Worldwide. Volume 4: Law, Policy, and Programs, (pp. 235-257). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger. Ahmed, S. R., Kia-Keating, M., & Tsai, K. H. (2011).  A structural model of racial discrimination, acculturative stress, and cultural resources among Arab American adolescents.  American Journal of Community Psychology, 48, 181-192. Porterfield, K. (chair), Akinsulure-Smith, A., Benson, M., Betancourt, T., Ellis, H., Kia-Keating, M., & Miller, K. (2010).  Resilience and recovery after war: Refugee children and families in the United States.  Report of the APA Task Force on the Psychosocial Effects of War on Children and Families who are Refugees from Armed Conflict Residing in the United States.  Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. Dr. Amer Select Publications: Amer, M. M. (2021). Measures of Muslim religiousness constructs and a multidimensional scale. In A. L. Ai, P. Wink, R. F. Paloutzian, & K. A. Harris (Eds.). Assessing spirituality in a diverse world (pp. 299-331). Switzerland: Springer. Awad, G. H., Kia-Keating, M., & Amer, M. M. (2019). A model of cumulative racial/ ethnic trauma among Americans of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) descent. American Psychologist, 74, 76-87. Ahmed, S. R., Amer, M. M., & Killawi, A. (2017). The ecosystems perspective in social work: Implications for culturally competent practice with American Muslims. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 36(1-2), 48-72. Amer, M. M., & Awad, G. H. (Eds.). (2016). Handbook of Arab American psychology. New York: Routledge. Amer, M. M. (2014). Arab American acculturation and ethnic identity across the lifespan: Sociodemographic correlates and psychological outcomes. In S. C. Nassar-McMillan, K. J. Ajrouch, & J. Hakim-Larson (Eds.), Biopsychosocial perspectives on Arab Americans: Culture, development, and health (pp. 153-173). New York: Springer. Amer, M. M. & Bagasra, A. (2013). Psychological research with Muslim Americans in the age of Islamophobia: Trends, challenges, and recommendations. American Psychologist, 68(3), 134-144. Ahmed, S., & Amer, M. M. (Eds.). (2012). Counseling Muslims: Handbook of mental health issues and interventions. New York: Routledge. Amer, M. M., & Hovey, J. D. (2012). Anxiety and depression in a post-September 11 sample of Arabs in the USA. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 47(3), 409-418. American Arab, Middle Eastern, & North African Psychological Association (AMENA-Psy): https://www.amenapsy.org/ Link to The Thoughtful Counselor podcast interview with Dr. Awad: https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/thethoughtfulcounselor/id/21035411 STAY IN TOUCH! #LiberationNowPodcast Email: liberationlab.uiuc@gmail.com | Instagram & Twitter: @liberationlab_    EPISODE CREDITS Music: Amir Maghsoodi and Briana Williams Podcast Artwork: B. Andi Lee & Amir Maghsoodi Episode intro/outro: Mahogany Monette Episode Editing: Amir Maghsoodi Episode Transcript: bit.ly/LibNowE9

In this episode, Amir Maghsoodi speaks with pioneering Arab/MENA psychologists Drs. Mona Amer, Maryam Kia-Keating, and Germine “Gigi” Awad, about their paper in the American Psychologist titled “A model of cumulative racial-ethnic trauma among Americans of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) descent.” They discuss the creation of the model and provide details about its various components, contextualizing them with present-day examples. The authors also share their motivations and process for writing this paper as well as their hopes for what readers take away from reading it. Listen in to learn about cumulative racial-ethnic trauma for MENA Americans, and tune back in next week to hear the authors discuss the model's implications for healing and liberation. Link to download the paper: https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2019-01033-007.html ABOUT THE GUESTS Germine “Gigi” Awad, Ph.D., (website) (Twitter: @Dr_GigiAwad) is an Associate Professor in the College of Education Department of Educational Psychology and a Louise Spence Griffeth Fellow. Her scholarship is characterized by three interrelated areas of inquiry: prejudice and discrimination, identity and acculturation, and more recently, body image among women of color. She has also written in the area of multicultural research methodology. The majority of her research is guided by the questions "What factors lead to discrimination against ethnic minorities?" and "What impacts perceptions of experienced discrimination?" The two populations that she has primarily focused on are Arab/Middle Eastern Americans and African Americans. Although overt discrimination towards ethnic minorities has decreased over the years, the practice of more covert, subtle forms of prejudice remains. The events of September 11, 2001, however, reintroduced more explicit forms of prejudice towards Arab/Middle Eastern Americans, and those perceived to be Muslim, complicating the dialogue on discrimination in the United States. Awad is concerned with how prejudicial attitudes and ideology impact attitudes towards ethnic minorities generally and within specific domains such as the workplace and higher education. In addition, she examines how racial/ethnic identity and acculturation impact ethnic minorities' perception of discrimination. Most recently, she has expanded her identity and acculturation research to the study of body image concerns among women of color. Awad received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and  B.S. in Psychology from John Carroll University. Maryam Kia-Keating, Ph.D., (website) (Twitter: @drkiakeating) is a Professor of Clinical Psychology in the UCSB Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, and founder of Power of Drishti, providing meditations and music for changemakers, first responders, clinicians, frontline workers, activists, and other people on-the-go. She oversees the Trauma & Adversity, Resilience & Prevention (TARP) research program at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education. After attending Dartmouth College, Harvard University, and Boston University, Dr. Kia-Keating completed her post-doctoral work at the University of California, San Diego, and served as the Clinical Director of a secondary prevention school-based program for adolescents. Dr. Kia-Keating's scholarship is focused on resilience in the context of experiences of trauma, adversity, and toxic stress for diverse communities, including refugees and immigrants from around the globe. She uses participatory and human-centered design approaches, working in partnership with communities to find innovative solutions to complex needs. Her community co-designed HEROES program for parents and children teaches mindfulness, parent-child attunement, and restorative communication to support resilience, and mitigate the negative impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). She was appointed to the American Psychological Association (APA) Task Force on refugees resettled in the United States. Dr. Kia-Keating's research has been funded by the NIH, and her articles have been published in high-impact academic journals. Her research and interviews have been featured in various outlets including The Washington Post, ABC News, Conde Nast Traveler, Self-Magazine, and CNN. She provides consultation on child development, mental health, and authentic representation for childrens' media, and writes for Psychology Today.  Mona M. Amer, Ph.D., (website) is a Professor of clinical and community psychology and founding chair of the Department of Psychology at the American University in Cairo. She co-founded and served as first elected president of the American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychological Association (AMENA-Psy). Dr. Amer's research and policy interests focus on racial/ethnic disparities in behavioral health, with specializations in the Arab and Muslim minorities. She is interested in how immigration experiences, acculturation stressors, discrimination, and minority status contribute to disparities, and ways to eliminate inequities through culturally competent services, community-based programming, and social policy. Dr. Amer's nearly 50 publications include two articles in the American Psychological Association's flagship journal American Psychologist and the landmark co-edited book Handbook of Arab American Psychology which was awarded the annual nonfiction award by the Arab American National Museum. In 2020 she received the AMENA-Psy Award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychological Scholarship. GUESTS' SELECT PUBLICATIONS Dr. Awad Select Publications: Arab American Psychology Amer, M. & Awad, G. H. (Eds.) (2016) The Handbook of Arab American Psychology. New York: Routledge. Awad, G. H., Amayreh, W. & Reilly, E. D. (2017) Contemporary Arab American Psychology. In Social Issues In Living Color: Challenges And Solutions From The Perspective Of Ethnic Minority Psychology. Blume, A. (Ed.): Praeger Books. Prejudice & Discrimination Awad, G. H. & Amayreh, W. (2016). Discrimination: Heightened Prejudice Post 9/11 and Psychological Outcomes. In M. M. Amer, & G. H. Awad (Eds.), Handbook of Arab American psychology. New York: Routledge. Neville, H. A., Awad, G. H., *Brooks, J., *Flores, M., & *Bluemel, J. (2013). Color-Blind Racial Ideology: Theory, Training, and Measurement Implications in Psychology. The American Psychologist, 68(6), 455-466. Awad, G. H. (2013).  Does Policy Name Matter? The Effect of Framing on the Evaluations of African American Applicants. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43, 379-387. doi: 10.1111/jasp.12026 Brown, L. M., Awad, G. H., *Preas, E. J., *Allen, V., *Kenney, J., *Roberts, S.*Lusk, B. L. (2013). Investigating Prejudice towards Men Perceived to be Muslim: Cues of Foreignness versus Phenotype. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43, 237-245. doi: 10.1111/jasp.12015 Awad, G. H. & *Hall-Clark, B. (2009). Impact of Religiosity and Right Wing Authoritarianism on Prejudice towards Middle Easterners.  Beliefs and Values: Understanding the Global Implications of Human Nature, 1(2), 183-192. Awad, G. H., Cokley, K., & *Ravitch, J. (2005). Attitudes toward affirmative action: A comparison of color-blind versus modern racist attitudes. Journal Of Applied Social Psychology, 35(7), 1384-1399. doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02175.x Identity & Acculturation Awad, G. H. (2010). The impact of acculturation and religious identification on perceived discrimination for Arab/Middle Eastern Americans. Cultural Diversity And Ethnic Minority Psychology, 16(1), 59-67. doi:10.1037/a0016675 Awad, G. H. (2007). The role of racial identity, academic self-concept, and self-esteem in the prediction of academic outcomes for African American students. Journal Of Black Psychology, 33(2), 188-207. doi:10.1177/0095798407299513 Multicultural Research Methodology Awad, G. H., Patall, E. A., *Rackley, K. R. & *Reilly, E. D. (2016). Recommendations for Culturally Sensitive Research Methods.  Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 26, (3). DOI: 10.1080/10474412.2015.1046600 Cokley, K. O & Awad, G. H. (2013). In Defense of Quantitative Methods: Using the “Master's Tools” to Promote Social Justice.  Journal for Social Action in Counseling & Psychology, 5(2), 26-41. Awad, G. H., & Cokley, K. O. (2010). Designing and interpreting quantitative research in multicultural counseling. In J. G. Ponterotto, J. Casas, L. A. Suzuki, C. M. Alexander (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural counseling (3rd ed.) (pp. 385-396). Thousand Oaks, CA US: Sage Publications, Inc. Cokley, K. O., & Awad, G. H. (2008).  Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Multicultural Research. In Heppner, P. P., Kivlighan, D. M., & Wampold, B. E.  (Eds.). Research Design in Counseling (3rd Ed.) (pp. 366-384).  California: Wadsworth. Body Image Awad, G. H., Norwood, C.R., *Taylor, D., *Martinez, M., *McClain, S., *Jones, B., *Holman, A., & *Chapman-Hilliard, C. (2015). Beauty and Body Image Concerns Among African American College Women.  Journal of Black Psychology, 41, 540-564. DOI: 10.1177/0095798414550864 Mintz, L. B., Awad, G. H., *Stinson, R. D., *Bledman, R. A., Coker, A. D.,Kashubeck-West, S., & *Connelly, K. (2013). Weighing and body monitoring among college women: The scale number as an emotional barometer. Journal Of College Student Psychotherapy, 27(1), 78-91.doi:10.1080/87568225.2013.739039 Kashubeck-West, S., Coker, A. D., Awad, G. H., Stinson, R. D., Bledman, R., & Mintz, L. (2013). Do measures commonly used in body image research perform adequately with African American college women?. Cultural Diversity And Ethnic Minority Psychology, 19(3), 357-368. doi:10.1037/a0031905 Mental Health Amer, M. M., Awad, G. H., & Hovey, J. D. (2014). Evaluation of the CES-D Scale factor structure in a sample of second-generation Arab-Americans. InternationalJournal Of Culture And Mental Health, 7(1), 46-58. doi:10.1080/17542863.2012.693514 Awad, G. H., *Martinez, M. S. & Amer, M.M. (2013). Considerations for Psychotherapy with Immigrant Women of Middle Eastern/Arab Descent. Women and Therapy, 36, 163-175. Dr. Kia-Keating Select Publications: Kia-Keating, M., & Juang, L. (2022). Participatory science as a decolonizing methodology: Leveraging collective knowledge from partnerships with refugee and immigrant communities. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000514 Suarez-Balcazar, Y., Kia-Keating, M., & Jackson, T. (2021). Navigating participation and ethics with immigrant communities. Qualitative Psychology. doi: 10.1037/qup0000216 Awad, G., Ikizler, A., Abdel-Salem, L., Kia-Keating, M., Amini, B., & El-Ghoroury, N. (2021). Foundations for an Arab/MENA psychology. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 1-23. doi: 10.1177/00221678211060974 Awad, G., Kia-Keating, M., & Amer, M. (2019). A model of cumulative racial/ethnic trauma among Americans of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) descent.  American Psychologist, 74 (1), 76-87. doi: 10.1037/amp0000344 Kia-Keating, M., Liu, S., & Sims, G. (2018). Between the devil and the deep blue sea: Refugee youth in resettlement. Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. doi: 10.1002/9781118900772.etrds0460 Modir, S., & Kia-Keating, M. (2018). Exploring the Middle Eastern American college student experience: Discrimination, adjustment, and coping. Journal of College Student Development, 59, 563-578. doi: 10.1353/csd.2018.0053 Kia-Keating, M., Ahmed, S.R., & Modir, S. (2016). Refugees and Forced Migrants: Seeking Asylum and Acceptance. In Amer, M., & Abdo., G. (Eds.), Handbook of Arab American Psychology (pp 160-172). Routledge. New York. Kia-Keating, M. (2012). Ethical issues in research with refugee communities.  In U. A. Segal & D. Elliott (Eds.), Refugees Worldwide. Volume 4: Law, Policy, and Programs, (pp. 235-257). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger. Ahmed, S. R., Kia-Keating, M., & Tsai, K. H. (2011).  A structural model of racial discrimination, acculturative stress, and cultural resources among Arab American adolescents.  American Journal of Community Psychology, 48, 181-192. Porterfield, K. (chair), Akinsulure-Smith, A., Benson, M., Betancourt, T., Ellis, H., Kia-Keating, M., & Miller, K. (2010).  Resilience and recovery after war: Refugee children and families in the United States.  Report of the APA Task Force on the Psychosocial Effects of War on Children and Families who are Refugees from Armed Conflict Residing in the United States.  Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. Dr. Amer Select Publications: Amer, M. M. (2021). Measures of Muslim religiousness constructs and a multidimensional scale. In A. L. Ai, P. Wink, R. F. Paloutzian, & K. A. Harris (Eds.). Assessing spirituality in a diverse world (pp. 299-331). Switzerland: Springer. Awad, G. H., Kia-Keating, M., & Amer, M. M. (2019). A model of cumulative racial/ ethnic trauma among Americans of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) descent. American Psychologist, 74, 76-87. Ahmed, S. R., Amer, M. M., & Killawi, A. (2017). The ecosystems perspective in social work: Implications for culturally competent practice with American Muslims. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 36(1-2), 48-72. Amer, M. M., & Awad, G. H. (Eds.). (2016). Handbook of Arab American psychology. New York: Routledge. Amer, M. M. (2014). Arab American acculturation and ethnic identity across the lifespan: Sociodemographic correlates and psychological outcomes. In S. C. Nassar-McMillan, K. J. Ajrouch, & J. Hakim-Larson (Eds.), Biopsychosocial perspectives on Arab Americans: Culture, development, and health (pp. 153-173). New York: Springer. Amer, M. M. & Bagasra, A. (2013). Psychological research with Muslim Americans in the age of Islamophobia: Trends, challenges, and recommendations. American Psychologist, 68(3), 134-144. Ahmed, S., & Amer, M. M. (Eds.). (2012). Counseling Muslims: Handbook of mental health issues and interventions. New York: Routledge. Amer, M. M., & Hovey, J. D. (2012). Anxiety and depression in a post-September 11 sample of Arabs in the USA. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 47(3), 409-418.   American Arab, Middle Eastern, & North African Psychological Association (AMENA-Psy): https://www.amenapsy.org/   STAY IN TOUCH! #LiberationNowPodcast Email: liberationlab.uiuc@gmail.com | Instagram & Twitter: @liberationlab_      EPISODE CREDITS Music: Amir Maghsoodi & Briana Williams Podcast Artwork: B. Andi Lee & Amir Maghsoodi Episode Intro/Outro: Cherese Waight Episode Editing: Amir Maghsoodi Episode Transcript: bit.ly/LibNowE8    

In this episode, Helen Neville speaks with award winning Black feminist scholars and psychologists, Drs. Bryana French and Jioni Lewis about Black women and radical healing. Drs. French and Lewis share their own radical healing journeys. They also discuss what radical healing for Black women looks like, identify practices that can promote radical healing among Black women as individuals and collectively, provide an analysis of the R. Kelly racketeering and sex trafficking conviction (min. 33), and share dreams for a more liberated future. Learn more about the role of gendered racism on Black women's health, the importance of prioritizing mind-body healing, the curative function of therapy, the potential harms of the strong Black woman schema, and the joys of Black women sister networks. ABOUT THE GUESTS Bryana H. French, PhD, LP is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of St. Thomas.  Her research, teaching, and community engagement focuses on racial and sexual trauma and recovery, specifically among BIPOC. Dr. French's training interests focus on multicultural counseling development, and she provides intersectional education and consultation for universities and nonprofit organizations across the country. Dr. French has received several local and national awards including the Minnesota Psychological Association Outstanding Early Career Professional Award. Jioni A. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Maryland, College Park. Her research is focused on investigating the influence of discrimination on the mental and physical health of people of color, with a specific focus on the impact of gendered racism on Black women's health and well-being. She also examines protective factors that buffer individuals against the negative effects of gendered racism, such as gendered racial identity, coping/resistance strategies, and radical healing. Dr. Lewis has received several national awards for her research and scholarship, including the 2019 Emerging Professional Contributions to Research Award from the Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race (APA Division 45), the 2020 Social Justice Award from the Society of Counseling Psychology (APA Division 17), and the 2020 Emerging Leader for Women in Psychology Award from the Committee on Women in Psychology. She is also the current President of the Psychology of Black Women, APA Division 35, Section 1. GUESTS SELECT PUBLICATIONS Dr. French Select Publications: French, B. H., Lewis, J. A., Mosley, D. V., Adames, H. Y., Chavez-Dueñas, N. Y., Chen, G. A., Neville, H. A. (2020). Toward a psychological framework of radical healing in communities of color. The Counseling Psychologist, 48, 6-13. French, B. H., Teti, M., Suh, H. N., & *Serafin, M. R. (2018). A path analysis of racially diverse men's sexual victimization, risk-taking, and attitudes.Psychology of Men & Masculinities, 20, 1-11.  French, B. H., *Suh, H., & Arterberry, B. J. (2017). Exploratory factor analysis and psychometric properties of the sexual coercion inventory. Journal of Sex Research, 54, 962-970. French, B. H. & Neville, H. A. (2016). What is nonconsensual sex? Young women identify sources of coerced sex.Violence Against Women, 1-27. French, B. H., *Bi, Y., *Latimore, T. G., *Klemp, H. R., & *Butler, E. E. (2014). Sexual victimization using latent class analysis: Exploring patterns and psycho-behavioral correlates. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 29, 1111-1131. French, B.H. (2013). More than jezebels and freaks: Exploring how Black girls navigate sexual coercion and sexual scripts. Journal of African American Studies, 17, 35-50. French, B. H., *Lewis, J. A., & Neville, H. A. (2013). Naming and reclaiming: An interdisciplinary analysis of Black girls' and women's resistance strategies. Journal of African American Studies, 17, 1-6. French, B. H. & Neville, H. A. (2013). Sexual coercion sequelae among Black and White teenagers: Sexual stereotypes and psycho-behavioral correlates. The Counseling Psychologist, 41, 1185-1211. Dr. Lewis Select Publications: Lewis, J. A. (in press). #SayHerName: The impact of gendered racism and misogynoir on the lives of Black women. In K. O. Cokley (Ed.), Making Black Lives Matter: Confronting Anti-Black Racism. Cognella Academic Publishing. *Gadson, C. A., & Lewis, J. A. (2021). Devalued, overdisciplined, and stereotyped: An exploration of gendered racial microaggression among Black adolescent girls. Journal of Counseling Psychology. Advance online publication. *Williams, M. G., & Lewis, J. A. (2021). Developing a conceptual framework of Black women's gendered racial identity development. Psychology of Women Quarterly. Advance online publication.  Lewis, J. A., Cameron, R. P., Kim-Ju, G., & Meyers, L. S. (2020). Examining the relations between racial identity and coping with race-related stress among African American, Asian American, and Latinx college students. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 48, 108-119.  *Williams, M., G. & Lewis, J. A. (2019). Gendered racial microaggressions and depressive symptoms among Black women: A moderated mediation model. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 43(3), 368-380.  *Moody, A., & Lewis, J. A. (2019). Gendered racial microaggressions and traumatic stress symptoms among Black women. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 43(2), 201-214.  Lewis, J. A., Raque-Bogdan, T. L., Lee, S., & Rao, M. A. (2018). Examining the influence of ethnic identity and meaning in life on career decision-making self-efficacy. Journal of Career Development, 45(1), 68-82. Lewis, J. A., *Williams, M. G., *Peppers, E., & *Gadson, C. A. (2017). Applying intersectionality to explore the relations between gendered racism and health among Black women. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 64(5), 475-486.  Lewis, J. A., Mendenhall, R., Harwood, S., & Browne-Huntt, M. (2016). “Ain't I a Woman?” Exploring gendered racial microaggressions experienced by Black women. The Counseling Psychologist, 44(5), 758–780. Lewis, J. A., & Neville, H. A. (2015). Construction and initial validation of the Gendered Racial Microaggressions Scale for Black. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 62, 289-302. BLACK WOMEN AND RADICAL HEALING RESOURCES Looking for a Culturally Informed Therapist?  Directory for Therapy for Black Girls https://providers.therapyforblackgirls.com/ National Queer and Trans Therapist of Color Network https://www.nqttcn.com INNOPSYCH https://www.innopsych.com National Alliance on Mental Health https://www.nami.org/find-support/diverse-communities/african-americans Black Women's Wellness Organizations Black Women for Wellness (https://www.bwwla.org/) Black Women's Health Imperative (https://bwhi.org/) Black Women's Blueprint (https://www.blackwomensblueprint.org) JOI Unlimited (https://joiunlimited.com/) GirlTrek (https://www.girltrek.org) Harriet's Apothecary (http://www.harrietsapothecary.com/) Black Women's Wellness Podcasts Therapy for Black Girls Podcast with Dr. Joy Homecoming the Podcast with Dr. Thema Intersectionality Matters with Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw TED Talks by Black Women on Emotional & Physical Wellness Dear Black Women, Let's Talk about Healing | Angela Bowden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deJd1X6YW-I Cultivating Unconditional Self-Worth | Adia Gooden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EirlZ7fy3bE Unpacking Bias in Seeking Mental Health Care for WOC | Chandra Carey  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLhRbKV0ji0 Emotional Well-being Affects Personal Growth | Simone Cox https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBTiVXLbHWY Make Emotional Intelligence Great Again | Janice Gassam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS60_5bALFs Blueprint for the Black Joy Era | Jazmine Walker & Amber Phillips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzP3AxOmmjY Self -care as a Tool of Liberation | Malebo Sephodi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja4CE4s9gj4 The Trauma of Systematic Racism is Killing Black Women. A First Step Toward Change... | T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8olL43PKJKw Moving From ‘Woke' To Working for Black Futures | Della Mosley | https://youtu.be/Tqy77gIYFRw Books by Black Women about Emotional & Physical Wellness Self-Care Prescription by Robyn L. Gobin Black Girls Heal by Shena Tubbs Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health by Rheeda Walker Sisters of the Yam by bell hooks Soothe Your Nerves: The Black Woman's Guide to Understanding and Overcoming Anxiety, Panic by Angela Neal-Barnett What's for Dinner? A free digital cookbook by Dr. Lauren https://dinnerwithdrlauren.com/whats-for-dinner Psychology of Radical Healing Collective: Healing through Social Justice Psychology Today Blog Posts The Psychology of Radical Healing: What can psychology tell us about healing from racial and ethnic trauma?    https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/healing-through-social-justice/201903/the-psychology-radical-healing #SayHerName: Radical Healing for Black Women and Gender Expansive Folx       https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/healing-through-social-justice/202005/sayhername Radical Self-Care in the Face of Mounting Racial Stress: Cultivating Hope through Acts of Affirmation https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/healing-through-social-justice/201911/radical-self-care-in-the-face-mounting-racial-stress STAY IN TOUCH! #LiberationNowPodcast    Email: liberationlab.uiuc@gmail.com | Instagram & Twitter: @liberationlab_    Episode Credits:    Music: Amir Maghsoodi and Briana Williams  Podcast Artwork: B. Andi Lee & Amir Maghsoodi   Episode Editing: Helen Neville   Episode Transcript:  bit.ly/LibNowE7

In this episode, Helen Neville speaks with licensed psychologist Dr. Grace Chen about radical self-care. Dr. Chen shares her liberation journey, explains the connection between radical self-care and liberation among People of Color, and discusses the ways she promotes radical self-care in her clinical work. Learn more about the importance of slowing down, questioning the messages we have been told, living authentically, finding joy, and honoring relationships with self and others. About Dr. Grace Chen Grace A. Chen, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist, coach, consultant, and psychology doctoral student advisor based in Menlo Park, CA. She provides culturally sensitive services to a variety of individuals, including Asians/Asian Americans, other People of Color, immigrants, women, and LGBTQ folks. Her specialty areas include stress management, work-life balance, relationships, identity development, and racial and social justice concerns. For more information, visit Dr. Chen's website: https://drgracechen.com/gracechenphd/ Stay in touch!   #LiberationNowPodcast   Email: liberationlab.uiuc@gmail.com | Instagram & Twitter: @liberationlab_   Episode Credits:   Music: Amir Maghsoodi and Briana Williams Podcast Artwork: B. Andi Lee & Amir Maghsoodi  Episode Editing: Helen Neville  Episode Transcript: http://bit.ly/LibNowE6

In this episode, Dr. Helen Neville speaks with psychology professionals and healers about Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) solidarity. B. Andi Lee, Amir Maghsoodi, and Briana Williams along with Drs. Hector Adames, Kevin Nadal, and Melissa Tehee share stories and insights about BIPOC solidarity in their lives, in professional settings, and in society. The conversation covers a range of topics including the importance of solidarity among BIPOC individuals and communities in fighting against White supremacy and other forms of oppression and in envisioning liberation. More about the Panelists Dr. Hector Y. Adames received his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the APA accredited program at Wright State University in Ohio and completed his APA pre-doctoral internship at the Boston University School of Medicine's Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology (CMTP). Currently, he is a Professor at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago Campus and the Co-Director of the IC-RACE Lab (Immigration Critical Race And Cultural Equity Lab). Dr. Adames has published several books including (1) Cultural Foundations and Interventions in Latinx Mental Health: History, Theory and within Group Differences published by Routledge Press, (2) Caring for Latinxs with Dementia in a Globalized world published by Springer, and (3) Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling: A Practical Guide scheduled to be published by Wiley in June 2021. His research focuses on how socio-race, skin-color, colorism, and ethnic and racial group membership influence wellness. He has earned several awards including the 2018 Distinguished Emerging Professional Research Award from The Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race, a Division of the American Psychological Association (APA). Andi Lee (she/her) is a fourth-year doctoral student in Clinical-Community Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A healer-in-training and co-liberator in the Liberation Lab, her research centers belongingness and radical healing in Global Majority members, and she is seeking new ways to foster wellness and liberation for BIPOC. Amir H. Maghsoodi, B.S., is a doctoral student in Educational Psychology (Division of Counseling Psychology) and Illinois Distinguished Fellow at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research centers broadly on identity development, meaning making, and sense of belonging, with a specific emphasis on how Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) experience and respond to threats to their belonging. Amir is also active in community work that promotes the mental health of BIPOC, and he develops and delivers psychoeducational workshops on cultural identity development and radical healing through various community partnerships. As an Iranian American immigrant, Amir is committed to serving the needs of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) communities. He is thus proud to be a member of the American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychological Association (AMENA-Psy), where he also serves on the Advocacy Committee.  Dr. Kevin Leo Yabut Nadal is a Professor of Psychology at both John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Graduate Center at the City University of New York. He received his doctorate in counseling psychology from Columbia University in New York City and is one of the leading researchers in understanding the impacts of microaggressions, or subtle forms of discrimination, on the mental and physical health of people of color; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people; and other marginalized groups. He has been featured in the New York Times, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, CBS, NBC, ABC, PBS, the Weather Channel, the History Channel, HGTV, Philippine News, and The Filipino Channel. He is the author of ten books including Filipino American Psychology (2011, Wiley); That's So Gay: Microaggressions and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community (2013, APA); Microaggressions and Traumatic Stress (2018, APA); and Queering Law and Order (2020, Lexington). He was the first openly gay President of the Asian American Psychological Association and the first person of color to serve as the Executive Director of the  Center for LGBTQ Studies. He is a National Trustee of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) and a co-founder of the LGBTQ Scholars of Color National Network. Dr. Melissa Tehee is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. She is an assistant professor at Utah State University in the Department of Psychology, Director of the American Indian Support Project to train Native psychologists, and Assistant Director of the Mentoring and Encouraging Student Academic Success program for Native American students. Dr. Tehee's research has focused on bias/prejudice/racism, health disparities, trauma, and holistic wellness of Native peoples. Her other interests include multicultural competence and mentoring ethnic minority students in higher education. She earned dual degrees in Clinical Psychology, Policy, and Law (Ph.D./J.D.) with a certificate in Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy at the University of Arizona. Dr. Tehee has a Master's from Western Washington University and a Bachelor's from the University of Nebraska.  Briana Williams (she, her) is a third-year doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She works with Dr. Neville and the Liberation Lab. Broadly speaking, she is interested in cultivating healing spaces that center the voices of Black and Africana people across sexuality and gender spectrums. As a graduate of a historically Black college, Claflin University, she aspires to return to an HBCU to provide clinical services that are rooted in Black culture and Queer and Trans affirmative practices.  Stay in touch!   #LiberationNowPodcast   Email: liberationlab.uiuc@gmail.com | Instagram & Twitter: @liberationlab_   Episode Credits:   Music: Amir Maghsoodi  Podcast Artwork: B. Andi Lee & Amir Maghsoodi  Episode Editing: Helen Neville  Episode Transcript:  http://bit.ly/LibNowEp5  

In this episode, Nimot Ogunfemi speaks with Dr. Njoki Wane. Dr. Wane discusses her book titled From My Mother's Back: A Journey From Kenya to Canada. She additionally explores how her Embu worldview has played a role in her spiritual well-being, shares indigenous insights around the current COVID-19 pandemic, and explains how we can use indigenous spirituality as a tool for liberation.   Nimot and Dr. Wane speak Kiswahili at times in the interview (translations are included in the transcript). Dr. Wane's indigenous language is Kiembu.   Included in this episode is an original poem by Tanzanian based artist, singer, dancer and environmentalist Angel Mary Kato.  About Dr. Njoki Wane  Njoki Wane, PhD, is a professor at the University of Toronto. Professor Wane is a recognized scholar in the areas of Black feminisms in Canada & Africa, African indigenous knowledges, Anti-colonial and decolonizing education and African women and spirituality. She is currently serving as Chair in the Department of Social Justice Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). An accomplished educator and educational leader, Professor Wane headed the Office of Teaching Support at OISE from 2009 to 2012 establishing its priorities and activities while recognizing equity as a central dimension of good teaching. From 2011 to 2014, Professor Wane served as Special Advisor on Status of Women Issues, contributing to research and policy development concerning the intersectionality of gender with race, disability, sexual orientation and aboriginal status, and the impact of these issues on the lived experiences of women faculty, staff and students at the University of Toronto.    Selected Publications  Wane, N.N. (2019) From my mother's back: A journey from Kenya to Canada. Hamilton, ON: Wolsak and Wynn Publishers.   Wane, N. N., & Todd, K. L. (Eds.). (2018). Decolonial pedagogy: Examining sites of resistance, resurgence, and renewal. Springer.  Wane, N. N. (2011). Reclaiming our spirituality: A pedagogical tool for feminism and activism. Canadian Woman Studies, 29(1/2), 159.  Wane, N. N. (2013). [Re] claiming Indigenous Knowledge: Challenges, Resistance, and Opportunities. Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society, 2(1).  Wane, N. N., Todorova, M. S., & Todd, K. L. (Eds.). (2019). Decolonizing the Spirit in Education and Beyond: Resistance and Solidarity. Springer Nature.  Wane, N. N. (2002). African women and spirituality. In Expanding the boundaries of transformative learning (pp. 135-150). Palgrave Macmillan, New York.  Wane, N., Jagire, J., & Murad, Z. (Eds.). (2014). Ruptures: Anti-colonial & anti-racist feminist theorizing. Springer Science & Business Media.  Stay in touch!   #LiberationNowPodcast   Email: liberationlab.uiuc@gmail.com | Instagram & Twitter: @liberationlab_   Episode Credits:   Music: Amir Maghsoodi  Podcast Artwork: B. Andi Lee & Amir Maghsoodi  Episode Editing: Nimot Ogunfemi  Episode Transcript:  http://bit.ly/LibNowE4

In this episode, Helen Neville speaks with pioneering psychology and Black Studies scholar, Dr. William E. Cross, Jr. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Dr. Cross' foundational piece “The Negro-to-Black Conversion Experience” in the Black World. Dr. Cross discusses life, the development of his Nigrescence Theory, and the meaning of Black liberation in 2021. Additionally, we learn more about his forthcoming book, Black Identity Viewed from a Barber's Chair. Included in this episode are brief tributes to Dr. Cross's research by renown scholars Drs. Sundiata Cha-Jua, Kevin Cokley, and Jioni Lewis. About Dr. William E. Cross, Jr. Dr. William E. Cross Jr. is professor emeritus at the University of Denver where he held a joint appointment in Higher Education and Counseling Psychology. He is a specialist in the fields of Africana Studies and Black Psychology. Dr. Cross is internationally recognized for his Nigrescence Theory and research on racial-ethnic identity development more generally. His 1971 article titled “The Negro-to-Black Conversion Experience” radically changed the way in which psychologists studied social identities. He is the author of Shades of Black and the forthcoming book Black Racial Identity Viewed from a Barber's Chair. Dr. Cross is a past president of the Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race, which is a Division of the American Psychological Association. Among his numerous awards include receiving the Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Applications of Psychology by the American Foundation Association /American Psychological Association and being named Distinguished Psychologist by the Association of Black Psychologists. Selected Publications Cross Jr, W. E. (1971). The Negro-to-Black conversion experience. Black world, 20(9), 13-27. Cross Jr, W. E. (1991). Shades of Black: Diversity in African-American identity. Temple University Press. Cross, W. E., Jr. (1995).The psychology of Nigrescence: Revising the Cross model. In J. G. Ponterotto, J. M. Casas, L. A. Suzuki, & C. M. Alexander (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural counseling (p. 93–122). Sage Publications, Inc. Cross, W. E., & Vandiver, B. J. (2001). Nigrescence theory and measurement. Handbook of multicultural counseling, 2, 371-393. Cross Jr, W. E. (2021). Black identity viewed from a barber's chair. Temple University Press. Stay in touch!  #LiberationNowPodcast  Email: liberationlab.uiuc@gmail.com | Instagram & Twitter: @liberationlab_  Episode Credits:  Introduction and Music: Amir Maghsoodi & Briana Williams  Podcast Artwork: B. Andi Lee & Amir Maghsoodi Episode Editing: Helen A. Neville Episode Transcript: http://bit.ly/LibNowE3

In the second episode of the Liberation Now Podcast, the members of the Liberation Lab chat about radical healing, what it means to us, how we engage with it, and offer some advice for others looking to infuse some radical healing into their own lives as well. B. Andi Lee hosts and facilitates this discussion, in which lab members Amir Maghsoodi, Briana Williams, Cherese Waight, Danyelle Dawson, Markera Jones, Nimot Ogunfemi, and Richmond Hayes share their stories and insights. If you are interested in learning more about radical healing, please check out the original article that introduces it, Toward a Psychological Framework of Radical Healing in Communities of Color (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0011000019843506) and here is the Psychology Today Blog with further wisdom from The Psychology of Radical Healing Collective (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/healing-through-social-justice/201903/the-psychology-radical-healing). Stay in touch! #LiberationNowPodcast Email: liberationlab.uiuc@gmail.com Instagram & Twitter: @liberationlab_   Show Credits: Introduction and Music: Amir Maghsoodi & Briana Williams Podcast Artwork: B. Andi Lee & Amir Maghsoodi Episode Editing: B. Andi Lee Episode Artwork: B. Andi Lee   Show Transcript: http://bit.ly/LibNowE2  

In our inaugural Liberation Now Podcast, Dr. Helen Neville speaks with pioneering clinical psychologist, Dr. Lillian Comas-Díaz who has a new co-edited book, Liberation Psychology: Theory, Method, Practice and Social Justice . Dr. Comas-Díaz shares information about her personal liberation journey, insights from her new book, and how she applies liberation psychological principles in her clinical work. If you are interested in the history and contemporary practice of liberation psychology this episode is for you. About Dr. Lillian Comas-Díaz Lillian Comas-Díaz, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice, and a clinical professor at the George Washington University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.  The former director of the Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs of the American Psychological Association, she was a faculty member of the Yale University Department of Psychiatry, where she also directed its Hispanic Clinic. The author of over 170 professional publications, Dr. Comas-Díaz has written extensively on the interaction of culture, gender, race, ethnicity, and social class in mental health. Her recent books include: Liberation Psychology: Theory, Method, Practice and Social Justice (co-edited with Edil Torres Rivera), Multicultural Care: A Clinician's Guide to Cultural Competence; Womanist and Mujerista Psychologies: Voices of Fire, Acts of Courage (co-edited with T. Bryant Davis); and, Latina Psychologists: Thriving in the Cultural Borderlands (co-edited with C. I. Vazquez). As a clinician-scholar-activist, Dr. Comas-Díaz has participated in fact-finding delegations investigating human right abuses in Chile, the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and South Africa. She received the 2019 American Foundation Association /American Psychological Association Gold Medal Lifetime Award in the Practice of Psychology. Stay in Touch! #LiberationNowPodcast Email: liberationlab.uiuc@gmail.com  Instagram & Twitter: @liberationlab_ Show Credits: Introduction and music by Amir Maghsoodi and Briana Williams. Podcast and episode artwork by B. Andi Lee and Amir Maghsoodi. Episode editing by Helen A. Neville and Amir Maghsoodi.