Black Women, the Forgotten Survivors of Sexual Violence
This article is part of our blog series on Violence Against Women and Girls by the APA Committee on Women in Psychology. By Jameta Nicole...
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donjacques
Nov 19, 20196 min read
Beyond the Headlines: Preventing and Addressing Violence Against Transgender Women
By Julie M. Koch, PhD (Oklahoma State University) & Chloe Goldbach (Southern Illinois University-Carbondale) In 2019, we have not gone...
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donjacques
Jul 26, 20196 min read
Layers and Layers of Grief upon Grief: The Epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
By Iva GreyWolf, PhD, and Charlotte McCloskey, PhD As Native American psychologists, we appreciate the opportunity to share little known...
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donjacques
Jan 15, 201911 min read
How Psychologists and Peer Mentors Can Work Together to Fight Human Trafficking in the United States
By Paola M. Contreras, PsyD (Asst. Professor, William James College) and Diya Kallivayalil, PhD (Asst. Professor, Harvard Medical...
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donjacques
Oct 31, 20183 min read
Why Sexualized Halloween Costumes Are Scarier Than You Think
By Isabelle Orozco (APA Women’s Programs Office) Every year many children and adults creatively plan out their costumes for the one night...
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donjacques
Aug 27, 20184 min read
How Science and Socioeconomics Impacts a Mother’s “Choice” to Breastfeed
By Lauren Montgomery, MA (Program Coordinator, APA Office on Socioeconomic Status) I did whatever I thought would provide the best start...
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donjacques
Aug 14, 20184 min read
Stop the Abuse: Why We Can’t Neglect Women with Disabilities When We Talk about Interpersonal
This is the second in a series of blog posts on the issue of violence against women and girls. The blog series is brought to you by...
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donjacques
Aug 3, 20184 min read
What Can We Do to Combat the Maternal Mortality Crisis Affecting Black Women in America?
By Chelsea Crittle, MS (2018 SPSSI Dalmas Taylor Fellow) According to the latest research from the Centers for Disease Control and...
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donjacques
Jul 24, 20186 min read
Hit, Hurt, and Distressed: How Violence and Trauma Put Women at Risk of Incarceration
This is the first in a series of blog posts on the issue of violence against women and girls. The blog series is brought to you by the...
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donjacques
Jun 11, 20183 min read
Paving the Way: Reflections on the I am Psyched for Asian Pacific Heritage Month Event
Dr. Shari Miles-Cohen (Sr. Director, APA Women’s Programs Office); I am Psyched for AAPHM Honorees Drs. Alice Chang, Kerry Kawakami,...
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donjacques
Mar 16, 20182 min read
Paving the Way: Dr. Regina Kimbrough
Welcome to our new blogspace, We’re Psyched! – the purpose of this space is for undergraduates, graduate students and post-docs to share...
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donjacques
Feb 20, 20182 min read
This is What Psychology Looks Like: Dr. Celeste Malone
Welcome to the first post in our new blogspace, We’re Psyched! – the purpose of this space is for undergraduates, graduate students and...
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donjacques
Oct 14, 20167 min read
How Can We Help Survivors of Domestic Violence Struggling with Homelessness?
By Stephanie Hargrove (Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student, George Mason University) It is an unfortunate reality that many women and...
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donjacques
Jun 21, 20165 min read
Postpartum Depression and Race: What We All Should Know
By Tanya Burrwell (Assistant Director, APA Women’s Programs Office) “… Mothers are made to feel that a child is the pinnacle of...
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donjacques
Feb 12, 20163 min read
Why Does HIV Impact African American Women Harder Than Everyone Else and What Can You Do to Help?
By Leo Rennie, MPA (Senior Legislative & Federal Affairs Officer, APA Public Interest) February 7th marked the annual observance of...
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donjacques
Feb 11, 20162 min read
Depression Screening Works and Now It Can Work for Pregnant and Postpartum Women
By Amalia Corby-Edwards, MS (Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, APA Public Interest Directorate) You may not have heard much...
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donjacques
Dec 29, 20153 min read
Shackling Pregnant Women Poses Risks to Mother and Fetus
Image source: Flickr user Crawford Learmonth on Flickr, under Creative Commons By Danielle Dallaire, PhD (Associate Professor in the...
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donjacques
Sep 17, 20152 min read
Title X Matters
By Amalia Corby-Edwards (Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, APA Public Interest Government Relations Office) Over the past...
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donjacques
Jun 3, 20155 min read
Sexual Assault Prevention Advocacy at George Washington University: The Future is Now
This article is cross-posted from the May 2015 issue of the APA newsletter “In the Public Interest”. By Victoria Kontor (Class of 2015,...
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donjacques
Jan 26, 20156 min read
How Psychologists Are Working to Eradicate Human Trafficking
By Paola M. Contreras, PsyD (Member, APA Task Force on Trafficking of Women and Girls) January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month – an...
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