Crossing Boundaries: How Intergroup Contact Can Reduce Racial Anxiety and Improve Race Relations
This is part of our ongoing series of blog posts about race, racism and law enforcement in communities of color. By Linda R. Tropp, PhD...
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donjacques
Oct 31, 20144 min read
Halloween Costumes: All in Good Fun?
By Efua Andoh and Leslie Cameron (APA Public Interest Directorate Communications Staff) Halloween is meant to be a fun-filled, family...
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donjacques
Oct 27, 20145 min read
John’s Story: How Racism and Classism Operate Within the Mental Health Care System
This post continues our new blog series on poverty. As our nation reflects on its progress in fighting poverty over the last 50 years,...
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donjacques
Oct 17, 20145 min read
Close to Home: A Psychologist Reflects on Providing Crisis Counseling in Ferguson
This is part of our ongoing series of blog posts about race, racism and law enforcement in communities of color. By Jameca Falconer, PhD...
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donjacques
Sep 18, 20146 min read
Redefining Race Relations: It Begins at Home
By Erlanger “Earl” Turner, PhD, (Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Houston-Downtown) and students from his...
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donjacques
Sep 2, 20144 min read
Toxic Exposure: The Impact of Racial Inequality on the Brain
This is part of our ongoing series of blog posts about race, racism and law enforcement in communities of color. By April D. Thames, PhD...
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donjacques
Aug 20, 20143 min read
Race, Racism and Law Enforcement in Communities of Color: A Call to Action
By Gwendolyn P. Keita, PhD (Executive Director, APA Public Interest Directorate) The shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed African...
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donjacques
Jul 22, 20142 min read
Think Psychology is Missing from the Discussion of Poverty? Write for Our Blog
Are you a psychologist, social scientist or mental health professional who works on issues related to poverty? Here’s an opportunity for...
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donjacques
Jun 27, 20145 min read
Beyond Stonewall: 6 Challenges Ahead in the Struggle for LGBT Rights
Police confront gay protesters in New York’s 1969 Stonewall Uprising. By Efua Andoh (PI Communications Staff) and Ron Schlittler, MIPP...
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donjacques
Jun 20, 20142 min read
Why We Still Need ENDA for Full Protection of LGBT Workers
By Leo Rennie (Senior Legislative & Federal Affairs Officer, APA Public Interest Government Relations Office) On June 16, the White House...
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donjacques
May 23, 20143 min read
If You’re Ageist and You Know It, Raise Your Hand
By Kimberly Hiroto, PhD (Member, APA Committee on Aging) We’re bombarded these days with information about how to prevent aging. Since...
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donjacques
May 13, 20144 min read
When Our Sisters Are Hurting…
By Alfiee Breland-Noble, PhD, MHSc (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown University Medical Center) Karyn Washington’s...
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donjacques
Apr 8, 20143 min read
Women Can’t Wait Another 50 Years for Equal Pay
By Roberta Downing, PhD (Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, APA Public Interest Directorate – Government Relations Office)...
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donjacques
Mar 24, 20143 min read
When Policy Gets Under the Skin (In a Good Way): The Case of LGBT Health
By Caroline Fitz, MPhil (Graduate Student Intern, APA Public Interest Government Relations Office) In what percentage of states do you...
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donjacques
Mar 4, 20141 min read
21 Microaggressions in Photos
Our fellow APA blog for graduate psychology students, GradPsych Blog, has a great post up about the various types of microaggressions...
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donjacques
Feb 7, 20149 min read
Stop Saying “That’s So Gay!”: 6 Types of Microaggressions That Harm LGBTQ People
By Kevin L. Nadal, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice – City University of New York) When I...
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donjacques
Feb 4, 20143 min read
Thank You, President Obama, for Addressing Stigma Against the Long-term Unemployed
By Roberta Downing, PhD (Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, APA Public Interest Directorate – Government Relations Office)...
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donjacques
Nov 4, 20133 min read
Why ENDA Should Matter to Psychologists
By J. Judd Harbin, PhD (Arkansas) and Melissa J. Grey, PhD (Michigan), APA Division 44 (Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian,...
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donjacques
Nov 1, 20136 min read
What We Miss When We Talk About Depression in Unemployed African Americans
Dr. Bowleg talks with an attendee at the 2013 Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference By Lisa Bowleg, PhD (Professor of Applied...
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donjacques
Oct 11, 20133 min read
What Coming Out as an LGBT Ally Taught Me
APA is featuring the voice of an ally on National Coming Out Day, because allies have a powerful role to play in changing attitudes. ...
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