In Case You Missed It – March 6, 2015
Welcome to our new feature – In Case You Missed It, a weekly roundup of recent news articles related to issues of psychology, health and...
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donjacques
Mar 3, 20155 min read
Justice for All… Experiences of Undocumented Youth with Law Enforcement
This is part of our ongoing series of blog posts about race, racism and law enforcement in communities of color. By J. Manuel Casas, PhD...
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donjacques
Dec 8, 20145 min read
Counting Down Our Top 5 Blog Posts
By Efua Andoh (Public Interest Communications Staff) This is our 150th post and given that it is the end of the year, we would like to...
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donjacques
Nov 17, 20147 min read
Ebola, Thomas Duncan’s Death, and the Biopolitics of Disposability
By Akhenaten B.S. Tankwanchi, PhD Although the word Ebola percolated into the American public consciousness over two decades ago owing to...
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donjacques
Nov 4, 20145 min read
How to End the Criminalization of Poverty
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
Nov 3, 20146 min read
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 25, 20144 min read
Racial Perceptions of Crime and Support for Punitive Policies
This is part of our ongoing series of blog posts about race, racism and law enforcement in communities of color. By Nazgol Ghandnoosh,...
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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
Jun 4, 20145 min read
#YesAllWomen: Going Beyond Hashtag Activism to Action
Thousands shared this image on social media using the #YesAllWomen hashtag By Efua Andoh (APA Public Interest Directorate Communications...
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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
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
Sep 26, 20134 min read
“But You Speak So Well”: How Latinos Experience Subtle Racism
By Silvia L. Mazzula, PhD (Asst. Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY). Dr. Mazzula is also the...
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donjacques
Sep 12, 20134 min read
How to Talk to Your Kids about Racism in a Post-Trayvon World
The shooting and killing of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African American teenager, by George Zimmerman, a bicultural (White and Latino)...
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donjacques
Aug 30, 20134 min read
Where Do We March From Here? Psychologists’ Perspectives on Advancing the Dream
By Efua Andoh (Public Interest Communications Staff) On August 28, tens of thousands of Americans from every walk of life...
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donjacques
Aug 23, 20132 min read
Has Dr. King’s “Dream” Died? The Challenge for Psychology 50 Years after the March on Washington
By Efua Andoh (Public Interest Communications Staff) With the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington approaching, we...
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