Lonnie R. Snowden, PhD, was presented this presidential citation for his leadership, service and dedication to ensure that the needs of underserved, underrepresented, and marginalized communities have been highlighted and met during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Snowden, a professor of health policy and management at the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health has an extensive history of engaging policy development efforts utilizing his research that focuses on mental health care access, quality, and equity, for racial and ethnic communities and underserved populations.
Snowden has served on numerous review and advisory committees for the National Institutes of Mental Health and Drug Abuse and various foundations. He contributed sections to the first-ever Surgeon General’s Report on Mental Health and served as co-scientific editor of the supplement “Mental Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity”: A Supplement to Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General.
Snowden’s numerous awards include the Surgeon General’s Exemplary Service Award, APA’s Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy, and the Berkeley Citation. Most recently Snowden was an integral member of APA’s COVID-19 Workgroup and coauthored an article reviewing existing literature on African American-white disparities in COVID-19.
As a psychologist committed to breaking down social and political barriers, Snowden’s calm composure and steadfastness have propelled and influenced his path to increase access and effectiveness of mental health care for racial and ethnic communities and underserved populations.
Thank you, Snowden, for your contributions to psychology and APA.