Royleen Ross, PhD
“APA recently acknowledged the field’s contributions to systemic racism. In my opinion, one of the biggest challenges the field will encounter is equalizing, and accepting, various perspectives on theory, research, psychological testing instrumentation, service delivery, and culturally relevant authored publications.”
Eboni Winford, PhD, MPH
“As a Black woman who is a psychologist, I am often the only one who looks like me in the spaces I occupy."
Nadine Nakamura
“We can support the next generation of womxn leaders by making space for them and inviting them in."
Arpana Inman
"When we don’t capitalize on our mistakes or challenges, it’s a missed opportunity to learn. Failures have often been a transition or a turning point for me. Failures have made me humble, self-reflective, patient, given me insight for new ways of thinking and engaging, open to new possibilities, and allowed me to persist in achieving my dreams."
Germine "Gigi" Awad
"After one particular class where we went over our exams, the professor asked to see me after class. The instructor who was a woman, told me that I was a phenomenal student and that she hoped I was planning to go to graduate school for psychology."
Wendi Williams
“My role models are literary truth-tellers. I love Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Audre Lorde, and James Baldwin."
Jennifer Kelly
"My Presidential initiative is Health Equity. Members of the task force have expertise in relevant areas (e.g., health disparities in different BIPOC populations, effects of built and social environment on health, psychological research on racism, public policy and advocacy"
Iva GreyWolf
“Through undergraduate education I was exposed to different ways of life, different ways of parenting. I found all of it exciting. I loved learning. My priorities changed as I had new experiences.”
