STRENGTH IN SOLIDARITY : APA Division 45 [Dr. Kevin Cokley's Presidential Task Force]

Welcome to our Season 2, Episode 1

We met with Dwayne Jackson also known as Deeslyrics to discuss his creative process for producing the podcast's introductory song and to learn more about his journey in different facets of life.

Dwayne Jackson is a single father of one 17-year-old son. He grew up in the Midwest, originating from Chicago and Madison, Wisconsin. Early on, he developed a passion for both sports and music, excelling in both as a young man. After completing high school, he enlisted in the army and became a biomedical technician, affording him opportunities to work around the globe.

The army introduced him to a different set of challenges, ultimately leading him to pursue further education in the fields of psychology and management. This decision stemmed from the leadership and motivational aspects he encountered during his military service. In 2010, he initiated a bachelor's program in psychology, progressing to a master's in business before enrolling in an MFT program.

Currently, he holds the position of Chief of Clinical Technologies at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. In this role, he oversees the division responsible for managing biomedical engineering, cybersecurity, asset management, clinical systems, contract management, and project management.

In addition to his professional responsibilities, he is the owner of the record label Shattered Dream. Through this venture, he produces and creates music, similar to the introductory song for the strength in solidarity podcast.

Links:

https://on.soundcloud.com/KZNXy

Welcome to the Season 1 Finale Episode!

This episode is hosted by our talented podcast interns, Alexyz Rios and Petra Zadroga, who are joined in conversation by the podcast hosts and producers Pooja Mamidanna and Dr. Donna Demanarig.

In this episode, we delve into the journey of creating the podcast our vision for it, and share some of our favorite moments from Season 1.

We are currently in the production phase of Season 2, and we eagerly anticipate releasing our episodes in November. Kindly stay tuned on our social media for more updates.

Thank you for joining us on this journey. We are excited for you to listen to what we have in store for you for season 2.

Here is more information about our Task Force.

Dr. Cokley’s President-Elect Column:

http://division45.org/president-elects-column-s21/

Dr. Cokley’s Task Force Team:

toward-cross-racial-ethnic-solidarity-being-an-accomplice

Here are links to our social media for you to follow as well:

INSTAGRAM

https://www.instagram.com/apadiv45_presidentialtaskforce/

TWITTER

https://twitter.com/APAdiv45_Cokley

TIK-TOK

https://www.tiktok.com/@apadiv45_cokley

YOUTUBE:

https://youtube.com/@APAdiv45_Cokley

LINKED IN

https://www.linkedin.com/in/apa-dr-cokley-s-presidential-task-force-1856a9266

FACEBOOK

https://www.facebook.com/Dr-Kevin-Cokleys-APA-Division-45-Presidential-Task-Force-114354464601529

In Solidarity, 

Pooja Mamidanna ( Task Force Executive Leadership, Podcast Co-Host/Producer and Social Media Branding)

Dr. Donna Demanarig (Co-Chair of Task Force and Podcast Co-Host/Producer)

Alexyz Rios & Petra Zadroga (Podcast Interns)

In Honor of Mental Health Awareness Month & AANHPIH Heritage Month:

We met with Dr. Helen Hsu to discuss her presidential theme for APA division 45 "Rematriate Psychology".

Dr. Helen Hsu is Director of Outreach, Asian American specialist, and lecturer at Stanford University. She is President of the American Psychological Association Div. 45 (Society for the Study of Race, Culture and Ethnicity) a past president and fellow of the Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA), and past Chair of the Training Advisory Committee at the American Psychological Association (APA) Minority Fellowship Program and Committee member on Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression. She is a bi-cultural and bi-lingual clinician whose work has focused primarily on intersectional diverse communities, culturally responsive treatment, parenting education, school-based clinical services, grief and loss, and the mentorship and leadership training of psychology students. Dr. Hsu is on the advisory board for the JED foundation which focuses on teen and young adult suicide prevention. She has been recognized with the Cultural Responsiveness Professional Award by the Alameda County Mental Health Advisory Board and the Okura Community Leadership Award. She is the founder of Hella Mental Health which provides training and consultation for clinical organizations and corporate and entertainment clients. 

Links:

https://hellamentalhealth.com/

https://linktr.ee/HelenHHsu

https://www.youtube.com/@HellaMentalHealth

https://www.instagram.com/hellamentalhealth/

https://twitter.com/DrHelenHsu

https://twitter.com/HelenHsuPsyD

In Honor of Mental Health Awareness Month & AANHPIH Heritage Month:

We met with Dr. Gordon Hall to discuss his leadership journey

Gordon C. Nagayama Hall is an Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Oregon. Dr. Hall received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Fuller Theological Seminary. He started his career as a psychologist at Western State Hospital in Washington state. Dr. Hall later was a Professor of Psychology at Kent State University and Penn State University. He served as President of the APA Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues (Division 45) and as President of the Asian American Psychological Association. He was Editor of Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. His textbook Multicultural Psychology is in its 4th Edition. Dr. Hall’s honors include the Stanley Sue Award for Distinguished Contributions to Diversity from the APA Division of Clinical Psychology and the Lifetime Achievement Award from APA Division 45. His research interests are in culture and mental health with a particular interest in Asian Americans. He currently has NIH funding to develop a problem-solving therapy app for Asian Americans. Dr. Hall is on the board of the DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon. His 4-year-old granddaughter, Emiko, says, “you’re the best jiichan (grandpa) ever”.

Links:

https://www.routledge.com/Multicultural-Psychology/Nagayama-Hall/p/book/9781032028347

https://www.apa.org/about/governance/president/citation/gordon-nagaymana-hall

https://aapaonline.org/resources/aapa-undergraduate-consortium/profiles/gordon-hall/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUmaAsrnDSI

https://cbtsocal.com/on-improving-medical-and-mental-healthcare-for-asian-americans-ep-29/

⁠https://asianamericapodcast.com/2021/03/dr-gordon-nagayama-hall/⁠

https://www.theearthlydelightspodcast.com/podcast/episode-31-dr-gordon-c-nagayama-hall

https://journey2psychology.com/2018/12/01/embracing-community-and-ethnicity-with-dr-gordon-c-nagayama-hall/

For May's Mental Health Awareness Month:

We met with Dr. Alfonso Mercado to discuss his social justice advocacy work along the U.S. Mexico border.

Dr. Alfonso Mercado is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Science and Department of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) and a Licensed Psychologist. His research focus is on Latino mental health, including immigration, trauma, and multicultural interventions. He is the author of Cultural Competency in Psychological Assessment: Working Effectively with Latinx populations, an Oxford University Press book. Dr. Mercado is the immediate Past-President of the Texas Psychological Association and in 2023 was appointed to the American Psychological Association Advisory Coordinating Committee. In 2021, Dr. Mercado received the American Psychological Association Early Career Psychologist Achievement Award for his research, clinical, and advocacy work with recently immigrated families along the U.S. Mexico border. He has presented his research and clinical experience to U.S. Congress including the U.S. Congressional Hispanic Caucus on the mental health needs of Latino children and families. 

Links:

https://twitter.com/Dr_Mercado1

https://www.utrgv.edu/multicultural-clinical-lab/index.htm

https://global.oup.com/academic/product/cultural-competency-in-psychological-assessment-9780190065225?cc=us&lang=en&#.Y3TvokblUdc.twitter

For April's BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month:

We met with Terrill Taylor to discuss his social justice advocacy research in psychology and leadership journey.

Terrill Taylor is a doctoral candidate in the Counseling Psychology program at the University of North Dakota, and a predoctoral intern at the Counseling and Mental Health Center at the University of Texas at Austin. Beginning in Fall 2023, Terrill will join the University of Maryland, College Park as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology.

His areas of research focus on issues of race and racism, with specific emphasis on intersectionality, racial disparities in systems of justice, anti-Black racism, and restorative justice.He developed the Restorative Justice Attitudes Scale, a measure designed to investigate individuals’ support for reconciliation and healing processes, which was published in The Counseling Psychologist. He has since used the measure to analyze how race and racism influence individuals’ decision-making when interfaced with systems of justice. It is his intent to develop intervention and prevention mechanisms that will have an impact on dismantling all forms of racism and oppression that restrict Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) from living authentic, healthy, and meaningful lives.

Terrill’s research has received national recognition. His dissertation entitled, Does Race Matter? An Experimental Vignette Study on Harm Severity, College Student Discipline, and Restorative Justice was selected as winner of the 2022 Jeffrey S. Tanaka Memorial Dissertation award on behalf of the APA Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs. Terrill also received the APA Division 45 2022 Outstanding Student Research Award, and he was also the 2020 recipient of the Barbara Smith & Jewell E. Horvat Graduate Student Award for Research on Queer Individuals of Color. In addition, Terrill received an Outstanding Dedication to Social Justice and Liberation in Counseling Psychology Award from the Student Affiliates of Seventeen (APA Division 17).

In his spare time, Terrill enjoys traveling and spending time with his friends and family.

Links:

https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/lynch-school/sites/isrc/scholar-in-residence.html

For April's BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month:

We met with Dr. Joseph Gone to discuss his work on Indigenous Psychology.

Dr. Joseph P. Gone is an international expert in the psychology and mental health of American Indians and other Indigenous peoples. A professor at Harvard University, Dr. Gone has collaborated with tribal communities for over 25 years to critique conventional mental health services and harness traditional culture and spirituality to advance Indigenous well-being. He has published over 100 scientific articles and chapters and received recognition in his fields through several fellowships and career awards, including a year-long residency at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. A graduate of Harvard College and the University of Illinois, Dr. Gone also trained at Dartmouth College and McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. He is currently a Fellow of the Association for PsychologicalScience, and of seven American Psychological Association (APA) divisions. An enrolled member of the Aaniiih-Gros Ventre Tribal Nation of Montana, he also served briefly as the Chief Administrative. Officer for the Fort Belknap Indian reservation. In 2014, Dr. Gone was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. In 2021 he received the APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research and was elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

https://gonetowar.com/

https://gonetowar.com/topic/publications

https://gonetowar.com/media

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Gone

https://www.apa.org/pi/oema/resources/ethnicity-health/psychologists/joseph-gone

For April's National Arab American Heritage Month Mental Health Awareness Month:

We met with Dr. Germine Awad to discuss her work on centering AMENA (American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African) Voices.

**Kindly note that this episode was recorded on February 14th, 2023. On February 13th, 2023, three individuals died, and five others were wounded in a mass shooting in two campus buildings of Michigan State University East Lansing. Dr. Germine Awad speaks of this during the episode.

Germine Awad, Ph.D., is a professor in the Personality and Social Context Program in the Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan. She conducts research on the process of acculturation and ethnic identity formation for Arab-Americans examines the effect of discrimination on the Arab and African American community. She also investigates the predictors of prejudice and racism toward Arab/MENA Americans, Black Americans and other ethnically minoritized groups. Dr. Awad is one of the co-founders of the American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychological Association (AMENA-Psy) and is currently President. She has over 60 publications and is the co-editor (with Mona Amer) of The Handbook of Arab American Psychology. Dr. Awad is associate editor of Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, and served on several editorial boards including The Journal of Black Psychology and the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development.

Dr. Awad's Links:

https://www.gigiawad.org/

https://twitter.com/Dr_GigiAwad

Handbook of Arab American Psychology:

https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Arab-American-Psychology-Mona/dp/0415841933

AMENA- PSY:

https://www.amenapsy.org/

https://twitter.com/amenapsy

https://www.instagram.com/amenapsy/?hl=en

For April's BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month:

We met with Dr. Estrellado to discuss their recently published book "Clinical Interventions For Internalized Oppression," co-authored by Dr. Estrellado, Dr. Lou Felipe & Dr. Jeannie Celestial. Dr. Felipe and Dr. Celestial could not make it for this episode; we missed having them on and want to thank the entire team for their advocacy in the field and for all they do.

Jan E. Estrellado (es-trel-YAH-doh), Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the PsyD program at the California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, San Diego campus. Dr. Estrellado’s research areas examine race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity in trauma therapy. Dr. Estrellado’s scholarly interests connect multicultural psychology and trauma psychology with the goal of providing quantitative and qualitative evidence for effective, culturally-informed supervision and training of graduate students. Dr. Estrellado was a Leadership Fellow with the Asian American Psychological Association and an alum of the Minority Fellowship Program with the American Psychological Association. Dr. Estrellado runs a private practice dedicated to trauma recovery and is also a consultant to the Avellaka (uh-VEL-uh-kuh) Program, a federally funded anti-violence program serving the La Jolla Band of Luiseño (loo-es-SEN-yo) Indians.

Resources/links:

Clinical Interventions for Internalized Oppression (Book):

https://titles.cognella.com/clinical-interventions-for-internalized-oppression-9781793526205

https://www.amazon.com/Clinical-Interventions-Internalized-Oppression-Estrellado/dp/1793526206

Dr. Jan Estrellado on Twitter:

@jan_estrellado

Dr. Lou Felipe on Twitter:

@louniversality

Dr. Jeannie Celestial on Twitter:

@celestialphd

We met with Dr. Anjali Ferguson to discuss her work on Parenting culture, and toward being an accomplice.

Dr. Anjali Ferguson is a clinical psychologist with expertise in trauma-informed, culturally responsive care and parenting. Dr. Ferguson is an author and global resource on social equity and racial trauma. In addition to consulting with organizations of all sizes, Dr. Ferguson's expertise is lent to outlets like Today, Romper, Parents Magazine, Psych Central, and ongoing published medical journals and studies.

Her practice has focused on identifying avenues of care for under-resourced and marginalized communities in efforts to reduce barriers to appropriate interventions and alter systems to better meet community needs. In the last several years, Dr. Ferguson has created free resources for children and families including landmark contributions to Blindian (Black x Indian) literature.

She is also the founder and president of Parenting Culture. INC, a research-informed, inclusive parenting community.  You can access Dr. Ferguson's social equity content at www.draferguson.com or join the parenting conversation at www.parentingculture.org.

Social Media:

https://instagram.com/dranjaliferguson?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

https://instagram.com/parentingculture?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=