APA Division 45

I am beyond honored to have been invited to give this talk at APA on Thursday. If you are attending the convention, please consider stopping by.

My @apadivision17.bsky.social and @apadivision45.bsky.social peeps. Mark your calendars for the #APA2025 panel discussion with Drs. Rosie Phillips Davis, Janet Helms, Derald Wing Sue, and Melba Vasquez 8/7/25 at 9:30-10:30

July was a busy research-filled month! I presented @researchmj.bsky.social @apadivision45.bsky.social conferences in Michigan on hot-off-the-press findings from our @barsstudy.bsky.social. Some photos of students who presented posters. More community-facing dissemination soon!

Thanks to @apadivision45.bsky.social for the invitation to chime in on engaging dialogs about important topics, validating how hard it can be to conduct research on these issues, and ways we should advance this science!

The Division 45 Executive Committee met all day to reflect on the conference, discuss members’ incredible work, and make plans for the division! We’re grateful to our incredible members and honored to serve in our roles to support you!

Thank you to Dr. Char Newton for organizing a lovely community engagement event centered on healing from racial trauma. We’re grateful to George Floyd’s family members, Thomas Mclaurin and Dr. Lisa Allen-Mclaurin, and Dr. Matisha Williams and @drscarter.bsky.social for sharing their insights!

A powerful final plenary on how our division can combat attacks on DEI featuring Division 45 presidents! @drgigiawad.bsky.social @helenneville12.bsky.social

So grateful to have had the opportunity to moderate this discussion with such insightful, funny, and wise panelists! Thank you to the audience for your attention, engagement, and questions! @apadivision45.bsky.social thanks for having us!

Cover of Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology. Maroon background with white text and the APA Division 45 logo at the top.

Excited to welcome @josemcausadias.bsky.social as a new Associate Editor for Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, an @apajournals.bsky.social journal. More CDEMP updates and a re-introduction of our full Associate Editor team coming soon!

Honored to have been a part of this panel, “Conversation with Div 45 Members-at-Large on Leading Radically with Resistance and Liberation” with Drs. Juan Pantoja-Patiño and Ayli Carrero Pinedo moderated by the lovely Dr. Fred Millán! @apadivision45.bsky.social

Looks like a wonderful symposium! Thanks for coming and being a part of it ❤️

Powerful closing @apadivision45.bsky.social plenary panel on advances in discrimination research with Drs Robert Sellers, Enrique Neblett, Priscilla Lui, and Tiffany Yip.

An afternoon panel entitled, “Under a Microscope Yet out of Focus: On Being Pro-Palestine”
Chair: Nadia Al-Dajani
Panelists: @yaramekawi.bsky.social, Rawan Atari-Khan, Rouan Salim, & @drgigiawad.bsky.social

Another outstanding panel at the @apadivision45.bsky.social conference. @jionilewis.bsky.social Brianna Ladd and Dr Gabrielle Kubi presented cutting edge work on advances in intersectional research on Black women’s gendered racial identity development

Another plenary panel, another opportunity to hear from some of greatest thinkers in our field!

Today’s final session was entitled “Advances in Discrimination Research” moderated by Dr. Rob Sellers and featuring
@drpriscillalui.bsky.social, @eneblett.bsky.socia, and Dr. Tiffany Yip!

Truly! It was a joy to hear their perspectives and words of wisdom.

Dr. Sue, “Is racism increasing in our country or has it always been there and people are being given permission to engage in it?”, APA Division 45 Plenary 2

@apadivision45.bsky.social #2025APADIV45

It really was!

@kkool35.bsky.social sharing their work with @helenneville12.bsky.social! Kay accomplished a major feat: presenting two posters simultaneously!

@nathaliephd.bsky.social sharing her work on emotion regulation and racial trauma!

Star-studded Plenary 2 is happening now entitled, “Anatomy of Racism in the United States”

Panelists are Dr. E.J.R. David, @helenneville12.bsky.social, and Dr. Derald Wing Sue. Moderated by conference co-chair @drgigiawad.bsky.social!

A photo capturing a joyful lab moment with Dr. Jioni Lewis @jionilewis.bsky.social shouting out Dr. Kubi’s recent dissertation defense and colleague Bri smiling with pride!

A fabulous symposium to start off the day! See you there, @jionilewis.bsky.social, Bri, and Dr. Kubi!

It’s going to be a wonderful session!

A powerful plenary panel to kick off the conference!

Dr. Rob Sellers dropping gems about the tenure process at the Division 45 pre conference!

Beat me there! Can’t wait to discuss with everyone at the conference @apadivision45.bsky.social

The preconference is off to a great start! Wonderful panel with Drs. Payne, Case, and Durkee!

Join the most wonderful group of academic mama panelists for a discussion on academic motherhood at the @apadivision45.bsky.social research conference in Ann Arbor next week! See you on Friday at 1:30-4pm. @drscarter.bsky.social @nathaliephd.bsky.social

Congratulations to Dr. Zelaya!