APA Division 45

That’s a wrap for our mid-winter meeting! Shout out to our Zoom folks who aren’t pictured here ❤️

Happy 40 years to Division 45! Our fearless leader @drgigiawad.bsky.social cuts into our celebratory cake after a long, productive day of planning!

David, our division manager, doing what he does best: listening intently, thinking deeply, and thinking of ways to make Division 45 run as smoothly as possible!

Editing the division’s flagship journal, Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, is a big responsibility that requires many scientific AND interpersonal skills. Thankfully for us, Dr. Enrique Neblett has all of those skills and is leading the journal beautifully! @eneblett.bsky.social

We are grateful for all of Dr. Tina Lincourt’s efforts on the National Multicultural Conference & Summit (NMCS) planning team!

Welcome to the executive committee of Division 45, Dr. Bango Gancinia! @drbahaur.bsky.social, also pictured here, loves the EC so much that she ran for membership chair when her MENA rep term ended! Happy to have you continue with us.

Drs. Mohamed Elnakib, Rita Rivera, and Juan Pantoja-Patiño sharing a completely candid, entirely natural photo 🤣! But truly, our mid-winter meetings do genuinely have a lot of laughter and moments of joy!

Dr. Richelle Concepcion, one of our members-at-large (MAL) is always working hard to collaborate with other MALs on Division 45 projects!

Dr. Yara Mekawi @yaramekawi.bsky.social (early career psych rep) and Dr. Bahaur Amini @drbahaur.bsky.social (membership chair) working together on webinar ideas for our membership!

Dr. Jendayi Dillard-Cooke and Dr. Zainab Hachem are working tirelessly behind the scenes to co-chair the Division 45 component of the APA Convention! If you see them in August, make sure to say hello! ❤️

Our detail oriented and highly organized treasurer, Dr. Tomas Granados, keeps track of the divisions finances and ensures we are sticking to the budget!

Our endlessly wise and passionate presidential trio, Dr. Fred Millán (past), Dr. Gigi Awad @drgigiawad.bsky.social (current), and Dr. Char Newton (future)!

Dr. Earl Turner, one of our fabulous APA council reps, works hard to represent our division in APA with other two colleagues, Dr. Milton Fuentes and Dr. Sherry Wang!

The Division 45 executive committee is thrilled to be in beautiful Seattle for our midwinter meeting this year! We are gathering to discuss members’ needs, move the organization forward, and set our priorities for this year’s work.

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.