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02-04-2020 16:53:17
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A quick story. I’m on ambulatory medicine at the VA. Yesterday I went to get a patient from the waiting room. A Black man who served in Vietnam. When I introduced myself as Dr. Igwe, he gave me a very strange look. I asked if I had the wrong person, but he said “no, that’s me”.

Love seeing all the #APPIC match results on my feed!! 🥳 What would I love more? A more equitable process. Scroll to page 259 for a #CallToAction #EquityInternship PsychinOut 🧠 Psych Chatter Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies #APPICmatch #APPICmatchday services.abct.org/i4a/doclibrary…


Last week, Nick Confessore published a damning piece of investigative reporting that didn't get nearly enough attention. It exposed the orchestrated racist and homophobic campaign against "DEI" that many of us knew was occurring but couldn't prove. nytimes.com/interactive/20…









RFI that may be of interest to some: "...NIMH seeks input on (1) Identifying determinants of mental health disparities beyond the individual level, and (2) Developing culturally responsive, multilevel interventions to address mental health disparities" rfi.grants.nih.gov/?s=660aba074ad…



in press today -- new Scholars for Elevating Equity & Diversity (SEED) publication on recognizing the impact of racism-based traumatic stress on youth in JAACAP Journals! We make recommendations for how research & clinical practice can address symptoms of racism-based trauma. DM me for PDF! doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac…

My FIRST peer-reviewed publication 🥹 If you work w/ youth of color clinically or in research, it's an important read. Grateful for Scholars for Elevating Equity & Diversity (SEED) & the most supportive co-authors Isabella Kahhalé Stefanie Sequeira @akankshadas.bsky.social Chardée Galán & Alayna! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

What an honor to serve as one of the #SPSSICON24 keynote speakers. It was great fun to share research on psychology, racial justice, and healing AND to connect with many like-minded scholars. SPSSI (spssi.bsky.social)

Deeply honored to have been able to learn from the meaningful work of @JenniferMGmez1, @camujic Gina Sissoko, PhD at #SPSSICon. Presenting with Dr. Gómez, who theorized CBTT and made my dissertation work come to life was a surreal experience. Thank you!