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Lillian Comas-Diaz, Ph.D. |
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Elaine Rodino, Ph.D. |
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This series, established in 1994 through the American Psychological Foundation, is made possible by an endowment from Dr. Raymond D. Weiss in honor of his wife, Dr. Rosalee Weiss. Both Ray and Rosalee are practicing psychologists in New Jersey. In alternate years, Divisions 29 and 42 select an outstanding leader in psychology to give this lecture. Dr. Comas-Diaz is a private practitioner in Washington D.C. A clinician, scholar, and activist, her professional areas include cultural mental health, gender issues, and international psychology. Dr. Comas-Díaz works with the media on issues regarding gender and family roles, sexuality, cultural analysis, trauma, and terrorism. In addition to directing the Transcultural Mental Health Institute in Washington, Lillian is a clinical professor at the George Washington University Department of Psychiatry. She is a former director of the APA Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs and was a faculty member at the Yale University Department of Psychiatry, where she also directed its Hispanic Clinic. Dr. Comas-Diaz is the senior editor of two textbooks: Clinical Guidelines in Cross Cultural Mental Health, and Women of Color: Integrating Ethnic and Gender Identities into Psychotherapy. She is the founding editor in chief the American Psychological Association Division 45 official journal, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. Currently Dr. Comas-Diaz is examining the integration of psychology and indigenous healing. She is a member of the APA Task Force on Resilience in Response to Terrorism. Dr. Comas-Diaz delivered a wonderful lecture titled “Environmental Re-Traumatization: Psychology, Culture and the Media. |
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