The Society for the Psychology of Women has a New President!

Congratulations to Dr. Thema Davis-Bryant, who is the new President Elect of the Society for the Psychology of Women (Division 35 of the American Psychological Association).

Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis is an ESIN Scholar and member of the ESIN Research Study Group , Trauma and Violence among Diverse Populations.   

Dr. Bryant-Davis received her doctorate from Duke University in Clinical Psychology with a focus on the cultural context of trauma recovery, as well as the intersection of gender and racial identity. She completed her post-doctoral training at Harvard Medical Center’s Victims of Violence Program. From 2001-2004, she served as Senior Staff Psychologist and Coordinator of the Princeton University SHARE Program. Dr. Bryant-Davis is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Pepperdine University where she teaches on the topics of indivdiual and family development as well as intimate partner violence. She is a contributing author in the books The Psychology of Racism, The Complete Guide to Mental Health for Women, and Featuring Females: Feminist Analyses of the Media.

Dr. Bryant-Davis served for three years as an American Psychological Association representative to the United Nations where she advocated for mental health and human rights globally. She served for an additional three years to the Committee on International Relations in Psychology; during that time she was elected Chairperson and spear-headed initatives in response to the crisis in Darfur. In addition, she has been appointed the Global and International Issues Chairperson for the Society for the Psychology of Women.