Integrating Research Contributions of Women of Color

Into Psychology Courses

Cydnee Patterson

Pepperdine University

Rihana S. Mason

Georgia State University

Natalie Haslem

US Veterans Administration

Jennifer Friday

The Friday Consulting Group, LLC

Shalini Mittal

Tushar Singh

Bennett University, India

*Sharon Johnson

California State University, Northridge

Agenda

Jessica Henderson Daniel

Janis Sanchez Hucles

Bertha Laconyea Butler

Leora Echohawk

Celestine Smith

Lessons Learned Cultural Pioneers, Builders & Leaders

• Diversifying the Curricula

Early Psychological Research

Contributions from Women of Color

Vol 1 & 2

Writing Just, Equitable, Diverse, Inclusive & Sustainable (JEDIS) Textbooks

Writing Just, Equitable, Diverse, Inclusive & Sustainable

(JEDIS) Textbooks

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Uncovering Dissertations from 1912-1990

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Artifact Examples

Hand drawn graphs (Arai, 1912)

Early Research Contributions of Women of Color in Psychology

Tsuruko Haraguchi¹

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Ang Lee¹

Tomi Wada Kora¹

Inez Beverly Prosser¹

Ruth Howard¹

Alberta Banner Turner¹

Mamie Phipps Clark¹

Celestine Smith¹

Keturah Whitehurst¹

Carolyn A. Attneave¹

Tong-He Choo Koh²

Women’s Suffrage

Estefania

Aldaba Lim²

Mae Belle

Claytor²

Martha Bernal¹

Marigold (Belloni) Linton¹

¹ Chapter in Volume 1 ² Chapter in Volume 2

Voting Rights Act

Early Research Contributions of Women of Color in Psychology

Diane Willis¹

Felicisima Serafica¹

Nuha Abudabbeh¹

Janet E. Helms²

Melba Jean Vasquez¹

Lillian Comas-Diaz¹

Harriette Pipes McAdoo²

Bertha LaConyea Butler²

Ruby Naomi

Takanishi²

Oliva Espin²

Glorisa

Canino²

Carolyn Barcus¹

Reiko

Homma True²

Vonnie

Cile McLoyd²

Jessica Henderson Daniel²

Margaret Beale Spencer²

Leora Echohawk²

Rosie Bingham Davis Phillips²

May Pao-May Tung²

Christine Iijima Hall²

Jeanette Altarriba²

Mahzarin Banaji²

Janis Sanchez- Hucles²

Ena Vazquez-Nuttall¹

¹ Chapter in Volume 1 ² Chapter in Volume 2

Chapter Structure

Example: Tsuruko Arai Haraguchi

Mental Fatigue (1912)

• Born 1886 in Tomioka, Japan
• Youngest student in English Literature at Japan’s Women’s University (1903)
• First Japanese woman to earn PhD in United States from Columbia University (1912)
• First Japanese woman to earn any doctoral degree
• Dissertation examined physical & mental correlates of mental fatigue
• Memoir Tanoshiki Omoide [Happy Memories] (1915)

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Name of Woman of Color

Dissertation Title (Year)

• Born in xxxxxx
• Received her [insert degree] from xxxxxx
• Notable Fact
• Dissertation finding
• Application to today’s classroom

Teaching Activity

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Jessica Henderson Daniel

Jessica Henderson Daniel

1969

• Born in San Antonio, Texas. Raised in a military family as the daughter of an Air Force crew chief
• University of Illinois-Urbana in 1969
• Daniel authored the curriculum Preparing the Next Generation of Citizen Psychologists Work (APA Citizen Psychologist Presidential Work Group, 2018), which includes competencies and learning outcomes across levels of education and training.
• The first black woman president of the APA
• Two books, 32 publications, and 24 awards, she is both highly decorated and well-deserved in her notoriety and far-reaching impact on the field.
• Dissertation examined the Black Graduate Student's Employment Dilemma: Predominantly Black Versus Predominantly White Work Settings
• Application to today’s classroom

Teaching Activity

https://www.apa.org/

Janis Sanchez-Hucles

Dr. Janis Sanchez-Hucles��Personality Correlates of Black Students Who Choose to Attend a Predominantly Black or a Predominantly White College (1980)

• Born in 1951
• Received her Ph.D from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• She was the second Black person to earn a Ph.D from UNC
• Her dissertation focused on Black high school students’ decisions about what type of college they chose to attend
• The Key finding indicated that significant demographic and personality variables contributed to their decision-making
• Understanding these findings may be used in today’s classroom for students to understand their decision-making process and how that determines their success.

Photo credit: Researchgate profile picture

Dr. Janis Sanchez-Hucles��Black Students and College Choice

Her dissertation research focused on Black students and their decision about what type of college to attend, a Predominantly White College (Predominantly White College) versus a Predominantly Black College (Predominantly Black College).

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• Purpose: Look at factors that might lead Black students to choose a PWC versus PBC.

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• Hypothesis: College choice decision is dependent on three factors
• Demographic Variable
• Student Orientation Variables
• Personality Variables

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Dr. Janis Sanchez-Hucles��Black Students and College Choice

• Methods: Self-developed questionnaire and several standardized measures of personality variables. Subjects were 253 Black students from a PWC and PBC

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• Results: There are significant demographic and personality variables that contribute to the college choice of these Black students.

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Dr. Janis Sanchez-Hucles��Black Students and College Choice

Classroom Applications:

• Study findings can be used as part of an admissions process
• Study findings can be used in a variety of psychology classes
• Study finding can be used to inform other academic disciplines
• Relevant in today’s environment

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Classroom Activities:

• Classroom conversations on choices and decision making
• Discussion of state of college education for people of color
• Adjustment of students of color and campus environment

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Dr. Janis Sanchez-Hucles��Black Students and College Choice

Contributions and Conclusions

Sanchez-Hucles’ work after graduation kept the focus on women and minorities in her roles as:

• Academic, service provider
• Researcher
• Organizational leader

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Sanchez-Hucles, J.V.  (1980). Personality correlates of Black college students who choose to attend a predominantly Black or a predominantly White college. [Unpublished  Doctoral Dissertation], University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Bertha Laconyea Butler

Dr. B. LaConyea Butler

The Effects of Three Counseling Procedures on the Performance of Low-Achieving Students in a Small Liberal Arts College for Women (Butler,1972).

• Born on November 20, 1935 in Greenville, SC
• Received her PH.D in Guidance and Counseling from Atlanta University in 1972
• Served 55 years as psychology faculty at Spelman College
• Served as psychology chair at Spelman for 17 years
• The Southeastern Teaching of Psychology presents the best poster presenter with an award in Butler’s name

Dr. B. LaConyea Butler, Source: Watson, Garrett & Woods, Funeral Home

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Dr. B. LaConyea Butler

The Effects of Three Counseling Procedures on the Performance of Low-Achieving Students in a Small Liberal Arts College for Women (Butler,1972).

• Study compared the effects of three different types of counseling on the academic achievement levels of black women in a small liberal arts college setting
• Sought to understand the variables associated with low achievement in black women in liberal arts setting and if different methods of counselings would lead to improvement in academic achievement
• Experimental groups included group counseling with cognitive orientation, affective orientation,and individual counseling

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Dr. B. LaConyea Butler, credits of

Dr. B. LaConyea Butler

The Effects of Three Counseling Procedures on the Performance of Low-Achieving Students in a Small Liberal Arts College for Women (Butler,1972).

• Study found that there was no significant effect on the achievement level of these students using cognitive and affective group counseling and individual counseling
• Neither counseling method of counseling significantly affected the self-concept, or study habits and attitudes
• Individual method of counseling was found to significantly affect the areas of stated personal problems measured by the Mooney Problem Checklist

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Dr. B. LaConyea Butler, credits of

Dr. B. LaConyea Butler

The Effects of Three Counseling Procedures on the Performance of Low-Achieving Students in a Small Liberal Arts College for Women (Butler,1972).

• Study found that short-term counseling has little effect on the achievement, self-concept, study habits and attitudes, or stated personal problems of low achieving students in the study

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• Modern research shows that receiving a higher number of counseling sessions predicted higher GPAS and increased the likelihood of graduation.

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• Her work guided future research examining factors that influence academic achievement in college students and educational settings.

Dr. B. LaConyea Butler, credits of

Dr. B. LaConyea Butler

The Effects of Three Counseling Procedures on the Performance of Low-Achieving Students in a Small Liberal Arts College for Women (Butler,1972).

Application to today’s classroom

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• Butler’s dissertation has a wide latitude for applicability of use to instructors of psychology and education courses as her independent variables are described in many bodies of knowledge within the discipline of psychology and education.

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• The relevant courses for these activities include careers in psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, personality and research methods.

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Leora Echohawk

Leora Marlene Echohawk

Locus of Control Among American Indian Youth (1976)

• Born on 24th February 1932, Pawnee County, Oklahoma
• Received her Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology degree from Oklahoma State University in 1976
• Extensive professional contributions to mental health services for Native American communities. Served as the Chief of the Mental Health Branch in the Indian Health Service (IHS), overseeing 17 tribal mental health programs across 14 states.
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Teaching Activity

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Leora Marlene Echohawk

Locus of Control Among American Indian Youth (1976)

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• Dissertation finding: According to self- and teacher-ratings, there was a strong correlation between leadership qualities and an internal locus of control among American Indian youth. However, peer ratings did not show a significant correlation.

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Teaching Activity

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Leora Marlene Echohawk

Locus of Control Among American Indian Youth (1976)

Application to today’s classroom:

• Can be integrated in Personality Psychology, Cross Cultural Psychology and Social Psychology
• Can be integrated with efforts to indigenize Psychology
• Enhance discussions on stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination
• Can be achieved through scientist spotlight assignments, critical analysis of her works and replication attempts

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Teaching Activity

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