Diversity Council

The mission of the Diversity Council is to promote inclusion of diversity-relevant issues in the administration of Division 55, to provide information and services relating to diversity to Division 55 membership, and to provide representation within APA on the intersection of diversity and psychopharmacotherapy within APA governance. The Diversity Council focuses its collective efforts on issues of minority health and health disparities specifically as they relate to clinical psychopharmacology.

Diversity Council members serve dual roles as representatives on the division’s other councils and committees to facilitate diversity representation throughout the division’s administration.

We are always looking for motivated, enthusiastic individuals, from students to seasoned professionals, to contribute to achieving the mission of this council. To find out how to play a role in our efforts, please contact our chair.

Division 55 Diversity Survey Summary (June 2020) (PDF, 215KB)opens in new window

Division's Diversity Policy (PDF, 52KB)opens in new window

APA/APASI Response Centeropens in new window

Chair

• Demietrice Pittman, PhD, MSCP

Members

• Janelle Fisher, PsyD, MSCP

• Troy James, PhD

• Daniel Kaplin, PhD

• Edward Korber, PhD

• Rita Rivera, PsyD

• Judi Steinman, PhD

• Marazziti, D., Mucci, F., Avella, M. T., & Others. (2021). The increasing challenge of the possible impact of ethnicity on psychopharmacology. CNS Spectrums, 26(3), 222–231. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1092852920000073opens in new window
• Chaudhry, I., Neelam, K., Duddu, V., & Others. (2008). Ethnicity and psychopharmacology. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 22(6), 673–680. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881107082105opens in new window
• King, M. (2019). Stigma in psychiatry seen through the lens of sexuality and gender. BJPsych International, 16(4), 77–80. https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2019.12opens in new window