Thema Bryant-Davis, PhD, is an associate professor of psychology at Pepperdine University. She was the 2 5 recipient of the California Psychological Association Distinguished Scientist Award. She is also a past president of the Society for the Psychology of Women and a former APA representative to the United Nations. She received the Early Career Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Service award. Dr. Bryant-Davis is the director of the Culture and Trauma Research Lab at Pepperdine University and a past associate editor of the journal Psychological Trauma. Her work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, and she is the author of the book Thriving in the Wake of Trauma: A Multicultural Guide and coeditor of the books Surviving Sexual Violence: A Handbook of Recovery and Empowerment and Foundations of Resilience: Religion and Spirituality in Diverse Women's Lives.
A licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Bryant-Davis earned her doctorate from Duke University and completed her postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical Center. Her research focus areas include trauma psychology, ethnic minority women, oppression, coping, and spirituality. She is a contributing author to APA's resolution against racism, xenophobia, and intolerance. ESSENCE magazine named her among women who are shaping the world.
Lillian Comas-D amp iacute az, PhD, focuses her academic, professional, and personal work on multiculturalism, feminism, spirituality, and mental health. She developed a Latino community mental health program in Connecticut, was a faculty member at the Yale University Psychiatry Department, became the director of the Yale University Hispanic Clinic, directed APA's Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs, and cofounded the Transcultural Mental Health Institute. Currently, Dr. Comas-D amp iacute az is a psychologist in private practice and a clinical professor at George Washington University's Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences. With more than 5 publications, her recent books include Multicultural Care: A Clinician's Guide to Cultural Competence Psychological Health of Women of Color: Intersections, Challenges and Opportunities (with B. Greene) Women Psychotherapists' Reflections on Female Friendships (with M. Weiner) and Women Psychotherapists: Journeys in Healing (with M. Weiner).
