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Considerations for Black women conducting Beauty & Body Image Research

FIU Africa & African Diaspora Studies, Miami, FL.
Psychological research has typically prioritized majority populations' outcomes, using these results as the norm against which Black women and other marginalized populations are compared. FIU Professor and Author of the Psychology of Black Womanhood, Dionne Stephens, will highlight the unique considerations required for conducting research examining Black women's beauty and body images. Using an intersectional lens, she will outline the ways in which this work is nuanced and embedded in socio- historical realities that must be assessed beyond typical psychological qualitative approaches. 

CENTERING BLACK WOMEN IN HIGHER EDUCATION CURRICULM

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Annual Conference

American Psychological Association: Division 9, Philadelphia, PA
Developing concrete steps for integrating the psychology of Black womanhood through the curriculum is critical for supporting one of the largest populations on campuses today- Black women. Through the use of the Psychology of Black Womanhood textbook, Drs. Danielle Dickens and Dionne Stephens will highlight how instructors can address this void in knowledge and teaching pedagogy. Beyond simply providing a rationale for integrating this specific book this interactive discussion provides a space to discuss gaps in teaching knowledge, and varied pedogeological approaches that can be used in diverse course offerings. Finally, they will present applied assignments, and discuss how to implement support resources for faculty lacking expertise on these areas.

PERCEPTIONS OF PROFESSIONALISM: BLACK HAIR IN THE WORKPLACE

Interrogating Black Women’s Natural Hair

Trauma, Tresses & Truth Conference
Natural hair, whether in the form of braids, afros, dreadlocks, or other natural styles, has always been political. Who in our society gets to author the prevailing constitution of professional appearance? How do we, as Black women (and Black men) encourage course correction and alter the prism through which our hair is interrogated? This conference aims to situate the fact that, despite structural denials to the contrary, our natural hair remains a heretical war zone. 

PSYCHOLOGY OF BLACK WOMANHOOD SYMPOSIUM
Spelman College, Atlanta, GA  

This day long symposium will give attendees space to discuss issues affecting Black womanhood in the United States. Drawing upon the content form this groundbreaking book, this series of panels will extend our knowledge about the ways in which psychology affects the lives of Black women. Community and academic experts from various fields will be sharing their perspectives.