Thema Bryant's research considers interpersonal trauma and societal trauma of oppression.
12 Facts About Thema Bryant
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Thema Bryant was elected as the 2023 President of the American Psychological Association.
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Thema Bryant completed her doctorate in clinical psychology at Duke University.
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Thema Bryant moved to Harvard Medical School as a postdoctoral researcher, where she worked with the Victims of Violence Program.
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In 2005, Thema Bryant moved to California State University, Long Beach.
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Thema Bryant stayed there for two years, until she was appointed Professor of Psychology at Pepperdine University in 2007.
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Thema Bryant's research considers the societal trauma of oppression and interpersonal trauma.
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Thema Bryant is the host of "Homecoming", a mental health podcast.
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Thema Bryant was elected President of the American Psychological Association in 2023.
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Thema Bryant was President of the Society for the Psychology of Women, a division of the American Psychological Association.
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Thema Bryant gave evidence at the United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in 2001.
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Thema Bryant is an ordained minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.