Helen A. Neville, UC Santa Barbara Gevirtz Graduate School of Education alumna, is the invited author for the newest issue of Latinx Psychology Today (LPT). The theme of this issue is Celebrating AfroLatinidad in Latinx Psychology, and is edited by Dr. Adames and Dr. Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas.
Dr. Neville’s article is titled, “Racial-ethnic awakening among AfroLatinxs People: A call for more complex models of Black consciousness.” In this article, she discusses her interest in understanding the shifts in individuals’ racial identities, and argues that more research should be conducted on the racial-ethnic awakening process of AfroLatinx people. Other topics of articles included in the issue are testimonios of two AfroLatinas in psychology by Delida Sanchez and Noemí Madera, ways to disrupt anti-Blackness in higher education by Sarah Elizabeth Bruno and Brian K. Allen, Jr., and the unique experiences of Black Latina women who are survivors of interpersonal violence by Martha Hernández-Martínez.
Latinx Psychology Today is the National Latinx Psychological Association’s official bulletin. LPT offers an exclusive inside look into the world of the National Latinx Psychological Association (NLPA) organization and contributes to the growing and evolving ideas of Latinx Psychology and People of Color. The previous issue of LPT, released in 2018, has received 8,657 views and downloads.
Dr. Neville is a professor of Educational Psychology and African American Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. She received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from UC Santa Barbara in 1993 (now the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology). She is currently the president of APA Division 45: The Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race. She is a past associate editor of The Counseling Psychologist and the Journal of Black Psychology. Her research on race, racism, and color-blind racial ideology has appeared in a wide range of peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Neville has been recognized for her research and mentoring efforts, including receiving the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students Kenneth and Mamie Clark Award, the APA Division 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race) Charles and Shirley Thomas Award for mentoring/contributions to African American students/community, and the APA Minority Fellowship Program Dalmas Taylor Award for Research. She was honored with the Association of Black Psychologists' Distinguished Psychologist of the Year award and the Winter Roundtable Janet E. Helms Mentoring Award.