The 2023 President of the American Psychological Association will speak on overcoming fear and trauma
SUMMARY
- UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Dr. Thema Bryant
- Friday, March 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Campbell Hall
- Dr. Thema provides tools to meaningfully connect with a larger community, even in the face of racism, sexism, heartbreak, grief and trauma
- A clinical psychologist, an ordained minister and a professor at Pepperdine University, Dr. Thema is the 2023 President of the American Psychological Association
- Her talk will address the need to reconnect with one’s authentic self and reclaim one’s time, voice and life
- Part of the UCSB Arts & Lectures Justice for All programming initiative
- Presented in association with the following UCSB schools, departments and programs: Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, Department of Black Studies, Center for Black Studies Research, Graduate Students for Diversity in Science, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and UCSB Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
- FREE (registration recommended)
- Registration and Info here
“Dr. Thema Bryant is teaching people how to come back to themselves and handle challenges along the way of self-discovery.” – Nedra Glover Tawwab, New York Times bestselling author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace
SANTA BARBARA — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Dr. Thema Bryant on Friday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Campbell Hall. One of the foundational scholars on the topic of the trauma of racism, Dr. Thema Bryant provides tools to meaningfully connect with a larger community, even in the face of racism, sexism, heartbreak, grief and trauma. As a survivor of sexual assault, racism and evacuation from a civil war in Liberia, she knows intimately the work involved in healing. Having made the journey herself, in addition to guiding others as a clinical psychologist and ordained minister, Dr. Thema shows how to reconnect with your authentic self and reclaim your time, your voice and your life.
View Dr. Thema talking about her book homecoming
ABOUT DR. THEMA BRYANT
Dr. Thema Bryant is the 2023 president of the American Psychological Association, the leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology with more than 120,000 members (apa.org).
Dr. Thema Bryant completed her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Duke University and her post-doctoral training at Harvard Medical Center’s Victims of Violence Program. Upon graduating, she became the Coordinator of the Princeton University SHARE Program, which provides intervention and prevention programming to combat sexual assault, sexual harassment, and harassment based on sexual orientation. She is currently a tenured professor of psychology in the Graduate School of Education and Psychology at Pepperdine University, where she directs the Culture and Trauma Research Laboratory. Her clinical and research interests center on interpersonal trauma and the societal trauma of oppression. She is a past president of the Society for the Psychology of Women and a past APA representative to the United Nations. Dr. Thema also served on the APA Committee on International Relations in Psychology and the Committee on Women in Psychology.
The American Psychological Association honored her for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest in 2013. The Institute of Violence, Abuse and Trauma honored her with their media award for the film Psychology of Human Trafficking in 2016 and the Institute honored her with the Donald Fridley Memorial Award for excellence in mentoring in the field of trauma in 2018. The California Psychological Association honored her for Distinguished Scientific Achievement in Psychology in 2015. She is the editor of the APA text Multicultural Feminist Therapy: Helping Adolescent Girls of Color to Thrive. She is one of the foundational scholars on the topic of the trauma of racism and in 2020, she gave an invited keynote address on the topic at APA. In 2020, the International Division of APA honored her for her International Contributions to the Study of Gender and Women for her work in Africa and the Diaspora. Dr. Thema has raised public awareness regarding mental health by extending the reach of psychology beyond the academy and private therapy office through community programming and media engagement, including but not limited to Headline News, National Public Radio, and CNN.
About UCSB Arts & Lectures
Founded in 1959, UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L) is the largest and most influential arts and lectures organization between Los Angeles and San Francisco. A&L annually presents more than a hundred public events, from critically acclaimed concerts and dance performances by world-renowned artists to talks by groundbreaking authors and film series at UCSB and Santa Barbara-area venues. With a mission to “educate, entertain and inspire,” A&L also oversees an outreach program that brings visiting artists and speakers into local classrooms and other venues for master classes, open rehearsals, discussions and more, serving K-12 students, college students and the general public.
Dr. Thema Bryant is presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures. Registration is FREE.
For more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at (805) 893-3535 or visit www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu.
Presented in association with the following UCSB Departments: Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, Department of Black Studies, Center for Black Studies Research, Graduate Students for Diversity in Science, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and UCSB Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
Through its Justice for All Programming Initiative, Arts & Lectures remains committed to addressing issues of social justice. Marking our third season illuminating a wide spectrum of systemic injustice, the Justice for All programming initiative looks to today’s great minds and creators and to the courageous leaders across the globe who are forging a new path forward. Join us as we learn from those confronting uncomfortable questions, solving difficult problems, and guiding us all toward a more equitable world.
UCSB Arts & Lectures gratefully acknowledges our Community Partners the Natalie Orfalea Foundation & Lou Buglioli for their generous support of the 2022-2023 season.