“Psyched” to learn about African American women in psychology

Dr. Lea Hald, Dr. Dorothy Chin, Dr. Chante DeLoach, Dr. Erin Cue, and Dr. Steph Anderson (Left to Right) posing at I am Psyched! Celebrating African American Psychologists Museum on Wednesday, Febuary 26,2025 at the Student Services Center, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Calif. The Psychology Department at Santa Monica college hosts an event to showcase the contributions and works of female African American psychologists. (Ana Sanchez Venegas | The Corsair

Atendee reading the biography of Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt at I am Psyched! Celebrating African American Psychologists Museum on Wednesday, Febuary 26,2025 at the Student Services Center, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Calif. The Psychology Department at Santa Monica college hosts an event to showcase the contributions and works of female African American psychologists. Dr. Eberhardt's research focuses on implicit bias, and how race and criminality are associated. (Ana Sanchez Venegas | The Corsair)

Dr. Steph Anderson arranging sandwhiches for atendees, the Racial Justice Center provides food and refreshments for students, faculty, and staff at I am Psyched! Celebrating African American Psychologists Museum on Wednesday, Febuary 26,2025 at the Student Services Center, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Calif. The Psychology Department at Santa Monica college hosts an event to showcase the contributions and works of female African American psychologists. (Ana Sanchez Venegas | The Corsair

Dr. Dorothy Chin (left), talking to an atendee at I am Psyched! Celebrating African American Psychologists Museum on Wednesday, Febuary 26,2025 at the Student Services Center, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Calif. The Psychology Department at Santa Monica college hosts an event to showcase the contributions and works of female African American psychologists. (Ana Sanchez Venegas | The Corsair

Student photographing Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt's biography at I am Psyched! Celebrating African American Psychologists Museum on Wednesday, Febuary 26,2025 at the Student Services Center, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Calif. The Psychology Department at Santa Monica college hosts an event to showcase the contributions and works of female African American psychologists. The biography poster includes a qr code which students can scan to get more information on a person. (Ana Sanchez Venegas | The Corsair

On Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2025, the Santa Monica College (SMC) Psychology Department held a gallery outside the Black Collegians & Latino Center, showcasing female African American psychologists. The gallery included posters of different women along with their biographies, descriptions of their research and their contributions to the field. This was the second museum-like event the department has hosted, following the “I’m Psyched” event in Nov. 2023 celebrating Latin American psychologists, and the department hopes to host it again for Hispanic Heritage Month in the fall. 

The event was hosted for students, staff and faculty to pace themselves through the gallery and read about each person. Members of the Psychology Department were at the event, answering questions and providing students with resources. The event was intended to highlight the different pathways someone can take in psychology, while also capturing how the work of these psychologists has been influenced by their experiences and identities. 

These women have addressed issues that they have seen within their communities and personal experiences. Their research has brought light to the experience of African Americans, and is a testament to the significance of minority representation in the field of psychology. Psychologists in the gallery included: 

• Dr. Sharon Tettegah

• Dr. Jessica Henderson Daniel

• Dr. Diane Hughes

• Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt

• Dr. Cheryl Grills

• Dr. Mamie Phipps Clark

• Dr. Inez Prosser

• Dr. Ruth Hall

• Dr. Nancy Boyd-Franklin

• Dr. Sandra Graham

• Dr. Beverly Greene

• Dr. Charlotte Tate

• Dr. Beverly Tatum

• Dr. Janet Helms

Students at the event were inspired, engaging in conversations about the individuals. The individuals highlighted were nominated by the department staff. Many of the individuals are mentors of the staff or from other colleges, and department staffers were able to answer questions regarding their work. Additionally, each poster had a QR code, which students were able to scan for more information on each person. 

The Racial Justice Center provided refreshments and food for attendees. The environment at this event encouraged a sense of community and inspired conversations among attendees.