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Diversity Advocacy Committee

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Diversity Advocacy Committee for the Drexel Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

What is diversity according to the American Psychological Association (APA)?

“When describing people and the representation or composition of various population and social identity groups in a work group, organization, or community, diversity can include such factors as race, ethnicity, culture, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, spirituality, disability, age, national origin, immigration status, and language. There is a recognition that people have multiple identities and that social identities are intersectional and have different salience and impact in different contexts.”

–American Psychological Association. Apa Dictionary of Psychology. American Psychological Association.

What are some types of diversity?

  • Cognitive diversity: differences in patterns of thinking, analysis, perception, and point of view, including perspectives, heuristics, interpretations, predictions
  • Identity diversity: differences among people based on sex, gender, religion, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, immigrant status, etc.
  • Demographic diversity: differences based on social categories or social roles without regard to their psychological salience for the person
  • Preference diversity: differences in taste and values including the outcomes we prefer and the means by which we pursue the preferred outcomes

Page, S. E. (2007). The difference: How the power of diversity creates better groups, firms, schools, and societies. Princeton University Press

Mission Statement

The Drexel University Diversity Advocacy Committee aims to (a) create an environment that embraces all facets of diversity within the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, and (b) increase opportunities for understanding the many factors that contribute to the experience of all persons and promote social justice within the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and the broader community. In line with this mission we strive to:

  • Increase representation of diverse faculty and students.
  • Promote greater integration of diversity-related issues, perspectives, and voices in all aspects of graduate training.
  • Assess and communicate students’ diversity-related experiences to faculty within the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences.
  • Provide a collaborative forum to engage in discourse related to diversity both within and outside of Drexel University.
  • Create opportunities to engage with the broader community in order to achieve shared goals related to mental health, social justice, and diversity.
  • Work with faculty to utilize culturally-relevant content and coursework (i.e readings, topics, case examples).
Diversity Advocacy Committee for the Drexel Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Leadership Committee

Left to right: Hannah Register and Branislav Jovanovic.

Graduate Student Diversity Resources at Drexel

Additional Diversity Resources

APA Office of Ethnicity, Race, and Cultural Affairs (OEMA)

Organizations/Listservs

Grants/Fellowships/Funding Opportunities

Conferences

  • National Multicultural Conference and Summit (NMCS) - Biannual
  • Society for the Psychology of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race (APA Div 45) Conference - Biannual

Leadership

  • American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS)
  • Committee for the Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Diversity (CARED)
  • Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (CSOGD)
  • The Society of Clinical Psychology (APA Div. 12)