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In December of 2021, Applied Social Psychology faculty Dr. Lisa Bowleg, was the webinar speaker at the SEICHE Center for Health and Justice at Yale. The center's focus is on clinical care, research, education, and advocacy focused on mass incarceration and health. Dr. Bowleg's talk was titled: "Unemployment, incarceration and police brutality: What I've learned about intersectionality and structural inequality from my HIV prevention research with U.S. Black Men." Her talk discussed unemployment, incarceration, and police brutality.

Congratulations to ASP faculty - Dr. Lisa Bowleg, current ASP doctoral students - Riko Boone and Mary Mbaba, and ASP graduates - Drs. Ana Maria del Rio-Gonzalez and Sidney Holt on their recent publication in American Psychologist, titled "Beyond 'heartfelt condolences': A critical take on mainstream psychology’s responses to anti-Black police brutality"

Bowleg, L., Boone, C. A., del Río González, A. M., Holt, S. L., & Mbaba, M. (2021). Beyond “heartfelt condolences”: A critical take on mainstream psychology’s responses to anti-Black police brutality. American Psychologist. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000899

Congratulations to Dr. Carol Sigelman who has won the Oscar and Shoshana Trachtenberg Prize for Service in recognition of her tireless efforts that make George Washington University a better place!

Carol Sigelman with statue of George Washington on Kogan Plaza

Congratulations to Dr. Lisa Bowleg who has won the Trachtenberg Prize for Scholarship! This is the university's signature award for faculty research that has been recognized as of the highest quality and of great relevance to our society.

Congratulations to both on this well-deserved recognition!

Photo of Lisa Bowleg