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Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis

Thema Bryant DavisTitle: Professor of Psychology, Pepperdine University; President,  American Psychological Association

Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis is a professor of psychology in the Graduate School of Education and Psychology at Pepperdine University. In 2021, she was elected president of the American Psychological Association (APA). Bryant-Davis is author of the book Thriving in the Wake of Trauma: A Multicultural Guide and is published in the journals The Counseling Psychologist, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, and Trauma, Violence, and Abuse. Dr. Bryant-Davis serves on the editorial board for the journal Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Her chapters can be found in the books The Complete Guide to Mental Health for Women, The Psychology of Racism and Discrimination, The Encyclopedia of Psychological Trauma, and Featuring Females: Feminist Analyses of the Media. She is a three-time graduate of Duke University.


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