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Jasmine (Jas) Tilghman, PhD
Treasurer
Bianca Jones, PhD
Membership Committee Chair
Sarah R. Cunningham, PhD
Early Career Professional Chair
Awards Chair
Telsie A. Davis, PhD
Early Career Committee Representative
Marinque "Marti" Jones, PhD
Newsletter Editor
Gina Sissoko, GS
Graduate Student Representative
Catherine Adams, PsyD
Historian
Rhyann Robinson, GS
Graduate Student Representative
Gihane Jeremie-Brink, PhD
Secretary
Div. 35, Section I (The Psychology of Black Women) began as a committee on black women's concerns. With vision and perseverance, the committee gained a more prominent voice within the division, and Section I (The Psychology of Black Women) was established in 1984.
As a section, The Psychology of Black Women has its own bylaws and governance structure and has scheduled time for invited presentations at the American Psychological Association's Annual Convention.
President
Batsirai Bvunzawabaya, PhD (2025–27)
President-Elect
(2027–29)
Past President
Jioni A. Lewis, PhD (2023–25)
Section I: The Psychology of Black Women
Empowering Women of Color
Purpose & Vision
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To create a forum where black women can network and get mentoring and support from each other.
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To provide outreach, guidance and mentoring to black female students in psychology.
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To promote the development of methods of research and models of treatment and intervention that are ethnically, culturally and gender appropriate for black women.
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To increase scientific understanding of those aspects of ethnicity, culture and class among black women which pertain to the psychology of women.
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To maintain and increase the overall status of black women in the profession of psychology.
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To increase the quality of education and training opportunities for black women in psychology.
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To encourage the evolution and development of the specialty of the psychology of black women as a science.To advocate on behalf of black women psychologists with respect to the formation of policies of Division 35.
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To promote the general objectives of APA and Division 35.
The Society for the Psychology of Women (SPW), Division 35 of APA, has five sections. These sections sponsor activities within SPW and other related organizations. Membership is open to anyone, and APA and Division 35 membership are not required for Section membership.
FemPop
An Initiative of the Society for the Psychology of Women: Using a feminist framework to examine, critique, and respond to the popular attitudes, images, music, and other media that affect the psychological development of girls and women.
Still I Rise (Section I)
Still I Rise is the publication arm and voice for Section I of Div. 35, the Psychology of Black Women. Read the latest issue as we explore issues of relevance to our section that focus on the mental health and development of black women and girls and their communities, and black women psychologists. Still I Rise is published quarterly.
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