Distinguished Scholar Lecture: Discrimination and Racial Trauma: Beyond the Mind to the Body

Speaker: Tene T. Lewis, Ph.D.

The Minnesota Psychological Association cosponsors Distinguished Scholar Lectures with Macalester College’s Psychology Department

Location: Macalester College (John B. Davis Lecture Hall, which is on the lower level of the Campus Center)
Level: Introductory: Assumes post-doctoral education status and limited familiarity with topic.

This program qualifies for 1.5 continuing education credit. You must attend the full program to get continuing education credit.

About the Program:
Over the past two decades, research examining the impact of self-reported experiences of discrimination and racial trauma on mental and physical health has increased dramatically. Early research focused primarily on mental health and self-reported physical health outcomes, but more recent studies have documented consistent, robust associations between discrimination and other forms of racial trauma and the body. Using examples from several different cohorts of women, the current presentation will highlight a program of research documenting linkages between discrimination, racial trauma, and the body, with an emphasis on risk factors for cardiovascular disease in African-American women. Implications for cardiovascular disease prevention and intervention will also be discussed.

Participants will be able to:

1. Identify multiple types of discriminatory stress and racial trauma.
2. Detail mechanisms through which discriminatory stressors and racial trauma impact cardiovascular disease risk.
3. Discuss implications for racial inequities in cardiovascular disease.

Continuing Education Credit:
The Minnesota Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Minnesota Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 

ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS:  If you need disability related accommodations to make this event accessible, please contact Katie Benson at [email protected] or 952-928-4657. 

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Registration Pricing:

MPA wants all members to have access to quality CE opportunities. If you are an MPA member and due to COVID-19 you are unable to work full time and can’t pay the full registration fee, please contact [email protected] to make other arrangements with staff.  

Refund/Cancellation Policy: A 100% refund will be made if the event is cancelled. Refunds, less a $5 handling fee, will be given if a written cancellation is received at least two working days before the scheduled program begins. No refund or transfer is given the day of the program