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Involuntary "Whiteness": The Acculturation of Black Doctoral Female Students in the Field of Clinical Psychology

Maxell-Harrison, Carmela A
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8013-4345
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1565360942807944

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2019, Psy. D., Antioch University, Antioch Seattle: Clinical Psychology.
This dissertation is based on qualitative research that documents the experiences of Black women matriculating through clinical psychology doctoral programs in predominantly white institutions (PWIs) and the perceived psychological effects of becoming a psychologist in a stigmatized field. Additionally, the historical and collective traumas that are continually experienced by this group and their coping mechanisms are explored and highlighted. More specifically, as existing research has revealed, Black women in doctoral programs in general experience a series of responses to racialized and gendered discriminatory practices leading them to withdraw from their programs or invoke coping mechanisms that may be counterintuitive to their culture and upbringing. Of specific interest is how this is played out in the field of clinical psychology, as there is little to no research looking into the experiences of Black women specifically trying to obtain doctorates in this sub-field.
William Heusler, Psy.D. (Committee Chair)
G. Andrew Benjamin, J.D., Ph.D., ABPP (Committee Member)
Patricia Russell, Psy.D. (Committee Member)
123 p.
African Americans; Black Studies; Clinical Psychology; Womens Studies
Black Women; Clinical Psychology; Doctoral Student; Intersectionality

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  • Maxell-Harrison, C. A. (2019). Involuntary "Whiteness": The Acculturation of Black Doctoral Female Students in the Field of Clinical Psychology [Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1565360942807944

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Maxell-Harrison, Carmela. Involuntary "Whiteness": The Acculturation of Black Doctoral Female Students in the Field of Clinical Psychology . 2019. Antioch University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1565360942807944.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Maxell-Harrison, Carmela. "Involuntary "Whiteness": The Acculturation of Black Doctoral Female Students in the Field of Clinical Psychology ." Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1565360942807944

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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