Early Psychological Research Contributions from Women of Color, Volume 1

Jon Grahe, Michelle Ceynar, Rihana S. Mason, Jon Grahe, Michelle Ceynar, Rihana S. Mason

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2023
• ISBN:
  9781000850208
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: History & Theory in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

Early Psychological Research Contributions from Women of Color, Volume I, collects the dissertations of 20 cultural pioneers: women of color who were among the first to earn their doctorate degrees in psychology. Collectively, these chapters offer an important resource to diversify the history of psychology.

This book is structured so that each chapter provides a biographical sketch of the woman, a summary of the dissertation, a reproducibility critique, a discussion about a modern alternative theory or methodological approach associated with the work (feminist theory, ethnopsychology, liberation psychology, etc.), and examples of how the dissertation can be used as instructional content in psychology and related disciplines offers suggestions for classroom use. The dissertations were completed as early as 1912 and as late as 1979 with the range reflecting differences in when women of certain groups could access education. The topics also range broadly across the breadth of the field of psychology, including physiological, cognitive, developmental, social, clinical, and more topics.

The diversity of the work collected here will allow this book to be used to augment coursework either as a complete collection or as individual chapters. Instructors and students in undergraduate and graduate Research Methods courses will find this a crucial text in maintaining a true and inclusive historical perspective of psychological research. Additionally, due to the inclusion of research spanning the breadth of Psychology, this edited volume will appeal to scholars both across the discipline and in related fields, such as Women's Studies, Cognitive Science, Education, and Cultural Studies.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Endorsements
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of Contributors
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Understanding Cultural Pioneers: A Guide to the Volume
• 1 Studying Mental Fatigue: Dr. Tsuruko Arai Haraguchi Inspires from the Past
• 2 Dr. Tomi Wada Kora and “An Experimental Study of Hunger in Its Relation to Activity”
• 3 Dr. Ang Lanfen Lee: First Chinese Woman to Earn a PhD in Psychology
• 4 Dr. Inez Beverly Prosser: An Exemplary Psychologist, Pioneer, and Psychometrician
• 5 Call Me Dr. Ruth Howard: First African American Woman to Earn a PhD in Psychology
• 6 Dr. Alberta Banner Turner: Distinguished Black Activist and Exceptional Ohio Psychologist
• 7 Dr. Mamie Phipps Clark: First African American Woman to Earn a PhD in Psychology from Columbia University
• 8 Dr. Celestine Louise Smith: An Exploration of Individual Need for Marriage and Family Life Education Among Urban Family Members
• 9 Dr. Keturah Elizabeth Whitehurst: The Mother of Black Psychology
• 10 Dr. Carolyn Attneave: Paving the Foundation for Modern Psychology in the Field of Native American Mental Health
• 11 A Pioneer Korean Woman Psychologist in America: Dr. Tong-He Koh [1929–2009]
• 12 Enduring Questions of Childrearing and Creativity: Dr. Ena Vazquez-Nuttall
• 13 Dr. Martha Bernal: First Latina PhD in Psychology
• 14 Dr. Marigold Lorelai Linton: The First Indigenous Student in California to Attend College
• 15 Dr. Diane Willis: Pediatric Psychology, Establishing a New Discipline
• 16 Dr. Felicisima (Ping) Serafica: Early Attachment Researcher and First Tenured Pinay Professor
• 17 Dr. Nuha Abudabbeh: A Trailblazing Arab American Woman who Earned a PhD in Psychology
• 18 Dr. Carolyn Barcus, Keeper of the Fire: Mentoring through Self-Actualizing Education
• 19 Dr. Melba Jean Trinity Vasquez: First Latina APA President
• 20 Dr. Lillian Comas-Díaz: Tailoring Psychotherapy for Puerto Rican Women
• Index