Lillian Comas-Díaz, PhD, is a psychologist in private practice in Washington, DC, the executive director of the Transcultural Mental Health Institute, and a clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University. She is the recipient of the American Psychological Association (APA) Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Practice of Psychology, and a past president of APA Division 42 (Psychologists in Independent Practice). Dr. Comas-Díaz is the coeditor of Liberation Psychology: Theory, Method, Practice, and Social Justice; Latina Psychologists: Thriving in the Cultural Borderlands; Womanist and Mujerista Psychologies: Voices of Fire, Acts of Courage; Multicultural Care: A Clinician's Guide to Cultural Competence; and Psychological Health of Women of Color. Hector Y. Adames, PsyD, received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Wright State University in Ohio and completed his doctoral internship at the Boston University School of Medicine's Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology. He is a licensed psychologist, professor at The Chicago School, College of Professional Psychology, and cofounder and codirector of the IC-RACE Lab (Immigration Critical Race and Cultural Equity Lab). He has earned several awards, including the 2018 Distinguished Emerging Professional Research Award from the Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race, a division of APA. Dr. Adames has coauthored several books including Speaking the Unspoken: Breaking the Silence, Myths, and Taboos That Hurt Therapists and Patients; Succeeding as a Therapist: How to Create a Thriving Practice in a Changing World; Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling: A Practical Guide; and Cultural Foundations and Interventions in Latino/a Mental Health: History, Theory and Within-Group Differences. Follow Dr. Adames on Twitter, Instagram, and Spoutible or visit the IC-RACE Lab (icrace.org). Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas, PhD, received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the APA-accredited program at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. She is a professor at The Chicago School, College of Professional Psychology, where she serves as the faculty coordinator for the concentration in Latinx mental health in the counseling psychology department. She is the codirector of the IC-RACE Lab (Immigration, Critical Race, and Cultural Equity Lab). She has earned several awards, including the 2018 APA Distinguished Citizen Psychologist Award. Dr. Chavez-Dueñas has coauthored several books including Speaking the Unspoken: Breaking the Silence, Myths, and Taboos That Hurt Therapists and Patients; Succeeding as a Therapist: How to Create a Thriving Practice in a Changing World; Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling: A Practical Guide; and Cultural Foundations and Interventions in Latino/a Mental Health: History, Theory and Within-Group Differences. Follow Dr. Chavez-Dueñas on Twitter, Instagram, and Spoutible or visit the IC-RACE Lab (icrace.org).
