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Marcia E. Sutherland
Chair, Associate Professor
Department of Africana Studies
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Areas of expertise:
Social and psychological development of black children, inclusiveness of education, transracial adoption, HIV/AIDS and people of African descent, enslavement and colonial experiences of people of African descent, black studies, mock jury trials, nonverbal behavior of people of African descent
Social and psychological development of black children, inclusiveness of education, transracial adoption, HIV/AIDS and people of African descent, enslavement and colonial experiences of people of African descent, black studies, mock jury trials, nonverbal behavior of people of African descent
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(518) 442-4727
Biography:
Marcia E. Sutherland, who received her doctorate from Howard University in l985, is chairwoman and associate professor in the Department of Africana Studies. She also serves as associate professor in the Department of Psychology and is the author of the book Black Authenticity: A Psychology for Liberating People of African Descent (l997). She is the editor of the text Psychology and Caribbean Development (in press). She has lectured throughout the U.S., Africa, Caribbean, Latin American and London on issues affecting people of African heritage. Sutherland, a member of the National Association of Black Psychologists, received the Distinguished Psychologist Award for Scholarly Advancement of Black Psychology from the National Association of Black Psychologists in 1998.
Marcia E. Sutherland, who received her doctorate from Howard University in l985, is chairwoman and associate professor in the Department of Africana Studies. She also serves as associate professor in the Department of Psychology and is the author of the book Black Authenticity: A Psychology for Liberating People of African Descent (l997). She is the editor of the text Psychology and Caribbean Development (in press). She has lectured throughout the U.S., Africa, Caribbean, Latin American and London on issues affecting people of African heritage. Sutherland, a member of the National Association of Black Psychologists, received the Distinguished Psychologist Award for Scholarly Advancement of Black Psychology from the National Association of Black Psychologists in 1998.
