Opening Ceremony and Conference Welcome

Jioni A. Lewis, Ph.D.

Dr. Jioni A. Lewis is an Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology in the Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education at the University of Maryland. Dr. Lewis’s primary line of research applies intersectionality theory to investigate the influence of racism and sexism on Black women’s health and wellbeing. She also examines cultural protective factors that buffer individuals against the harmful effects of gendered racism, such as radical healing, collective coping, and resistance strategies. Dr. Lewis is currently a Fellow of APA Divisions 17, 35, and 45. She has received several national awards for her scholarship, teaching, advocacy, and leadership. She is Past-President of the Psychology of Black Women (APA Division 35-Section I), where she served as Lead Coordinator of the Inaugural Psychology of Black Women Conference. She currently serves as an APA Council Representative for the Society of Counseling Psychology.