Annie O Derthick Author

E. J. R. David, PhD is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Alaska Anchorage. He received his PhD in Clinical-Community Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. An Award-winning psychologist, in 2012 he received the APA’s Early Career Award in Research for Distinguished Contributions to the Field of Racial and Ethnic Minority Psychology, the Asian American Psychological Association’s Early Career Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in 2013, and the Alaska Psychological Association’s Cultural Humanitarian Award for Exemplary Service and Dedication to Diversity in 2014. A Fellow of the Asian American Psychological Association, Dr. David is also a contributor to Psychology Today, writing about the psychology of race, ethnicity, and culture.

Annie O. Derthick, Ph.D. earned her Ph.D. in Clinical-Community Psychology from the University of Alaska Anchorage. Dr. Derthick is currently working on her post-doctoral licensure at a clinic for the uninsured and underserved, where she works with members of marginalized and disenfranchised communities utilizing a Liberation Psychotherapy framework to address the complex relationship between psychological well-being and a divisive, oppressive socio-political-historical-cultural-economic context for sexual and gender minority groups, immigrants and refugees, and individuals with limited English proficiency. Dr. Derthick is a frequently invited presenter, trainer, and workshop facilitator in academic and community settings.