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Welcoming Our New Diversity Director and Journal Editor Psi Chi Central Office
We are pleased to introduce two new leaders in Psi Chi. Thank you both for supporting our Professional Organization and helping our members to advance the science and application of psychology.
Psi Chi Diversity Director Gabrielle Smith, PhD, is an experimental social psychologist and assistant professor of psychology at Texas Woman’s University (TWU). Smith received her bachelor’s from Spelman College, a master’s degree in Women’s Studies, and a master’s and PhD in social psychology from the University of Alabama (UA). Dr. Smith’s research examines how experiences at the intersection of multiple identities impact, predict and define the overall quality of life, health outcomes, and success in academic and work domains for marginalized populations. Specifically, Dr. Smith’s previous work explores how social identities exacerbate or buffer against social problems for African American women, women in the workplace, and U.S. Black immigrant populations. Dr. Smith is a previous recipient of the Teacher/Scholar Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) to recognize
the establishment of research opportunities for students in a teachingintensive institution. Dr. Smith also contributes through the creation of several courses which add meaningfully to course diversity (e.g., Global Blackness and Health Disparities which explores Blackness throughout the African diaspora). Also, Dr. Smith teaches courses such as Professional Development, which guides students in creating their professional identity while articulating their career goals. Dr. Smith is also no stranger to service and makes every effort to make her skill-set available to her institution, field, and community. Dr. Smith is one of the founding members and current president of the TWU Black Faculty and Staff Association; an affinity group designed to cultivate community and curate resources for employees who identify as Black. Currently, she is also coadvisor for the Psi Chi and Psychology Coalition at Texas Woman’s University, which won the 2019–20 Kay Wilson Officer Team Leadership Award for outstanding growth and community service. Dr. Smith is also a cocoordinator of the TWU Faculty of Color (FOC) Writing Retreat. The FOC week-long intensive retreat is designed to prepare junior faculty of color for tenure and thrive in the academy. Also, Dr. Smith is the current Fund Development Secretary for the Dallas-Fort Worth Urban League Young Professionals and Interim Vice President of Diversity and International Relations for the Society for the Teaching of Psychology.
Psi Chi Journal Editor Steven V. Rouse, PhD, is professor of psychology at Pepperdine University (CA) where he also serves as the chair of the Social Sciences Division. Dr. Rouse earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology, and a master’s degree in counseling and clinical psychology from Abilene Christian University (TX) before
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earning a PhD in personality research at the University of Minnesota. In graduate school, his primary research focus was on the psychometric qualities of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory–2. He continues to engage in psychometric research, but has also studied topics ranging from religiously based conceptualizations of self-worth to the accuracy of personality perceptions formed through Internetmediated communication. At Pepperdine University, Dr. Rouse teaches in the undergraduate psychology program, most frequently teaching Personality, Psychological Testing and Assessment, and Introduction to Psychology, and he frequently supervises psychology majors conducting independent research projects. Dr. Rouse was an Associate Editor for Psi Chi Journal from 2014 to October 2021. Before that, he was a consulting editor for Journal of Personality Research.
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