Angela R. Gillem 1
ANGELA R. GILLEM, Ph.D.
ArcadiaUniversity
450 S. Easton Rd. - Glenside, PA19038
(215) 572-2184
EDUCATION
1984Ph.D. Clinical-Community Psychology, Boston University
Doctoral Dissertation: The Effects of Running on the Response to Stress
1976-78 Internships at St.ElizabethsHospital, Washington, DC
1st Year: General; 2nd Year: Advanced focus on couples and family therapy and agency consultation (school and police)
1974BS Psychology, MichiganStateUniversity, with High Honors
LICENSURE Licensed as a Psychologist in Pennsylvania
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
1993-presentArcadiaUniversity– Professor of Psychology
1996PennsylvaniaStateUniversity Distinguished Scholar in Residence in Psychology
1992-1993Lecturer in Psychology - The PennsylvaniaStateUniversity, DelawareCountyCampus
Courses: Introductory Psychology and Psychology of Women
1991,1992Instructor in General Programs - Haverford College
Course: Psychology ofResistance to Racism
Guest Lectures
2010University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education - Panel on Coming out as LGBT and Counseling Issues for this Population
2008University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education - Topic: Clinical Supervision
2006Arcadia University Gays and Lesbians in American Society course – Topic: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual People and Religion
2006Gwynned MercyCollege Psychology Club/Black Student Union–Topic: Racial Identity Development
2006WidenerUniversity doctoral Psychology of Trauma course – Topic: Hurricanes Katrina/Rita mental health relief work
2006ArcadiaUniversity graduate Mental Health/Mental Illness course – Topic: symptoms, etiology and treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder
2005Gwynned Mercy College Psychology of Adjustment course – Co-facilitated class discussion on the film, Last Chance for Eden, Vol.1
2004Arcadia University Cultural Foundations of Education course - Screening and discussion of my film Smart, Proud, Respected: Student Success in Charter Schools
1998University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education Developmental Psychology course – Topic: Sexual Identity Development in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals
1988University of Pennsylvania Psychology of Women course - Topic: Feminist Therapy
1988West VirginiaUniversity Advanced Practicum Course in Family Therapy - Topic: Feminist Family Therapy
1987-1988University of Pennsylvania Counseling Service - Topics: Theory & Practiceof Feminist Therapy, Cross Cultural Counseling
1987SwarthmoreCollege AIMS Summer Program - Workshop Organizer and Presenter -
Topic: Racism
1986Liberty Athletic Club, Concord, MA,Sport Psychology Clinician - Topic: Sport
Performance Enhancement
1980-1984Simmons College Seminar in Clinical Psychology, Boston, MA- Topic: Bowenian Family Therapy
1979 BostonUniversity Abnormal Psychology Course - Topic: Theory and Practiceof Family Therapy
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONs
1989-1992Haverford College - Assistant Dean and Director of Multicultural Affairs
2014-2015Arcadia University - Acting Director, Graduate Program in Counseling
CLINICAL POSITIONS
1987-1999, 2005-Clinical Psychologist - General psychotherapy and clinical supervision practice in Philadelphia, PA
2006-2008Psychologist – Project Transition, Philadelphia, PA
1987-1989Staff Psychologist - University of PennsylvaniaCounseling Service and Student Health
Psychiatry
1986-1989Staff Psychologist - Swarthmore College Psychological Services
1983-1986Staff Psychologist - HarvardLawSchoolCounselingCenter, Cambridge, MA
1982-1986Clinical Supervisor - Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology, Boston, MA
1982-1983Psychodiagnostic Consultant - Greater Lynn Community Mental HealthCenter, Lynn,
MA
1980-1986Staff Psychologist - Aradia Counseling for Women, Boston, MA
1978-1981Principal Psychologist - Dorchester Mental Health Center, Dorchester, MA.
CONSULTATION
2012Review author for the AP Psychology Annotated Resource Guide (ARG)
2010-2013Advanced Placement Test Development Committee Memberfor the College Board and Educational Testing Service
2000-06, 08, 10-13Advanced Placement Examination “Table Leader” for the College Board and Educational Testing Service
1994-1999, 2007Advanced Placement Examination Faculty Consultant for the College Board and
Educational Testing Service
1998Participant in a focus group, organized by W.W. Norton & Company, to discuss revisions to Rosenhan and Seligman’s Abnormal Psychology text
1987-1999Facilitator/Consultant - "Equity in an Era of Diversity" summer continuing education
program for Philadelphiapublic high school teachers and administrators
1995, 1998Facilitator - Workshop on Management of Psychological Disorders for Calcutta House,
a residential program for people with AIDS in Philadelphia, PA
1988-1989Consultant to "A Better Chance" Program of Swarthmore, PA Public Schools
1986-1987School Consultant - StrathHavenHigh School, Wallingford/Swarthmore School
District – evaluated racial/ethnic school climate
1984-1985Sport Psychology Consultant - Cambridge Rindge and LatinHigh School Basketball Team, Cambridge, MA
ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS
Association for Women in Psychology
American Psychological Association (Divisions 35,44,45)
Pennsylvania Psychological Association, Fellow
Philadelphia Behavior Therapy Association
Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2016Faculty Development Grant - Ongoing evaluation of multicultural curriculum in Graduate Program in Counseling. Funding for data entry.
2015Provost’s Award for Outstanding Advising and Mentoring (Inaugural Recipient)
2014Professor of the Year - generally viewed as the most prestigious award that Arcadia University bestows on a faculty member
2008-13Steinbrucker Chair Fund – Awarded $10,000 as a runner up for the award.
2007The Florence Denmark Distinguished Mentoring Award from the Association for Women in Psychology
2006Arcadia University Cultural Ally Award for dedication to students of color and LGBT students and dedication to multiculturalism on and off campus
2005American Psychological Association Presidential Citation in Recognition of Visionary, Creative, and Courageous Leadership
2004The Christine Ladd-Franklin Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Association for Women in Psychology and to Feminist Psychology
2002-2003Texas Education Agency Grant through RapoportAcademy - full funding for documentary film on student success in charter schools ($167,000)
2002ABC Entertainment Television Group Talent Development Program Recognition of Creative Excellence for charter school documentary proposal
2001APA Division 44 Distinguished Racial/Ethnic Diversity Contribution Award for outstanding scientific, educational, and professional contributions to LGB Issues
1994,2000,02Faculty Development Fund Awards
04, 05, 06, 07
1995-1996Ellington Beavers Award for Intellectual Inquiry ($1000)
1994-1995Lindback Foundation Career Enhancement Grant for Minority Junior Faculty ($15,000)
HONORS
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (charter member and 1995-96 president of Beaver College Chapter)
Psi Chi Honor Society
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society
Tau Sigma Honor Society
Honors College and Tower Guard Honor Society at Michigan State University
SCHOLARSHIP
Publications
Morrow, M., Lee, H., Bartoli, E., Gillem, A.R. (2017). Advancing counselor education in evidence-based practice. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling.
Gillem, A.R., Bartoli, E., Bertsch, K., McCarthy, M., Constant, K., Marrero-Meisky, S., Robbins, S.J., & Bellamy, S. (2016). Validation of a standardized multiple-choice multicultural competence test: Implications for training, assessment, and practice.Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 44(3),209-224.
Bartoli, E., Morrow, M., Dozier, C., Mamolou, A., & Gillem, A.R., (2014). Creating effective counselors: Integrated multicultural and evidence-based curricula in counselor education programs. Journal of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association, 13(1), 27 - 38.
Christensen, K., & Gillem, A. R. (2014). Urban African American students and schoolsuccess: Creating a climate of care. Journal of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association, 13(1), 39 - 53.
Sehgal, R.,Saules, K., Young, A., Grey, M. J., Gillem, A. R., Nabors, N. A., Byrd, M. R., & Jefferson, S. (2011). Practicing what we know: Multicultural counseling competence among clinical psychology trainees and experienced multicultural psychologists.Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 17(1), 1-10.
Bartoli, E., & Gillem, A. R. (2008). Continuing to depolarize the debate on sexual orientation and religion: Identity and therapeutic process. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 39(2), 202—209.
Gillem, A. R., Lincoln, S. K., & English, K. (2006). Biracial populations. In M. G. Constantine (Ed.), Clinical practice with people of color: A guide to becoming culturally competent (pp.104-124).New York: Teachers College Press.
Garcia, A.M., Gillem, A.R., Szwajkowski, D., West, L. (2005).Irritating, supporting, and representing: Reflections of faculty and students of color.In N. Peters-Davis & J. Shultz (Eds.), Challenges of multicultural education: Teaching and taking diversity courses (pp. 88-102). Boulder, CO: Paradigm.
Gillem, A.R. (Writer/Producer), & Lloyd, G.M. (Director/Producer). (2004). Smart, Proud, Respected: Student Success in Charter Schools. [Video documentary on charter schools]. Completed: January 2004.
Gillem, A.R. (2004). Triple jeopardy in the lives of biracial Black/White women. In J.C. Chrisler, C. Golden, & P.D. Rozee (Eds.), Lectures on the psychology of women (3rd. Ed.)(pp. 220-235). New York: McGraw-Hill. [Revised for the 4th edition (2008), pp. 268 – 284].
Gillem, A.R., & Thompson, C. (2004). Biracial women in therapy: Between the rock of gender and the hard place of race. Women and Therapy 27(1-2), 1-18(also published in the book below).
Gillem, A.R., & Thompson, C. (Eds.). (2004). Biracial women in therapy: Between the rock of gender and the hard place of race. New York: Haworth Press.
Brown, N., Gillem, A.R., LaFleur, R., & Robbins, S. J. (2003). The effect of Black women’s skin tone on college students’ ratings of their employability: A preliminary study. Journal of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences, web-published article found at
Gillem, A.R. (2001). [Review of the book With the Phoenix Rising: Lessons from Ten Resilient Women Who Overcame the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse]. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 25(2), 166.
Gillem, A.R., Cohn, L.R., & Throne, C. (2001). Black identity in biracial Black/White people: A comparison of jacqueline who refuses to be exclusively Black and adolphus who wishes he were. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 7(2), 182-196.
Gillem, A.R., Sehgal, R., & Forcet, S. (2000). Understanding prejudice and discrimination. In M. Biaggio & M. Hersen, Issues in the psychology of women: An introductory text (pp. 55-69). New York: Plenum.
Gillem, A.R. (1999). Teaching counselor trainees to identify and manage countertransference through a counseling analogue. Teaching of Psychology, 26(4), 274-276.
Gillem, A.R. (1998). [Review of the book The Multiracial Experience: Racial Borders as the New Frontier]. The Journal of Black Psychology, 24, 476-479.
Gillem, A.R. (1996). Beyond double jeopardy: Female, biracial and perceived to be Black - Is this triple jeopardy? In J.C. Chrisler, C. Golden, & P.D. Rozee (Eds.), Lectures on the psychology of women(pp.199-209). New York: McGraw-Hill. [Reprinted in the 2nd edition (2000), pp. 208-219]. (1st ed. of this book won the 1997 AWP/APA Division 35 Distinguished Publication Award).
Gillem, A.R. (1996). [Review of the book Women Creating Lives: Identities, Resilience and Resistance]. Women and Therapy, 19(2), 103-105.
Work in Progress
Gillem, A.R., Bartoli, E. An evaluation of whether one multicultural course or a newmulticultural curriculumthat incorporates skills labs, experiential workshops, and lectures on specific cultural groups works better to develop multicultural competence in graduate students in a masters in counseling program.
Presentations
2013 Implications for Training, Assessment, and Practice of a Standardized Performance-Based Test of Multicultural Competence - Presented at the Pennsylvania Counseling Association annual conference, State College, PA
2013 Creating Effective Counselors: Integrated Multicultural and Evidence-Based Curricula
In Counselor Education Programs – Presented at the Pennsylvania Counseling Association annual conference, State College, PA
2013 Urban African American Students and School Success: Creating a Climate of Care –Presented at the APA National Multicultural Conference and Summit, Houston, TX
2012 Urban African American Students and School Success: Creating a Climate of Care – Presented at Boston College Diversity Challenge, Boston, MA
2011 Practical Advice for Teaching about the Treatment of Psychological Disorders - Presented at the National Council for the Social Studies annual conference
2010 The Importance of Joining Professional Organizations – Presented at the 2010 Associationof Black Psychologists Career Day
2009 The multicultural competence test: An objective measure –Presented at the 2009 Pennsylvania Psychological Association Annual Convention
2009 The multicultural counseling & psychotherapy competence test (MCPT): An objective measure – Symposium presented at the 2009 Teachers College Winter Roundtable.
2009 Multicultural CounselingCompetence: Clinical, assessment, and training considerations –Roundtable discussion at the 2009 APA National Multicultural Conference and Summit, New Orleans, LA
2008Multicultural Counseling Competence: Ethical and Empirical Considerations – Continuing Education Workshop presented at the 2008 Pennsylvania Psychological Association Annual Convention, Harrisburg, PA
2007Continuing to depolarize the debate on sexual orientation and religion: Identity, process, and social responsibility - Symposium presented at the 2007 Winter Roundtable Multicultural Conference at Teachers College Columbia University, New York, NY
2007Continuing to depolarize the debate on sexual orientation and religion: Beyond Identity Conflict - Symposium presented at the 2007 Association For Women in Psychology Conference, San Francisco, CA
2005Biracial Women: Emerging from the Rock and the Hard Place- Submitted proposal to 2006 American Psychological Association Convention – not accepted
2005Forging Common Ground: A Difficult Dialogue – Division 35 Sponsored Panel presentation at American Psychological Association Convention, August 2005
2005Increasing Multicultural Understanding: Promoting Collaboration in the Face of Conflict within Marginalized Groups – Division 17 Sponsored Panel presentation at American Psychological Association Convention, August 2005
2005Biracial Women: Caught Between the Rock of Gender and the Hard Place ofRace - St. Mary’s College (Md.) Psychology Department Diversity and Multicultural Lecture Series
2004Screening and discussion of my film Smart, Proud, Respected: Student Success in Charter Schools at University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, Educational Testing Service AP Reading, and Philadelphia Chapter of Association for Women in Psychology meeting
2002Black Identity in Biracial Black/White People: A Comparison of Jacqueline Who Refuses to be Exclusively Black and Adolphus Who Wishes He Were- Presented at The College Board Advanced Placement Specialty Conference for English/Social Studies Teachers, Philadelphia, PA
2001Out in the Workplace- Panel presentation at University of Pennsylvania
2000Complicating the Race Dialogue with Multiracial Issues- Presented at the Montgomery County Dialogue on Race held at BeaverCollege
2000Black Identity in Biracial Black/White People: A Comparison of Jacqueline Who Refuses to be Exclusively Black and Adolphus Who Wishes He Were- Presented at Frostburg State University of Maryland and as an Invited Paper at the 71st Eastern Psychological Association Convention, Baltimore, MD
2000Courses of Action: Teaching about Social Issues - Teaching about Social Identity Symposium at the 71st Eastern Psychological Association Convention, Baltimore
1998,1999The Cases of Jacqueline Who Won’t be Forced to Fit the Monoracial Identity Models and Adolphus Who Wishes He Could: The Dialectics of Black Racial Identity in Biracial People - Presented at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and at AP Psychology Reading Professional Night in San Antonio, TX
1998Studying the Margins from the Center: Whose Voices Will Be Heard?- Co-Presenter and facilitator of discussion at the Association for Women in Psychology Conference, Baltimore, MD
1997Ethnic and Cultural Diversity among Lesbians and Gay Men- Discussant for symposium at the American Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, IL
1997Making the Transition from Clinical Work to Academia- Presentation for pre-doctoral
interns at University of Pennsylvania Counseling Service
1996Racial Identity Development in Biracial Black-White College Women- Paper presented at the meeting of the Counseling Association of Greater Philadelphia and at the Connecticut College Colloquium Series
1996Counseling the Counselors: The Impact of Cultural and Religious Differences, Vicarious and First-Hand Traumatization, and Political Climate on Counselors’ Experience,Coping, Training, and Efficacy- Discussant for panel at the Eastern Psychological Association Convention
1996The Experience of Being Biracial- Presentation and facilitation of discussion for Black students at Philadelphia College of Textile and Science
1996Racial Identity Development in Biracial Black-White Women: A Qualitative Exploration of Women Spanning the Racial Divide- Paper presented at the Association for Women in Psychology Conference in Portland, OR
1995,1996Sexual Abuse Survivors: Issues in Psychotherapy- Presentation for pre-doctoral interns at University of Pennsylvania Counseling Service
1994Biracial (Black/White) Women: Caught between the Rock of Gender and the Hard Place of Race- Paper presented at Association for Women in Psychology Conference
1994Beyond Black and White: Diversity in the Classroom- Co-Presentation at the
Northeastern Conference for Teachers of Psychology at IthacaCollege, Ithaca, NY
1993Black, Female and Biracial: Is This Triple Jeopardy?- Paper presented at the AmericanPsychological Association Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Consulting Editor
1999-2006Consulting Editor, Psychology of Women Quarterly, a journal of the American Psychological Assn., Division 35
1998-2000Consulting Editor, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, a journal of the American Psychological Assn.
Manuscript Reviewer
2007Chapter reviewer for Interviewing and Change Strategies for Helpers by Cormier, Nurius, and Osborn for Thomson/Wadsworth Publishing
2005-Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Women and Therapy
1999-presentAd Hoc Reviewer,Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, a journal of the American Psychological Assn., Division 45
1997American Psychological Association Division 35 Psychotherapy with Women Award
1997Psychology of sex and gender exercise book for McGraw/Hill College Division
1996Association for Women in Psychology/APA Division 35 Student Research Prize Committee
1996Prospectus for a psychology of gender, race, and ethnicity text for McGraw/Hill College Division
1996Prospectus and table of contents for a psychology of prejudice text for McGraw/Hill College Division
1995-1997American Psychological Association Activities Handbook for Teaching of Psychology, Vol. IV
1994-1996Association for Women in Psychology/ American Psychological Association Division 35 Distinguished Publication Award Committee
1994-1996Association for Women in Psychology/APA Division 35 Student Research Prize Committee
1986-1993Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of College Student Psychotherapy
Conference Proposal Reviewer
1995-1996American Psychological Association Division 44 convention program
1995,1996Association for Women in Psychology 1996 and 1997 conference programs
1994American Psychological Association Division 45 1995 convention program
1994Association of Black Psychologists Convention Program Committee
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Professional Organization Positions
2007-2010Recorder/Correspondent on Implementation Collective (Board of Directors) of Association for Women in Psychology
2005-2007Philadelphia Assn. for Women in Psychology chapter – member of CE committee
2003-2005Steering Committee for the 2005 APA National Multicultural Conference and Summit
2002-2004Co-Coordinator for the 2004 Association for Women in Psychology 29th Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA
2001American Psychological Association Board of Educational Affairs Task Force on Undergraduate Psychology Major Competencies
1995-1999Chair of Women of Color Psychologies Award Committee, Association for Women in Psychology
1996-1998Co-Chair of American Psychological Association Division 44 Ethnic Minority Affairs Committee
1992-1993Co-Coordinator of the Association for Women in Psychology Women of Color Institute
1990-1992Pennsylvania State Planning Committee of the American Council on Education National Identification Project forthe Advancement of Women in Higher Education Administration
1989-1992Recorder/Correspondent on Implementation Collective (Board of Directors) of Association for Women in Psychology
Doctoral Dissertation Committees
2013-2017Second reader for doctoral dissertation at Eastern University on the bereavement process of African American mothers who have lost their sons to violent death
2012-2014Third reader for doctoral dissertation at Lehigh University on The Relationship between Coping with Anti-Bisexual Discrimination Experiences and Bisexual Women and Men’s Mental Health
2005-2008Third reader for doctoral dissertation at Eastern Michigan University comparing self-reported and demonstrated multicultural competence in clinical psychology doctoral students
2005-2008Third reader for doctoral dissertation at ChestnutHillCollege on heterosexual siblings of lesbians
1999Third reader for doctoral dissertation on feminist identity at Temple University Social Psychology Program
1995-1999Third reader for doctoral dissertation on biracial identity at California School of Professional Psychology at San Diego
Miscellaneous
1995Radio interviews regarding Racial Identity Development in Biracial Black/White College Students (WDAS 105.3FM and WPLY 100.3FM)
1994-1996Piloted Advanced Placement Exam test questions for College Board and Educational Testing Service
1994Participated in development of unit of study on Treatment of Psychological Disorders for Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS)
1994Paper session chair for Eastern Psychological Association Convention session on Behavioral Health and Medicine: Risk Factors and Predictors
COLLEGE SERVICE
Committees and Task Forces
2016-2017Promotion and Tenure Committee
2014-2015Acting Director of the Graduate Program in Counseling
2011-2014Promotion and Tenure Committee
2007-nowGraduate Programs in Counseling (GPC) Committee
1993-nowMasters in Counseling Applicant Review/Interview Committee
2008International/Multicultural Coordinating Committee (met once in spring to establish strategic directions)