Resources

Here we have provided information on various resources related to issues of diversity, inclusion, and belonging both from within Harvard and beyond.

Harvard Based Resources

Below we have highlighted some of the many resources around campus. These include various groups focused on diversity, inclusion and belonging as well as specific mechanisms for reporting concerns or grievances.

Psychology Department Resources

Title	Contact	Description
Department Chair	Matthew Nock nock@wjh.harvard.edu	For all members: For general concerns inquiries, suggestions, or grievances.
Director of Administration and Operations	Krista Lester 617-495-3909 klester@fas.harvard.edu	For all members: Krista is the local Human Resources contact for the Department of Psychology who is trained to support and mediate workplace issues, including grievances.
DIB Committee	psydib@gmail.com #Dib-OpenChannel on FAS-Psychology Slack	For all members: For general concerns, inquiries and suggestions.
DIB Fellows	Franckie Castro-Ramirez framirez@g.harvard.edu Steven Kasparek swkasparek@fas.harvard.edu Osiris Rankin orankin@g.harvard.edu	For all members: For general concerns, inquiries and suggestions
Director of Graduate Studies	Leah Somerville somerville@fas.harvard.edu	For graduate students: For general concerns inquiries, suggestions, or grievances.
Director of Undergraduate Studies	Jill Hooley jmh@wjh.harvard.edu Katie Powers kpowers@fas.harvard.edu	For undergraduate students: For general concerns inquiries, suggestions, or grievances.

University-Wide Resources

Title	Contact	Description
Ombudsman Office	Lydia Cummings 617-634-9826 university_ombudsman@harvard.edu https://ombudsman.harvard.edu/	For all members: The ombudsman office is a completely independent and confidential entity for discussing workplace issues, including guidance related to grievances.
Office for Diversity Inclusion and Belonging	Sheila Thomas sthomas@fas.harvard.edu gsas_odma@fas.harvard.edu https://gsas.harvard.edu/diversity-gsas https://dib.harvard.edu/home	For all members: This office works with groups across the university to build an environment of “sustainable inclusive excellence”; provides support, information, and resources for DIB-related issues.
Anonymous Bias Reporting	Hotline: 877-694-2275 reportbias@fas.harvard.edu https://reportinghotline.harvard.edu/	For all members: Managed by an independent third-party provider, the hotline and online form may be used to report a variety of ethical, integrity, safety, security, and compliance concerns and can be completed anonymously.
Office for Dispute Resolution	odr@harvard.edu Phone: (617) 495-3786	For all members: This office provides resources (e.g., flow chart of steps) to file a formal complaint as well as informal resolution for gender and/or sexual based harassment.
Title IX Office	Multiple Contacts, See:https://titleix.harvard.edu/coordinators	For all members: This office provides a number of resources and options for gender and/or sexual based harassment. See their resource guide for details
Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (OSAPR)	617.496.5636 osapr@harvard.edu	For all members: This program provides resources such as peer counseling, advice on filing a formal grievance, and a 24/7 hotline for gender and sexual based harassment.
Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations	617-495-1527 harvfoun@fas.harvard.edu	For all members: This foundation supports student organization grants, and projects such as the Portraiture Project, Writers and Film Series, and hosts various flagship events (e.g., the Albert Einstein Science Conference: Advancing Minorities and Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
Harvard College Women’s Center	hcwc@fas.harvard.edu 617-495-4292	For all members: This center promotes gender equity and provides gender related resources (e.g., Women of Color Collective, WiSTEM Mentorship program, Title IX resources)
Faculty Affairs	Chris Kruegler 617-495-3305 kruegler@fas.harvard.edu	For / about faculty: Chris serves as the HR contact for all faculty and is also an appropriate resource for any concern involving faculty member’s conduct.
Employee Assistance Program	877-327-4278 https://hr.harvard.edu/employeeassistance-program	For staff, posthocs, and faculty: Harvard’s EAP offers free, confidential help for all Harvard employees and their adult household members and can assist with concerns about any workplace issue.
Employee Resource Groups	https://employeeresourcegroups.harvard.edu/	For staff, posthocs, and faculty: This resource provides groups for employees (e.g., Association of Black Faculty Administrators, and Fellows) from historically-marginalized groups.
Office of Diversity Education and Support	diversity@fas.harvard.edu	For students and staff: This office provides trainings, support, and promotion services related to DIB (e.g., specialized advising for marginalized groups). They host programs and events, provide reporting resources, and support the race relation peer tutor program and diversity peer educators.
Office of BGLTQ Student Life	BGLTQ@fas.harvard.edu https://bgltq.fas.harvard.edu/	For prospective and current students: A central resource for support and resources for BGLTQ members of the community.
Harvard College Hearing Officers	Multiple Contacts: https://handbook.fas.harvard.edu /harvard-college-hearing-officers	For undergraduate students: These deans are designated hearing officers for various grievances.
Diversity at GSAS	617-495-5315 gsas@fas.harvard.edu	For graduate students and departments: This initiative within GSAS focuses on DIB within the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. They provide resources related to the application process (see the Perspectives brochure) as well as resources for current students and programs (e.g., DIB fellows, contact liaisons, affinity groups).
GSAS Student Affinity Groups	https://gsas.harvard.edu/diversity/student-groups minrec@fas.harvard.edu stuserv@fas.harvard.edu	For graduate students: These student groups are organized by GSAS to “help connect you with a community of like-minded individuals”. Example groups include GSAS Underrepresented Scholars in Neuroscience, Harvard Graduate Women in Science and Engineering at GSAS, Harvard GSAS Latinx Student Association.
Harvard International Office	617-495-2789 internationaloffice@harvard.edu https://hio.harvard.edu	For international members: HIO provides information on a wide range of topics, including immigration issues, financial questions, social and cultural differences, and resources at Harvard and in the community.
Undocumented at Harvard	https://undocumented.harvard.edu/	For undocumented members: This program links to legal resources, social services, support options, admissions information for specific schools, and FAQ.
Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program	hirc@law.harvard.edu	For undocumented members: This program provides pro-bono immigration services and is connected with the Harvard Representation Initiative.
UndocuAllies Initiative Team	undocuallies.hgse@gmail.com	For undocumented members: This team “educate[s] this community about the many issues affecting the undocumented community” and provides resources for undocumented members.

Mentorship Resources

Concrete Steps Document: See ‘I’m a faculty member (or similar)’ shortcut
Mentoring Underrepresented Students in STEM Dr. Ebony McGee, Vanderbilt University
American Psychological Association Graduate Student mentorship Resources (and other diversity resources for grad students)

Selected Articles:

Haeger, H., & Fresquez, C. (2016). Mentoring for Inclusion: The Impact of Mentoring on Undergraduate Researchers in the Sciences. CBE life sciences education, 15(3), ar36.
Chaudhary, V. B., & Berhe, A.A. (2020). Ten simple rules for building an antiracist lab. PLOS Computational Biology.
Chavous, T., Leath, S., & Gamez, R. (2018). Climate, Mentoring, and Persistence Among Underrepresented STEM Doctoral Students
Jones, H. A., Perrin, P. B., Heller, M. B., Hailu, S., & Barnett, C. (2018). Black psychology graduate students’ lives matter: Using informal mentoring to create an inclusive climate amidst national race-related events. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 49(1), 75
Ahmad, A. S., Sabat, I., Trump, R., & King, E. (2019). Evidence-Based Strategies for Improving Diversity and Inclusion in Undergraduate Research Labs. Frontiers in psychology, 10, 1305.
Patton, L. D. (2009). My sister's keeper: A qualitative examination of mentoring experiences among African American women in graduate and professional schools. The Journal of Higher Education, 80(5), 510-537.

Society/Association Resources

Spark Society: Their aim is “to give scientists of color the tools to become innovators in the cognitive sciences”
- “The mission of SPARK is to increase the numbers of Black/African Americans, Latinx, and Native Americans in cognitive psychology, cognitive science, linguistics, and cognitive neuroscience. Our mission is to create a national network for undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty.
American Psychological Association
Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race (Div. 45 of APA)
- Webinar sponsored by Division 45 for students: Students of Color Navigating Spaces: Healing through Social Justice
Association for Psychological Science
- Research on Racism
Asian American Psychological Association
Association of Black Psychologists
National Latinx Psychological Association
Society of Indian Psychologists

Teaching Resources

The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning: Inclusive Learning
Concrete Steps Document: See ‘Commit to Diversity and Integration in the Classroom Shortcut’
APGAS Multicultural Training Database
- This includes links to syllabi focused on various aspects of diversity, classroom activities, video clips, and mentorship opportunities
APA Resource: Scholarly Articles and Non-Fiction Resources for Inclusion of Socioeconomic Status in Psychology Curricula
Academica for Black Lives