Resources
Here we have provided information on various resources related to issues of diversity, inclusion, and belonging both from within Harvard and beyond.
Extensive resources are categorized below, or you can view the most commonly used resources at-a-glance.
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
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| Department Chair | Matthew Nock | For all members: For general concerns inquiries, suggestions, or grievances.
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| Director of Administration and Operations | Krista Lester 617-495-3909
| 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.
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| DIB Committee | #Dib-OpenChannel on FAS-Psychology Slack
| For all members: For general concerns, inquiries and suggestions.
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DIB Fellows
| Jesus De Luna
Emily Stekl
| For all members: For general concerns, inquiries and suggestions
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Director of Graduate Studies
| Leah Somerville
| For graduate students: For general concerns inquiries, suggestions, or grievances. |
| Director of Undergraduate Studies | Jill Hooley
Katie Powers | For undergraduate students: For general concerns inquiries, suggestions, or grievances.
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University-Wide Resources
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| Harvard Ombuds Office | Multiple Contacts, | For all members: The Harvard Ombuds Office is a confidential and independent resource available to anyone from the Harvard community. A discussion with an impartial Ombuds can help a visitor voice concerns, clarify goals and consider options so they can make their own best decisions about next steps. Any issue affecting one’s work or studies may be brought to an Ombuds.
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Office for Diversity Inclusion and Belonging
| Sheila Thomas 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.
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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.
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| Office for Dispute Resolution | 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.
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| 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
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| Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (OSAPR) | 617.496.5636 | 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.
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| Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations | 617-495-1527 | 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).
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| Harvard College Women’s Center | 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)
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Faculty Affairs
| Kimberly O'Hagan kohagan@fas.harvard.edu | For / about faculty: Kimberly serves as the HR contact for all faculty and is also an appropriate resource for any concern involving faculty member’s conduct.
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Employee Assistance Program
| 877-327-4278 | 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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Office of BGLTQ Student Life
| For prospective and current students: A central resource for support and resources for BGLTQ members of the community.
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| 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 | 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).
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| GSAS Student Affinity Groups | https://gsas.harvard.edu/diversity/student-groupsminrec@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.
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Harvard International Office
| 617-495-2789 | 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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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. |
- 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.
- 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
- Asian American Psychological Association
- Association of Black Psychologists
- National Latinx Psychological Association
- Society of Indian Psychologists
- 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
- Dr. Kim Case's Syllabus Challenge: Infusing Equity and Inclusion: A guide to help integrate DIB values into your syllabus
- APA Resource: Scholarly Articles and Non-Fiction Resources for Inclusion of Socioeconomic Status in Psychology Curricula
- Academics for Black Lives
- Want to Reach All of Your Students? Here’s How to Make your Teaching More Inclusive
- Fuentes, M.A., Zelaya, D.G., & Madsen, J.W. (2020). Rethinking the course syllabus: Considerations for promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion. Teaching of Psychology.
- Counseling and Mental Health Services at Harvard University
- TimelyCare at Harvard University, a new virtual telehealth and wellbeing platform for students.
- Center for Wellness and Health Promotion at Harvard University
- PsychSpace: A website developed by the clinical science members of the department focused on evidence based tools to promote mental health and well being
- Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
- Boston Emergency Services Team (BEST): 1-800-981-4357
- MassHelpLine: A new 24/7 hotline in Massachusetts allows those seeking mental health services to be connected with clinicians for help, free of charge. The state's Behavioral Health Help Line is an initiative from the outgoing Baker administration in an effort to address a lack of hospital beds and long waiting lists for mental health providers. A person who needs help with mental health or substance use can call or text 833-773-2445 or visit masshelpline.com to chat virtually with a clinician or trained specialist, who will connect the caller with services, such as guiding the caller to a provider in their own community or dispatching a crisis team.
- Psychologytoday.com (online therapist directory - can search by location, area of expertise and insurance)
- Zencare.co (online therapist directory - can search by location, area of expertise, insurance, availability, and cost)
- Inclusive Therapists: Virtual directory of culturally competent and social justice-oriented therapists; includes list of therapists currently offering reduced-fee teletherapy
National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN): Is a space for queer, gender non-conforming and trans therapists of color to build, resource, and support one another as clinicians and healers.
Liberate: Free meditation app designed specifically for the BIPOC community and led by BIPOC teachers
Thriving Campus: A community committed to improving student access to mental health care.