Episode 75: Cultivating Black Excellence in School Psychology with Dr. Celeste Malone

In Episode 75, Ben has the great honour of chatting with Dr. Celeste Malone, President of the National Association School Psychologists (NASP). This conversation dives into Dr. Malone's research in promoting equity and inclusion for racial and ethnic minoritized youth, cultural load in standardized assessments, the parallels between school psychology and behaviour analysis, creating safe professional spaces for Black school psychologists and more.    Contact: Dr. Celeste Malone https://profiles.howard.edu/celeste-malone   Continuing Education Units (CEUs): https://cbiconsultants.com/shop 1.5 CEUs BACB: Ethics IBAO: Cultural QABA: Ethics CBA: Cultural Diversity   Links: Harlem Renaissance  https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/harlem-renaissance Harlem Hospital https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Hospital_Center Abyssinian Baptist Church https://abyssinian.org The Schomburg Center For Research in Black Culture https://www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard https://untappedcities.com/2015/11/30/history-of-nyc-streets-adam-clayton-powell-jr-boulevard-seventh-avenue-in-harlem National Association for School Psychologists  https://www.nasponline.org Dr. Deborah Peek Crocket   https://www.nasponline.org/membership-and-community/nasp-awards-scholarships-and-grants/past-award-recipients/2021-award-recipients/nasp-2021-lifetime-achievement-award-winner-nasp-2021-general-session-remarks School Psyc Sistahs  https://www.facebook.com/groups/schoolpsychsistahs Black School Psychs International https://www.facebook.com/groups/BlackSchoolPsychs Bowie State University School Psychology https://bowiestate.edu/academics/colleges/college-of-education/departments/counseling/frequently-asked-questions/school-psychology.php Howard University School Psychology https://gs.howard.edu/school-psychology-phd Dr. Scott Graves https://ehe.osu.edu/educational-studies/directory?id=graves.388   The Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced: Nasiah Cirincione-Ulezi https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-67-humilty-compassion-and-reflection-with-dr-nasiah-cirincione-ulezi-and-drjonathan-tarbox Elizabeth Hughes-Fong https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-53-cultural-competence-in-behaviour-analysis-how-far-have-we-come-with-dr-elizabeth-hughes-fong   Research Referenced: Malone, C. M., Wycoff, K., & Turner, E. A. (2022). Applying a MTSS framework to address racism and promote mental health for racial/ethnic minoritized youth. Psychology in the Schools, 59, 2438– 2452. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22606 Council of National Psychological Associations for the Advancement of Ethnic Minority Interests. (2016). Testing and assessment with persons & communities of color. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Retrieved from https://www.apa.org/pi/oema Malone, CM, Ishmail, KZ. (2020). A snapshot of multicultural training in school psychology. Psychology in the Schools, 57, 1022-1039. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22392 McCubbin, L. D., Alex, R. M., Bergkamp, J., Malone, C. M., Wang, C. D. C., & Reynolds, A. L. (2023). Returning the colonizers gaze: Critiquing Whiteness in our training programs. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 17(1), 14–21. https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000436