Dr. Maysa Akbar

@APA Chief Diversity Officer, clinical psychologist, and best-selling author. Advocate of #racialjustice & #mentalhealth. Tweets & opinions are my own.

[Dr. Maysa Akbar @DrMaysaAkbar]

The Black maternal mortality rate is 3x higher than that of white women. In #Aftershock, @bizmacthe3rd and Omari Maynard share how the loss of their partners propelled them into raising awareness of the racial inequality Black women experience during pregnancy. @APA #APAAdvocacy

[Hulu @hulu]

These Black moms will not be forgotten. #AftershockDoc is now streaming. From Disney’s @OnyxCollective and @abcnews Studios.

[Dr. Naadira Upshaw @DrNaeSpeaks]

Grateful to have had @DrMaysaAkbar today to open us up with an amazing plenary talk about the future of EDI in @SPPDiv54!! #SPPAC2024 @harrison_laur

[Katie Davis @KatieAnneDavis]

What if we thought about mental health as a lane within the highway of population health? - Dr. Maysa Akbar on promoting equity in #thisispedspsych #SPPAC2024 @SPPDiv54

[Society of Pediatric Psychology @SPPDiv54]

Happening now - our Plenary talk by APA Chief Diversity Officer Maysa Akbar, PhD on the future of DEI in Peds Psych! #SPPAC2024

[Mitch Prinstein @mitchprinstein]

These @APA FREE science trainings are a huge hit! Join the thousands (!!) who have registered and get FREE access to recordings!! More info here: https://t.co/hFb2NFiGrL
ps - Did I mention they are all FREE!!!!!

[YMCA of the Jersey Shore @yjerseyshore]

Join the #YMCA on Jan. 12 to inspire our youth, celebrate history, & honor today’s civic leaders who put Dr. King’s mission into action. > https://t.co/u7ZWwq89Gc
✨ Suzy Dyer
✨ @KEllisFoster
✨ Ritesh Shah Charitable Pharmacy
✨ Keynote Speaker: @DrMaysaAkbar
#MLK

[Alicia Aebersold @aliciacollin]

Misinformation spreads rapidly across social media & other online platforms, posing risks to individual health & societal well-being. A new @APA consensus statement offers the best available #psychscience on #misinformation & recommended interventions: https://t.co/nNEAKjiBkh

[American Psychological Association @APA]

The #APA2024 Call for Proposals is open! Make plans now to share your work with the field—submit proposals for sessions, posters, continuing education workshops, and Psych Science in 3 before the January 10 deadline.

Learn more: https://t.co/yP8VY5PsAi

[Dr. Maysa Akbar @DrMaysaAkbar]

Lifting diverse identities in Psychology!

[American Arab MENA Psychological Association @amenapsy]

And a big thank you to @APA president-elect @Cynthia4APA and @APA Chief Diversity Officer @DrMaysaAkbar for your continued support and solidarity with #amenapsy 8/x

[Mitch Prinstein @mitchprinstein]

It’s here! Written by @DrMiaSmithBynum and an amazing group of scholars on the @APA task force! https://t.co/V2rWdx3Mze. It’s time to fix systemic barriers to promotion and tenure if we want a science that truly represents all humans’ behavior!

[American Psychological Association @APA]

Thank you @VP Kamala Harris for the warm welcome and your support for psychology and psychologists. We are so excited to be in the nation's capital for #APA2023!

[Dr. Maysa Akbar @DrMaysaAkbar]

I mean… how many times can I love this post, y’all?! #legacy #elders #KnowledgeIsPower #healing #community #comehome

[Dr. Thema @drthema]

It was wonderful speaking with @DocAkbar and @DrMaysaAkbar @TheABPsi Homecoming Convention!

[Dr. Maysa Akbar @DrMaysaAkbar]

To my #HBCU brothers & sisters- you cannot leave #unite2023 unchanged. I self-navigated my healing journey after graduating from @FAMU_1887. Imagine, a healing journey that starts on DAY 1 of stepping onto campus. Let's ensure students THRIVE! #blackmentalhealth @UNCFICB

[Dr. Maysa Akbar @DrMaysaAkbar]

So incredibly humbled. #EDI in action.

[American Psychological Association @APA]

Historic moment at the Society of Indian Psychologists annual convention��APA leaders present a formal apology for the association's contributions to harm against First Peoples and commit to a path of remediation and reconciliation.

[Dr. Maysa Akbar @DrMaysaAkbar]

My colleague @mitchprinstein guiding #parents and #teens about connection and #socialmedia

[Mitch Prinstein @mitchprinstein]

Teach kids social media literacy!
e.g., What does a "like" really mean?
S'times we like a post just to be nice. Some likes are not even from real people. Careful: science shows we may be misled by posts with many likes #SafeOnSocial
More from @APA: https://t.co/v2VPKJHERv…

[Mitch Prinstein @mitchprinstein]

Teach kids social media literacy!
e.g., What does a "like" really mean?
S'times we like a post just to be nice. Some likes are not even from real people. Careful: science shows we may be misled by posts with many likes #SafeOnSocial
More from @APA: https://t.co/v2VPKJHERv…

[Dr. Maysa Akbar @DrMaysaAkbar]

“If you want to change the game you can’t always do it from the outside, you need to do it from the inside”. - Michelle Obama at #WSJFuture
What a phenomenal leader. I can’t stop thinking about what she said. In fact, @APA is working hard to embrace this. https://t.co/GqC2PVBi8S

[Dr. Maysa Akbar @DrMaysaAkbar]

A new advisory from the @Surgeon_General shows that young people have the highest rates of loneliness, raising their risk for anxiety & depression. At #WSJFuture we talked about how parents can show up for their kids. @jasongay @SesameCommunity @WSJ Visit: https://t.co/H5QENqIgPP

[Dr. Rihana S. Mason (she/hers) @drrihana]

@APA ‘s @DrMaysaAkbar is live at @the_SEPA breaking down the history of psychology’s role in the eugenics movement #whyweneededanapology #history #systemic #racism #hierarchy #SEPA2023

[Dr. Maysa Akbar @DrMaysaAkbar]

#psychology #pastpresentfuture

[Dr. Rihana S. Mason (she/hers) @drrihana]

@APA ‘s @DrMaysaAkbar is live at @the_SEPA breaking down the history of psychology’s role in the eugenics movement #whyweneededanapology #history #systemic #racism #hierarchy #SEPA2023

[Dr. Maysa Akbar @DrMaysaAkbar]

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[Mitch Prinstein @mitchprinstein]

Here's some info to share with folks at work!

Psych science reveals why women make better leaders and improve the workplace! Companies could be working to promote more women!!!

From @APA: check it out!!
https://t.co/oooVOf8Nz8