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Dr. Williams in the Media

Media Coverage • National and International

Salon

Why protests are actually good for your mental health, and so many of us have them.

USA Today

George Floyd video trauma: When is the last time you saw a White person killed online?

BBC News

George Floyd's death might not have caused global outrage if it hadn't been filmed.

CNBC Acorns

Anti-Black hiring discrimination in America has not improved in 30 years, researcher finds.

Recent Media Coverage

• Sims, T. (2023, February 26). What is racial trauma? Clinical psychologist breaks down what it means and how it impacts people. LiveNOW from FOX.


• Rogers, K. (2023, February 16). Understanding racial trauma, the mental and emotional injury of racism. CNN.


• Hynes, M. (2023, February 12). Psychedelic healing and trauma. Tapestry with Mary Hynes. CBC Radio.


• Sims, T. (2023, January 30). Expert on trauma after watching videos of Tyre Nichols. Fox LiveNow.


• Sellers, S. & Essamuah, Z. (2023, January 30). Self-care after seeing Tyre’s death online and in the news. NBC Morning News NOW.


• Morrow, A., & Duhamel, F. (2023, January 29). Why U.S. media made the near-universal decision to show the Tyre Nichols video. The Globe and Mail. A1. Toronto. [pdf]


• Ankarlo, K. (2023, January 29). How videos of police brutality affect the people who watch them. KCBS Radio, San Francisco. AudacityInc.com


• Van Rooy, N. (2023, January 27). Tyre Arrest Video to be Released. CTV Ottawa.


• Kim, J. (2023, January 27). Videos like the Tyre Nichols footage can be traumatic. An expert shares ways to cope. NPR.


• Christensen, J. (2023, January 27). ¿Cómo hacer frente emocionalmente a la publicación de videos violentos? Los expertos recomiendan manejar el estrés y conocer tus propios límites. CNN.


• Christensen, J. (2023, January 27). To cope with release of violent videos, manage stress and know your own limits. CNN Health.

2022

• Krishnan, M. (2022, December 20). ‘This Is Our Protest’: Black People Are Taking Shrooms to Heal From Racism. Vice.


• Williams, A. (2022, November 28). Girls Trip: Why Some Black Women Are Using Psychedelic Mushrooms for Healing. Essence. November/December.


• Hughes, V. (2022, November 21). With Anxiety on the Rise, Some Children Try ‘Exposure Therapy’. New York Times.


• Nova. (2022, October 19). Can psychedelics cure? PBS. [International]


• Williams, M. (2022, October 3). Canada does not fund mental health care and we are all paying for it. The Hill. [pdf]


• Klarenberg, K. (2022, August 11). New Research Finds CIA Used Black Americans as Drugs Experiment Guinea Pigs. MPN News.


• Drapkin, D. (2022, July 26). Podcast Episode 341 – Monnica Williams, Ph.D. – Racism, Trauma, Research, and Psychedelics. Psychedelics Today.


• Siebert, A. (2022, July 20). Fireside Project: The Psychedelic Support Line Matching Callers With BIPOC, Trans, And Veteran Volunteers. Forbes.


• Jan, M. (2022, July 12). Psilocybin: The recycled first-line mental health treatment. The Charlatan.


• Williams, N. E. (2022, May 25). What’s the Safest Way to Try Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Right Now? Self.


• Staff. (2022, May 2). Academic Programs For Psychedelics Are Growing. Green Market Report.


• Tu, L. (2022, March 28). Can magic mushrooms be used to treat racial trauma? The Guardian.


• Duffy, A. (2022, March 24). How Ottawa psychologists are trying to treat the trauma of racism. Ottawa Citizen.


• Holloway, K. (2022, March 22). The Secret Black History of LSD. The Nation.


• Wodskou, C. (2022, March 3). What quantum physics can teach us about human relationships. CBC Radio.


• Lalonde, C. (2022, February 25). Étudier les champignons magiques et l'ayahuasca sur les bancs universitaires. Le Devoir.


• Smith, T. (2022, February 21). Repairing the Whole: How Reparations Can Address Physical and Mental Health. Non Profit Quarterly.


• Dyon, K. (2022, February 16). 5 Black Pioneers Combatting the Whitewashing of Psychedelics. Psychedelic Spotlight.


• Dyon, K. (2022, February 7). Life-Affirming Nuggets of Wisdom from Psychedelic Pioneers. Psychedelic Spotlight.


• Lee, Y. J. & Schuster-Bruce, C. (2022, February 14). Meet the 16 most influential women shaping the future of psychedelics. Business Insider.


• Kumamoto, I. (2022, January 4). The unexpected ways OCD wreaks havoc on our sex lives. Mic.

2021

• Wolf, C. (2021, December 17). Ihre Privatsphäre ist uns wichtig. Spektrum.


• Sanders, L. (2021, December 4). Can psychedelics meet their potential for treating mental health disorders? Science News.


• Sharma, A. (2021, November 29). For BIPOC employees, remote work meant a welcome break from office microaggressions. CBC News.


• Dagenhardon, C. (2021, November 19). How Dr. Monnica Williams Created Canada's First Psychedelic Master's Degree Program: "Nobody Took Me Seriously". Psychedelic Spotlight.


• Red Table Talk. (2021, November 13). How Plant Medicine Can Help People of Color with Jada Pinkett Smith. FaceBook. [download here]


• Greco, F. (2021, October 4). University of Ottawa unveils virtual microprogram on psychedelic studies. The Charlatan. Carleton University Student Newspaper.


• Whelan, Z. (2021, September 22). Mental Health with a Side of Psychedelics. OZY.


• Puiu, T. (2021, September 20). Racism causes PTSD-like effects in Black women. ZME Science.


• Goldstone, R.(2021, September 15). Microaggressions: What We Know and Should Know. Under the Cortex [podcast]. Perspectives on Psychological Science.


• Association for Psychological Science. (2021, September 13). Current Understandings of Microaggressions: Impacts on Individuals and Society. Newswise.


• Williams, N. (2021, September 1). Black psychologists say there are too few of them in Canada — and that's a problem. CBC News.


• Levinson, A. R., Williams, M. & Zare, M. (2021, August 22). Jury Selection: Beyond Black and White What Is Needed to Have Race-free Jurors. Impakter.


• Donovan, R. (2021, August 19). Meet the Psychologist Using Psychedelics to Treat Racial Trauma. Leaps.


• Williams, M. & Campbell, M. (2021, July 19). Experimental treatments changed the course of the AIDS epidemic; we need the same approach to mental illness today. The Baltimore Sun.


• Strauss, D. & Williams, M. T. (2021, July 19). CIA Exploited Incarcerated Black Americans in Race for "Mind-Control" Agent [Blog]. Journal of Medical Ethics.


• Lyford, C. (2021, May/June). Psychedelic Therapy and Racial Trauma: Offering Clients a Deeper Experience of Healing. The Therapy Beat. Psychotherapy Networker.


• On the Media. (2021, May 28). Not a Perfect Science. WNYC Studios. [podcast]


• On the Media. (2021, May 28). How to Describe Our Pandemic State(s) of Mind. WNYC Studios. [podcast]


• Donnelly-DeRoven, C. (2021, May 20). Former Pardee Memorial employee alleges racism is 'systemic problem' at the hospital. Asheville Citizen Times.


• Hazan, M. (2021, May 4). 100 Most Influential People in Psychedelics. Medium.


• Gray, E. (2021, May 3). Hey, Bravo: Stop Casting WOC to Solve Your Racism Problem. Cosmopolitan.


• Iati, M., Foster-Frau, S. & Bellware, K. (2021, April 25). After the Chauvin verdict, Minneapolis activists fuel up and prepare for the long fight ahead. The Washington Post.


• Savitch-Lew, A. (2021, April 23). NYC youth struggling with OCD face compounded challenges in pandemic. City Limits. [NYC]


• McCarten, J. (2021, April 21). 'Justice for George is freedom for all': scrutiny of police follows Chauvin verdict. The Canadian Press.


• Johnson, Maya. (2021, April 21). George Floyd killing's effect on mental health. CTV News Montreal.


• Smith, J. & Hellman, M. (2021, April 18). Racist Zoom bombings in North Thurston and across the state prompt calls for reform. The Seattle Times.


• Foster-Frau, S. (2021, April 8). When mass shootings target a marginalized group, trauma ripples through those communities. Washington Post.


• Andoh, E. (2021, April). Psychology's Urgent Need to Dismantle Racism. The Monitor, 52 (3), 38.


• Yancey-Bragg, N. (2021, March 29). George Floyd's death was traumatizing for Black teens in Minneapolis, who fear the trial will be just as painful. USA Today.


• Johansen, E. (2021, March 24). Today is Nobody’s Equal Pay Day: A call for intersectional pay equity. Medium.


• Betuel, E. (2021, March 22). Scientists Are Using Psychedelics to Help People Cope With Racial Trauma. Future Human.


• Yancey-Bragg, N. & Hauck, G. (2021, March 19).Derek Chauvin's attorney says the murder trial 'is not about race.' His own line of questioning suggests otherwise. USA Today.


• PsyTech. (2021, March 8). Women in Psychedelics: Dr. Monnica Williams. Psy Tech Global.


• Sabourin, H. (2021, March 7). Study finds ketamine can help patients manage depression and PTSD. Fulcrum News.


• La Rotonde. (2021, March 5). Comprendre le lien entre racisme et santé mentale. La Rotonde.


• Beltran, I. (2021, February 24). Intrusive Thoughts Normal or Not? Why People Have It And How To Cope. The Science Times.


• Manning-Schaffel, V. (2021, February 23). Coping With Intrusive Thoughts: Haunted by a reoccurring thought that freaks you out? Intrusive thoughts are more common than you think. Shonda Land. Hearst Digital Media.


• Pahr, K. (2021, January 29). Psychedelics Shown to Ease the Effects of Racial Trauma. Lucid News.


• Plant Parenthood. (2021, January 28). Tripping Together: Boundaries and Bonds in Family Psychedelic Experiences.


• Favaro, A., St. Philip, E., & Ho, S. (2021, January 26). Psychedelic drugs can help treat PTSD caused by racism, discrimination: researchers. CTV National News.


• Rogers, K. (2021, January 16). How people of color can cope with Capitol riot hypocrisy. CNN Health.


• Chambers D. (2021, January 5). Could magic mushrooms heal South Africans with racial trauma? Based on a new study, the answer could be yes. Sunday Times Daily.


• ANI. (2021, January 2). Here's how one may lessen trauma of racial injustice. Big News Network.

2020

• Eurasia Review. (2020, December 30). Study Claims ‘Positive’ Psychedelic Drug Use May Lessen Trauma Of Racial Injustice. Eurasia Review News & Analysis.


• Curtis, S. (2020, December 30). Victims of racism should take Ecstasy or magic mushrooms to reduce the trauma of their experience, study suggests. Daily Mail.


• Cost, B. (2020, December 30). Racism victims should drop acid, ecstasy to reduce trauma: study. New York Post.


• Caldwell, E. (2020, December 28). One psychedelic experience may lessen trauma of racial injustice. Ohio State University News.


• Blaskey, S. (2020, December 16). A Fort Lauderdale cop nearly shot her eye out. 6 months later, no apology, minimal reform. Miami Herald.


• Scruggs, L. Z. [Producer]. (2020, November 23). The woman who live streamed Philando Castile’s death talks mental health. The 8:46 Trauma Series. Vice News.


• Machemer, T. (2020, November 20). Active Ingredient in 'Shrooms' Shown to Help Treat Depression. Smithsonian Magazine.


• Bollman, E. (2020). CPA Member Spotlight — Monnica Williams. Psynopsis, 24(4), 16-19.


• Sanders, L. (2020, November 17). Psilocybin may help treat depression, a small study finds. Science News.


• Gregoire, C. (2020, November). Inside the Movement to Decolonize Psychedelic Pharma — As Western medicine brings psychedelics into mainstream use, a growing movement is innovating new business models grounded in reciprocity and inclusion. Neo Life.


• Floyd, L. (2020, November 6). Black Women Are Facing an Overwhelming Mental Health Crisis. Prevention Magazine.


• Sorensen, D.(2020, October). Microaggressions, Mental Health Disparities, and Racial Trauma with Monnica Williams. Psychologists Off The Clock.


• Tuchscherer, R. & Aridi, R. (2020, October 20). Legalizing hallucinogenic mushrooms in Oregon. Science.


• Philippi, A. (2020, October 15). Monnica Williams: The experience of racism is an assault on mental health. The New Health Club.


• Joiner, W. (2020, September 28). If psychedelics are going mainstream will they be accessible to everyone? The Independent.


• Pandika, M. (2020, September 22). Psychedelics research is overwhelmingly white — and that's a really big problem. Mic.


• Joiner, W. (2020, September 21). Who Will Benefit From Psychedelic Medicine? The Washington Post Magazine.


• Star Staff. (2020, September 14). Another day on the job: Racism and workplace PTSD. Toronto Star.


• Barajas, J. (2020, September 9). What Chadwick Boseman’s death means in a year marked by grief. PBS News Hour.


• Parker, G., Butler, S. K., Flynn, A., Young, D., Fisher, L., Williams, M. & Taylor, Z. (2020, September). Race and Healing: Expanding the Conversation. Psychotherapy Networker.


• Mocerino, M. (2020, August 24). Treating Racial Trauma with Dr. Monnica Williams. Chacruna Institute.


• Pitawanich, C. (2020, August 17). The 'insidious' reality of minority trauma & microaggressions. KGW 8 NBC.


• Stallings, E. (2020, August 12). Racism at My Job Literally Gave Me PTSD. The Cut. New York Magazine.


• Muhammad, M. Z. (2020, August 12). Trauma, terror and Black America’s race-based torment. Final Call.


• Williams, M., Cockley, K., Cammack, N. L., Carter, R. T., & Morgan, P. L. (2020, August). Black Mental Health. The New Reddit Journal of Science.


• James, C. & Petersen, A. (2020, July 21). A Growing Push to Treat Racism’s Impact on Mental Health. The Wall Street Journal Online. [pdf]


• Kubala, P. (2020, July 21). Psychedelics and Race: A Profile of Dr. Monnica T. Williams. Society for Cultural Anthropology. Hot Spots, Fieldsights.


• Flores, J. (2020, July 21). Psychedelic therapy to cure a racist mainstream with Monnica Williams, Ph.D. Ancestral Medicine for Modern Times. [Podcast]


• Peck, P. (2020, July 14). Self-Care for Black Journalists. New York Times.


• Kansara, R. (2015, July 5). Black Lives Matter: Can viral videos stop police brutality? BBC Trending.


• Bollman, E. (2020, July 3). Racial trauma and racial justice with Dr. Monnica Williams. Canadian Psychological Association. [Postcast]


• Heaney, K. (2020, July 1). It Can Be Hard to Concentrate or Focus on Something Else. The Cut, The Science of Us. New York Magazine.


• Holder, M. (2020, July 1). Police Brutality Videos Are Giving Black People Vicarious Trauma. Teen Vogue.


• National Center for Integrated Behavioral Health. (2020, June 30). An Interview with Monnica Williams, PhD, ABPP, on Collective Trauma. University of Pennsylvania Medical School.


• Feldman, D. B. (2020, June 22). Racism, Trauma, and Well-Being. KPFA 94.1. [Radio]


• Wang, C. (2020, June 18). Filipino American confronted for BLM message sheds light on form of genteel racism, experts say. NBC News.


• Holder, M. (2020, June 17). We Need To Deal With The Trauma Caused By Endless Videos Of Police Brutality. Esquire.


• Jay. B. (2020, June 17). White job applicants are 2.5 times more likely to get hired, Northwestern study finds. Acorns + CNBC.


• Kaiser, G. (2020, June 16). An Interview with Monnica Williams: Treating Race-Based Trauma with Psychedelics & Addressing Mental Health Disparities. Think Supersystemic.


• Israeli News. (2020, June 15). Протесты оказались полезны для психического здоровья. (Protests have proven beneficial for mental health.) ISRAland portal.


• Jay, B. (2020, June 15). Anti-Black hiring discrimination in America has not improved in 30 years, researcher finds. Acorns + CNBC.


• Rozsa M. (2020, June 14). Why protests are actually good for your mental health. Salon.


• McLean, K. (2020, June 12). After George Floyd death, former CFL player relives nightmare with police: 'I am him.' Global News.


• Garcia, S. E. (2020, June 12). After Virtual Graduation, Protesting for their Lives. New York Times.


• Mazur, A. (2020, June 8). Kingston police officer under investigation over Facebook post. Global News Kingston.


• Analyse, E. & Pitzke, M. (2020, June 6). Rassismus in den USA - Trauma und Aufklärung. Der Spiegel.


• Machado, P. (2020, June 5). Carine Roitfeld "ne pas voit pas les couleurs" (et c'est un problème). Terrafemina.


• Bello, L. (2020, June 4). Desaprender preconceitos dá trabalho — e ele é todo seu. Galileu.


• Rahmawati, Y & Nofiana, F. (2020, June 4). Rasisme dan Kebrutalan Polisi Picu Trauma, Meski Hanya Melihat dari Video. Suara. Indonesia.


• Robart, A. (2020, June 4). How Racism Affects Black Mental health. Global News Toronto. [Television]


• Goodman, B. (2020, June 3). Expert: Racism, Discrimination Can Inflict Trauma, PTSD. WebMD.


• Machado, P. (2020, June 1). Comment utiliser mon privilège blanc pour agir contre le racisme. Terrafemina.


• Cherry, D. (2020, May 30). Stop Sharing The George Floyd Video. BuzzFeed.


• Tan, S-L. & Lim, K. (2020, May 30). For Asians in Australia, a collective memory of racial trauma. South China Morning Post. Hong Kong.


• Dastagir, A. E. (2020, May 28). George Floyd video adds to trauma: 'When is the last time you saw a white person killed online?'. USA Today.


• Jefferson, J. (2020, May 14). Psychology Professionals Discuss How Quarantine Affects Mental Illness. The Root.


• Tandanpolie, T. (2020, April 20). Encountering Trauma in the Classroom. Washington Square News. New York University.


• Yin, S. (2020, January 10). How researchers and advocates of color are forging their own paths in psychedelic-assisted therapy. The Pulse. NPR/PBS.

2019

• Stein, J. D. (2019, December). Thirty Reasons Why Guys Don't Do Therapy. Men's Health.


• White, W. (2019, December 2). Race, Trauma and Psychedelic Therapy. The 730 . [Podcast]


• Janikian, M. (2019, December 2). Five Women in Psychedelics You Should Know About: Badass women making waves in the psychedelic movement, from research to drug policy reform. Double Blind.


• Mocerino, M. (2019, November 22). Racial Disparities: Trippy Talk with Dr. Monnica Williams. Reality Sandwich.


• Ransome, N. (2019, October 15). My Black Therapist Helped Me Accept My Distrust of White People. VICE.


• Porter, T. (2019, September 29). Former KSHB sports reporter: Time for people of color to speak up about discrimination. Kansas City Star.


• Janikian, M. (2019, September 2). MDMA for Racial Trauma. Double Blind.


• Lekhtman, A. (2019, August 23). The First-Ever MDMA Therapy Training for Communities of Color Was Vital. Filter.


• Ross, J., & Gamboa, S.. (2019, August 15). El Paso, racism and rhetoric: The growing toll of bigotry in America. NBC News.


• Stovall, R. (2019, August 9). A call for calm, appropriate action. The Gazette.


• Ohlheiser, A. (2019, August 4). As bystanders share videos of El Paso’s violent aftermath, strangers online beg them to stop. Washington Post.


• Turner, E. & Williams, M. T. (2019, Summer). OCD Training goes global: Working with therapists in Pakistan. International OCD Foundation Newsletter, 33(2), 8-9.


• Ellis, N. T. (2019, July 26). People of color are embracing self-care, activism after Trump's latest racist tweets. USA Today.


• Drezner, D. W. (2019, July 24). Donald Trump is stressing out America. The Washington Post.


• Greenberg, Z. (2019, July 21). 'Why don’t they go back': the increasing psychological toll of racism in the Trump era. Boston Globe.


• Ifeanyi, K. C. (2019, May 31). Opting out of black trauma: Why I couldn't finish When They See Us. Fast Company.


• Montano, D. (2019, March 18). Jordan Peele's 'Us': Science Goes To The Movies. Science Friday.


• Joyner, T. (2019, March 13). How to Recognize a Hoarder and How to Help Them. Get Well Wednesday Segment. Tom Joyner Morning Show.


• Turner, E. (2019, March 5). Surviving in a Racist Society: Racial Trauma and African Americans. The Breakdown Podcast.


• Jameel, M. & Yerardi, J. (2019, February 28). Workplace discrimination is illegal. But our data shows it’s still a huge problem. Vox.


• Jameel, M. & Yerardi, J. (2019, February 28). Despite legal protections, most workers who face discrimination are on their own. Center for Public Integrity.


• Gregory, K. (2019, February 14). Devaluing Black Bodies: How Police-Shooting Videos Can Thwart the Search for Justice. The New Republic.


• Williams, M. T. (2019, February 13). Uncovering the Trauma of Racism. APA Journals Article Spotlight. American Psychological Association.


• Gregory, K. (2019, February 13). Killing Us Softly: How Videos of Police Brutality Traumatize African Americans and Undermine the Search for Justice. The New Republic.


• Williams, V. (2019, February 8). The emotional toll of Virginia's blackface scandal. About Us section. The Washington Post.


• Luse, B. (2019, February 4). Blue Pill. The Nod. Gimlet Media.

2018

• Lekhtman, A. (2018, December 18). Pioneering UConn MDMA Research Focused on People of Color: Next Steps for Equity in Treatment. Psychedelic Times.


• Lekhtman, A. (2018, December 4). The Burgeoning Psychedelics Movement Still Excludes Women and People of Color. Filter.


• Rodríguez, J. M. (2018, November). MDMA Para Las Víctimas Del Racismo de Estados Unidos: Entrevista a Monnica Williams. Cáñamo.


• Suarez, C. (2018, November 8). Free Your Mind, and Your Nonprofit Will Follow: Racial Equity in Psychedelic Research. Nonprofit Quarterly.


• Rao, S. (2018, October 31). Black Scholars and Healers Use Psychedelics to Treat Race Based Trauma. ColorLines Magazine.


• Watson, E. C. (2018, October 30). Black Americans Are Building A Space In Psychedelic Drug Culture After Being Ignored For Decades. Okay Player.


• Ofgang, E. (2018, October 22). Psychedelic Drugs Show Promise For Treatment of PTSD. Connecticut Magazine.


• Sullivan, K. (2018, October 1). Black Americans Are Being Left Out of Psychedelics Research. Vice Tonic.


• Shastry, N. (2018, September 5). Taking psychedelic drugs to ease death. BeMe News/CNN.


• Lekhtman, A. (2018, August 1). A Healing Trip: Psychologists Are Testing MDMA to Treat the Trauma of Racism. Merry Jane.


• Moore, J., & Buller, K.. (2018, July 24). Exploring Race-Based Traumatic Stress and MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy. Psychedelics Today.


• Lekhtman, A. (2018, July 17). A Psychedelic Study In Connecticut Aims to Bridge the Racial Gap in MDMA Psychotherapy. Psychedelic Times.


• Krieger, K. (2018, July 16). Unraveling. UConn Health Journal.


• PR NEwswire. (2018, July 10). Psychedelic Feminism Grants Hand Talking Stick to Women of Cannabis and the Psychedelic Renaissance. Markets Insider, Business Insider.


• Bain, K. (2018, June 26). Psychedelics are going mainstream, because the mainstream needs them. Vice.

What Are Microaggressions?

AJ+ asked people if they knew what microaggressions were. A lot of people didn't.

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How to Handle a Racist Rant

What can you do if you see a racist rant in public?

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• Cerqueira, C. (2018, May). What Are Microaggressions? AJ+.


• Krieger, K. (2018, May 15). MDMA opens door for PTSD patients to work through trauma. UConn Today. Storrs, CT.


• Smith, N. (2018, April 15). Why are Black women suffering from PTSD? Atlanta BlackStar.


• Scrivani, M. (2018, April 5). Dr. Monnica Williams sheds light on the negative mental health impacts of racial trauma. The Daily Campus. Storrs, CT.


• Young, L. (2018, April 3). ‘It’s a traumatic moment’: How everyday racism can impact mental, physical health. Global News. Canada.


• Savage, K. (2018, April 2). Remembering the Brutal Tactics of the Baton Rouge Police. Juvenile Justice Information Exchange.

2017

• Demby, G. & Meraji, S. M. (2017, December 20). Black Atheists, White Santas, and a Feast For The Deceased. Codeswitch. NPR. [text]


• Gallucci, N. (2017, December 16). A guide to achieving your 2018 self-care resolutions. Mashable.


• Meyerson, C. (2017, December 1). Protesters Against Police Violence Risk the Very Thing They’re Fighting. The Nation.


• Hampton, J., Mekawi, Y., & Miller, A. (2017, December). Diversity Spotlight. Clinical Science Newsletter. Society for the Science of Clinical Psychology.


• Staff. (2017, November 7). Texas church shooter. [international television]. Washington DC: RT America.


• Banks, A. (2017, October 5). Vegas gunman was chasing for high: money, gambling & finally mass shooting [international television]. Washington DC: RT America.


• JBHE Research Studies. (2017, September 18). Psychologists Find White College Students Continue to Hold Prejudicial Beliefs. The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education.


• Powell, N. (2017, September 14). 5 Ways To End Stigmas Against Mental Health Care in Communities of Color. Everyday Feminism Magazine.


• UConn Communications. (2017, September 6). Study: Racism Rooted in Small Things People Say and Do. UConn Today.


• Winston, C. (2017, Summer). 25 Individuals of Influence. PTSD Journal, 4, 31-60. [pdf]


• Tucker, B. & Turnage, C. (2017, August 25). To Help Students Heal After Hate, Meet Them Where They Are. The Chronicle of Higher Education.


• Gomez, A. M., & Crunden, E. A. (2017, August 23). Here’s what happens when white supremacy goes viral. ThinkProgress.


• Almukhtar, S. et al. (2017, August 19). Black Lives Upended by Policing: The Raw Videos Sparking Outrage. New York Times.


• Grisby, L. (2017, June 13). Aggressive, biased policing can have negative health implications for many. The Colorado Trust. Denver, CO.
• Cerqueira, C. (2017, June 1). What can you do if you see a racist rant in public? AJ+.


• Ransome, N. (2017, April 27). Why I Don't Want to Be a Black Activist. Vice.


• Wing, N. (2017, April 11). Call The United Incident What It Is: Police Violence. Huffington Post.


• Harris, A. (2017, April 5). A History of Self-Care: From its radical roots to its yuppie-driven middle age to its election-inspired resurgence. Slate Magazine.


• Pierre, K. E. (2017, March). A Pound of Flesh — Racial PTSD [radio]. True 2 Soul Network. Toronto, Canada.


• Saunders, R. (2017, March 10). Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Episode #412 [radio]. Science for the People.


• Borges, A. (2017, February 16). Here's What Therapists Want You To Know About Being Politically Active. BuzzFeed.


• Moore, C. (2017, January 10). Homosexual OCD is a Thing, and Thousands of Americans Suffer From It. Out Magazine.

2016

• Veny, M. (2016, December 18). Depression vs. The Strong Black Man [blog]. Transforming Stigma.


• Francis, B. (2016, December 5). Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Episode 31. Not Broken Radio Show.


• Hellerman, C. (2016, December 1). Using Ecstasy to treat PTSD: I felt like my soul snapped back into place. PBS Newshour.


• Heins, S. (2016, November 23). How To Talk Politics With Your Pro-Trump Family on Thanksgiving. Gothamist.


• Godlasky, Anne. (2016, November 12). People are crying: It's not because they lost a race. USA Today.


• Godlasky, Anne. (2016, November 11). What are microaggressions? USA Today.


• Web Staff. (2016, November 11). How Racism Impacts Your Health. New Journal Guide.


• Winerman, L. (2016, October). Left Out. Monitor on Psychology. 50-53.


• Mendoza, J. (2016, October 13). Police shootings and social media: Why some black people believe no one cares. Christian Science Monitor.


• Williams, M. (2016, October 6). Column: White people don't understand the trauma of viral police-killing videos. PBS Newshour.


• Iles, W. (2016, September 26). Trauma And Social Media: When Black Death Goes Viral. HuffPost UK.


• Downs, K. (2016, September 26). Twitter Chat: Coping with black trauma in the age of viral videos. PBS NewsHour.


• Chan, M. (2016, September 23). Research: Exposure to shooting videos can cause PTSD-like trauma [television]. Washington DC: RT America TV.


• Kenney, T. (2016, September 22). Frequent Exposure to Shootings of Black People Can Cause PTSD-Like Trauma, Research Says. Atlanta Blackstar.


• Kelley, C. (2016, September 21). The Talk of Chicago. 1690 AM. Chicago: WVON.


• DeVega, C. (2016, September 9). A Conversation with Dr. Monnica Williams About Race, PTSD, Identity, and Mental Health. The Chauncey DeVega Show. Podcast.


• Jackson, I. J. (2016, September 2). The Trauma of Police Brutality. USA Today.


• Scott, I. M. (2016, August 27). It's Called "Battered Race Syndrome." Or, Something Like That. Huffington Post.


• McGirt, E. (2016, August 9). raceAhead: A Data-Driven Approach to Tackling Racism. Fortune Magazine.


• McGirt, E. (2016, August 8). Two Years After Ferguson, What Has Changed? Fortune Magazine.


• Scott, I. M. (2016, August 7). Getting Past the Pain: Trauma, Depression, and Mental Health in the African American Community. 411: Conflict Transformation. TRIBE Channel/Blogtalk Radio Show. [podcast]


• Hancock, E. (2016, August 1). The Mental Health Costs of Racism. UConn Today [Storrs, CT].


• Shockman, E., Intagliata, C., & Wetsman, N. (2016, July 30). What does racism do to your health?. KERA News.


• Shockman, E. (2016, July 30). What does racism do to your health? Science Friday. NPR & GlobalPost/PRI.


• Harrison, M. (2016, July 25). Can racism cause post-traumatic stress disorder? The Louisiana Weekly [New Orleans].


• Exstrum, O. (2016, July 25). Therapy offered for anguished activists. The Inquirer [Philadelphia].


• Alfaro, J. (2016, July 22). After the Violence and Videos, Therapists Learn to Treat Racial Trauma. YES! Magazine.


• Downs, K. (2016, July 22). Black pain gone viral: racism, graphic videos can create PTSD-like trauma. PBS Newshour.


• DeVega, C. (2016, July 18). All hate is not created equal: The folly of perceiving murderers like Dylann Roof, Micah Johnson and Gavin Long as one and the same. Salon.


• Flatow, I. (2016, July 15). The Health Costs of Racism [public radio]. Science Friday. NYC: NPR


• Novick, I. (2016, July 15). This Is Your Brain on Violence: How Watching Regular Mass Killings on the News Can Cause Serious Health Impacts. Alternet.


• Zielinski, A. (2016, July 13). The Singular Trauma of a Child Who Loses a Parent to a Police Shooting. ThinkProgress, Health Reporter.


• Lewis, C. (2016, July 12). Videos of police brutality are everywhere. What does watching them do to us? Vox, Science & Health Column.


• DiGiulio, S. (2016, July 11). How To Help Your Child Sleep After A National Tragedy. Give them a little extra TLC. Huffington Post.


• News Reporter. (2016, July 10).Trauma of Massive Shootings: How to Look After Your Mental Health During Traumatic Shootings [television]. CTV Toronto.



• Paquette, D. (2016, July 9). 'How do I teach my son to stay alive?': The collective trauma after violence. Washington Post.


• Yasmine, S. (2016, July 9). In search of a safe place, Dallas police officers gather to talk, seek solace. Dallas Morning News.


• Adetiba, L. & Almendrala, A. (2016, July 8). Watching Videos of Police Brutality Can Traumatize You, Especially If You're Black. Huffington Post.


• Yasmine, S. (2016, July 8). Healing after trauma: What to expect as Dallas goes through grieving process. Dallas Morning News.


• Chan, M. (2016, July 8). Tragedies in America [television]. National News Special Report. RT America TV.


• Petronzio, M. (2016, July 8). How to not feel helpless following a week of traumatic violence. Mashable.


• Paquette, D. (2016, July 7). 'This is the brain on horror': The incredible calm of Diamond Lavish Reynolds. Washington Post.


• Dwyer, L. (2016, July 7). The Collective Trauma of Watching the End of Black Lives. TakePart.


• Love, D. (2016, June 5). Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome and Intergenerational Trauma: Slavery is Like a Curse Passing Through the DNA of Black People. Atlanta Blackstar.


• Love, D. (2016, June 3). PTSD and Mental Health Disorders in Black People Linked to Trauma From Racism and Violence. Atlanta Blackstar.


• Hockenberry, J. (2016, May 5). Study Addresses Link Between Discrimination and Stress [radio]. The Takeaway. New York, NY: WNYC.

• Hebert, M. (2016, May 5). Racism is causing mental health issues for African Americans [television]. Channel 192. Louisville, KY: KET.


• Hebert, M. (2016, April 11). PTSD and mental health issues caused by racism [radio]. UofL Today. 93.9 FM. Louisville, KY.


• Mental health in the Black Community [radio]. (2016, March 26). PraizePower 1350 WLOU and The New Praize 104.7 FM. Louisville, KY.


• Johnson, J. (2016, March 29). Feds Say Medicaid May Be Link To Mental Health, Substance Use Treatment. 89.3 FM. Louisville, KY: WFPL.


• Cunningham, K. (2016, March 23). Where to get help for PTSD [television]. WAVE 3 News. Louisville, KY: WAVE.


• Lowery, W. & Stankiewicz, K. (2016, February 15). My demons won today: Ohio activist's suicide spotlights depression among Black Lives Matter leader. Washington Post. [pdf]


• Deangelis, T. (2016, February). Envisioning a better world. Monitor on Psychology, 47 (2), 79-82.


• Richardson, S. S. (2016, January 28). Families of police shooting victims form bonds built on loss. The Chicago Reporter.


• Salters, J. N. (2016, January 27). PTSD: On Trying to Drive and Breathe While Black. HuffPost.

2015

Interview with Dr. Williams by WAVE 3 News.

• Hallman, C. (2015, September 13). Attacked all My Life, Part 3: One Black man's lifelong battle with U.S. racism. Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.


• Johnson, J. (2015, September 3). Improving Health for African-Americans Means Reducing Violence. Louisville, KY: WFPL / NPR affiliate. [radio]


• Sophy, C. (2015, August 21). Living with OCD. Dr. Charles Sophy, psychiatrist, drsophy.com. [podcast]


• Attiah, K. (2015, July 24). How black people can emotionally protect themselves in the age of #BlackLivesMatter. Washington Post.


• Johnson, J. (2015, July 20). A Conversation on Racial Disparities in Mental Health Treatment Louisville, KY: WFPL / NPR affiliate. [radio]


• Corley, C. (2015, July 2). Coping While Black: A Season of Traumatic News Takes A Psychological Toll. Code Switch / All Things Considered, NPR. [radio]


• Schumaker, E. (2015, June 29). The Quality of Health Care You Receive Likely Depends On Your Skin Color, The Huffington Post.


• Wortham, J. (2015, June 24). Racism's Psychological Toll. The New York Times.

2014-earlier

• Galofaro, C. & Pulliam, B. (2014, Sept 22). Accused cannibal fell through legal cracks. Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY.


• Ansari, M. (2014, Sept 16). Vigil planned for southern IN woman who was brutally murdered. WAVE 3 News, Louisville, KY. [Television]


• Frager, S. (2014, June 1). Hypchondriasis and Illness Anxiety. Stan Frager Radio Show, Louisville, KY. [Radio]


• Todd, D. (2013, July 26). Hyper-vigilance about abuse can hurt children and everyone. Vancouver Sun.


• Williams, M. (2013, June 20). Exercising Demons Away Can Backfire. Room for Debate, New York Times.


• Gonzalez, B. (2013, June 20). Crimetracker. Family: Suspect suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, WHAS TV News (CBS), Louisville, KY. [Television]


• Gillette, H. (2013, June 6). The science behind Susto — a Latin American folk illness. Saludify.


• Online Network. (2013, May 29). Racism, PTSD Linked As Proposed Criteria Changes. HuffPost Live.


• Harris, Nadia-Elysse. (2013, May 23). Changes In DSM-5: Racism Can Cause PTSD Similar To That of Soldiers After War. Medical Daily.


• Kast, S. (2013, April 26). The Stigma of Addiction. Maryland Morning, The Lines Between Us, Baltimore, MD. WYPR National Public Radio (NPR). [Radio]


• Piercey, N. (2012, November 8). Would You Take Female Viagra? Women's Health Magazine.


• Frager, S. (2012, March 4). 960 WGTK, Hoarding, interview on the Dr. Stan Frager Show, Louisville, KY. [Radio]


• Bowdan, A. (2012, February 24). The Mind of an Accused Killer. WLKY TV News (CBS). Louisville, KY. [Television]


• Price, C. (2012, March 12). Your Body Explained: Why People Bite Their Nails. Parade Magazine, Philadelphia, PA.


• Johnson-Wilson, L. (2010, Sept 21). Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder & African American Women, The Examiner.com Washington DC.


• Jackson, P. (2010, March 14). African Americans and OCD. Bala Cynwood, PA: WDAS FM Clear Channel Radio.


• Durham, M. (2008, February 23). Philly rated a stressful place to live. Philadelphia, PA: KYW Newsradio 1060. [Radio]


• McNamara, D. (2004, August). Be sure to differentiate between OCD, cultural differences. Clinical Psychiatry News, 32 (8), 32.


• Layfield, M. (Oct 25, 2001). One-Track Minds: Examining OCD. Cavalier Daily, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.

Dr. Williams: Short Bio

Dr. Monnica T. Williams is a board-certified licensed clinical psychologist and Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa, in the School of Psychology, where she is the Canada Research Chair in Mental Health Disparities. She is also the Clinical Director of the Behavioral Wellness Clinic in Connecticut, where she provides supervision and training to clinicians for empirically-supported treatments. Prior to her move to Canada, Dr. Williams was on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania Medical School (2007-2011), the University of Louisville in Psychological and Brain Sciences (2011-2016), where she served as the Director of the Center for Mental Health Disparities, and the University of Connecticut (2016-2019) where she had appointments in both Psychological Science and Psychiatry. Dr. Williams' research focuses on BIPOC mental health, culture, and psychopathology, and she has published over 150 scientific articles on these topics. Current projects include the assessment of race-based trauma, barriers to treatment in OCD, improving cultural competence in the delivery of mental health care services, and interventions to reduce racism. This includes her work as a PI in a multisite study of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD for people of color. She also gives diversity trainings nationally for clinical psychology programs, scientific conferences, and community organizations. She has served as the African American SIG leader for Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), and currently is Chair of their Academic Training & Education Standards (ATES). She serves as an Associate Editor of Behavior Therapy. She also serves on the editorial board of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Canadian Psychology, International Journal of Mental Health, Journal of Psychedelic Studies, the Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders and the Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the International OCD Foundation, and co-founded their Diversity Council. Her work has been featured in several major media outlets, including NPR, CBS, Huffington Post, and the New York Times.