Check back for more news and updates once they become available!
Check back for more news and updates once they become available!
December 2025
The P/PD SIG and Diversity Task Force would like to recommend reading a recent publication, coming from some of our members: Racial Discrimination and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Symptoms among Black Women: Unpacking the Role of the Superwoman Schema by Ramya Ramadurai, Paloma Zabala Rossy, Tamara Nelson, and Nathaniel Herr.
The paper explores racial discrimination through the lens of invalidation, interpersonal rejection, and devaluation in relation to BPD symptoms.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13557858.2025.2600277
Congratulations!
November 2025
The P/PD SIG and Diversity Task Force would like to congratulate Victoria Hart-Derrick as this year's ABCT Diversity Travel Award Recipient! Victoria is a Research Assistant in the Yale School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry. The award is much deserved.
Thank you to Breanna, Jess, and Omega for reviewing applications.
May 2025
The P/PD SIG and Diversity Task Force partnered with the ABCT Student SIG for their Third Annual Student Research Symposium! Diversity Task Force members, such as Kellyann Navarre and Jessica Qiu, were excited to contribute to event planning, program development, flyer design, research awards, and other key responsibilities.
The purpose of this symposium is to:
Promote student research
Provide an opportunity for students to share their projects
Provide a space for students to network and learn about scientific communication
Promote diversity in psychological science by easing access to research sharing and networking opportunities
We sincerely thank Student SIG Chair (Grace Hart) for her commitment to providing access and opportunities for trainees.
March 2025
The National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder and the P/PD SIG Diversity Task Force co-sponsored a webinar-symposium featuring a series of research presentations.
We sincerely appreciate everyone who contributed to making this event possible, as well as our engaged and thoughtful attendees. We had over 350 people register to attend or receive the recordings. At its peak, approximately 100 participants were present in the Zoom room, with at least 84 attendees consistently present throughout the event. During the ending Q & A, we received over 11 questions and inquiries.
Event: Understanding Bias and Diversity in Borderline Personality Disorder - Who Gets Represented, Who Gets Diagnosed?
Speakers and Organizers:
1. Abby Ingber, NEABPD Executive Director, Symposium Co-Chair
2. Kellyann Navarre, MA, Diversity Task Force Chair, Symposium Co-Chair - “BPD Stigma in Physical Healthcare Settings”
3. Matt Southward, PhD, The Ohio State University, Personality/Personality Disorder ABCT SIG Chair
4. Ariel Montague, BA, Brown University, - “Equitable Representation of Black Women in BPD Studies”
5. Carla Sharp, PhD, University of Houston - “Bias in BPD Measure for Black/African American Adolescents”
6. Craig Rodriguez-Seijas, PhD, University of Michigan - “BPD Diagnostic Bias”
February 2025
Diversity Task Force members Kellyann Navarre and Breanna Rogers were pleased to participate in reviewing SIG-sponsored submissions for the 2025 ABCT Annual Convention!