The Intercollegiate Department of Black Studies at The Claremont Colleges announces the addition of Dr. Gail Wyatt to its 2001-2002 Speaker Series, "Integrated Worlds: Race, Science, and Community." Associate director of the AIDS Institute at University California, Los Angeles, and professor of psychiatry and bio-behavioral science, Dr. Wyatt will discuss "Stolen Women: Our Sexual Legacy for the 21st Century" in the Hampton Room of the Elizabeth Hubert Malott Commons at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 12. This lecture is free and open to the public.
Dr. Wyatt is the first African American woman to be licensed as a psychologist in California and the first African American woman to be honored as a 17-year National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Research Scientist Career Development Awardee. She is a trained sex therapist and sex educator, a diplomat of the American Board of Sexology, and a fellow of the American Psychological Association and American Academy of Clinical Psychologists. Her research primarily examines the consensual and abusive sexual relationships of African American and white women; the effects of these experiences on their psychological health; and their risk for STDs, including HIV/AIDS. The author of numerous journal articles and book chapters, Wyatt also wrote the critically praised Stolen Women: Reclaiming our Sexuality, Taking Back Our Lives, a telling look into the myths surrounding black female sexuality and the resulting impact on the Black female identity.
Established in 1969, the IDBS offers a rich program of multidisciplinary teaching and scholarship to all students at The Claremont Colleges. Its mission is to examine through various academic disciplines the experiences of people of African heritage worldwide.