Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Mission

We are committed to addressing the effects of systematic racism within our professional and academic activities. We value the contributions of all members of our community, including those who have been historically marginalized within our student body, faculty, and staff as essential to establishing equity in and access to scientific training and research.

Anti-Racism Community (ARC)

All graduate students, faculty, and staff in our department are encouraged to participate in the department's Anti-Racism Community (ARC), which was established in July 2020. The ARC mobilizes department resources in order to:

Establish an anti-racist culture in all activities conducted by students, faculty, and staff
Acknowledge the impact of centuries of systemic and individual racism at the national, statewide, and university levels, and
Take all possible corrective action to eliminate these effects on our program

Our community is organized under pillars, whose work in three specific domains sustain this mission. If you are not yet a part of the ARC and would like to provide your ideas and support to change how our department can support equity and inclusion, please email pnarc@duke.edu

Actions taken by the ARC since its inception in July 2020 include:

Hosted a professional development panel on careers outside of academia featuring Duke P&N doctoral alumni.
Launch of Future Blue Devil Days, an in-person opportunity for prospective PhD students who want to learn more about the department's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, both in culture and research, and more about Duke through seminars, workshops, and conversations with graduate students and faculty.
Departmental Syllabus Review, which included the creation of a rubric for the evaluation of undergraduate course syllabi in ten important areas of inclusivity: 1) acknowledgement of historical harms, 2) instructor pronouns, 3) positionality statement, 3) diversity statement, 4) encouragement of diverse perspectives, 5) mental health resources, 6) resource/technology assistance, 7) accessible communication with the instructor, 8) ground rules for discussion, and 9) lack of gender bias.
Creation of the Clinical Science Anti-Racism Series, a set of presentations and discussions on the ways clinical practice, research, and professional issues are informed by anti-racist approaches.
Launch of Virtual Office Hours, an opportunity for individuals underrepresented in psychology across the nation to receive individualized feedback on their applications to any PhD program in psychology.
Dissemination of a climate survey to gain insight into the experience of past and current students in the program in relation to diversity, inclusion, and equity, which will inform future program developments.

For more information on our efforts and programing, please email us or check-out our outcome reports here.

Anti-Racism at Duke

Duke University is committed to addressing systemic racism on its campus and setting an example for the nation and the world. Efforts will be focused and sustained, with clear goals and transparency as we work toward them.

This website is a central repository of information about Duke University's anti-racism work, including data regularly collected and publicized to monitor progress, details of new and ongoing programs, research highlights, and educational and training materials for wider use across the Duke community.