H. Shellae Versey

Naming White supremacy as the driver of racism + race-related stress is imp't. 1st, naming identifies the system of oppression in which racism occurs. 2nd, connecting WS to racial oppression links beliefs & behaviors abt domination + subordination to a system (vs. individuals).

"#Whiteness is a racialized social system and a set of beliefs that uphold White American social supremacy..."

"Framing today’s housing crisis involves understanding the political and economic motivations for public housing development and for whom it was designed," writes H. Shellae Versey on @Blkperspectives. loom.ly/cwrvYqY

"Black communities are frequently depicted as helpless victims of poor urban conditions; at the same time, women in these communities have always been a source of stewardship, caretaking, community development, and organizing."-- H. Shellae Versey aaihs.org/black-women-pu…

@oni_blackstock OMG...on point, per usual!

@Dr_S_Jefferson @TheOpEdProject THAT part. That in itself is a victory to be celebrated before you even write the first paper! 🎯

Thinking about the abuse, harassment, & pushback I got while leading SECURE Study. I had the audacity to be a Black woman & center Black women in my work. I did it ANYWAY. My quantitative dataset has n=753 variables. I also have stories. #SpeechPowerConsequences @TheOpEdProject

@Dr_S_Jefferson I love this for you! ❤️✊🏾 Keep. Winning.

SECURE Study has a 91.1% response rate. 🤯😭 I said Black women from my community were going to help me get this evidence, and that’s EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED!💥 Research as emancipation. Status quo disruption as praxis. Story-telling as self-recovery. Ashe.

Racism Kills. This JAMA study in Black women shows an association between racism and connectivity in brain pathways 🧠involved with rumination leading to increased vulnerability in developing stress-related disorders & neurodegenerative diseases. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

@EmancipatoryLab Yes - run this back every year! FD talking emancipatory talk frfr

A Nation's Story: “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” | Annual re-reading of this iconic speech by Frederick Douglass nmaahc.si.edu/explore/storie…

@demonicground @spacedemands ♥️♥️♥️

@HelenNeville12 @SPSSI Such a wonderful celebration of ur work + recognizing the healing and restoration psychologists can do, esp in racial justice! ♥️

What an honor to serve as one of the #SPSSICON24 keynote speakers. It was great fun to share research on psychology, racial justice, and healing AND to connect with many like-minded scholars. @SPSSI

@JoRayVo @trevorlies @NafsiatMahir I’m sorry I missed saying hello to you @JoRayVo!

@trevorlies @NafsiatMahir Shellae Versey @hshellae on "A Call to Action: Intersectional Environmental Psychology?" - examining environmental psych through a critical race theory lense and the need to consider racism and intersectionality given disproportionate impacts of climate change & place-based risks

Symposium starting now at #SPSSICON24 in Ballroom E: "Racism in Environmental Psychology and the Environmental Psychology of Racism"

@simplyapoorva @trevorlies @SPSSI This was fun! Thanks @simplyapoorva for highlighting!

I’m so glad this paper is out! It was so rewarding to collab. with the brilliant @hshellae and Laurent Reyes on this paper to honor the scholarship of one of my mentors @mindphul 📝 alexandrinepress.co.uk/built-environm… #space #place #race #urbanism

@WendellPierce 1) I can absolutely believe this. Racism *is* alive and well. 2) Harlem...ain't Harlem anymore. 3) People suck

For those of you who don’t understand my righteous anger; I’m on 2 TV series, ELSBETH and RAISING KANAN. I’m filming SUPERMAN. Two years ago, I finished the fourth season of JACK RYAN. Last year I finished a run on Broadway in DEATH OF A SALESMAN. Even with my proof of employment, bank statements and real estate holdings, a white apartment owner DENIED my application to rent the apartment…..in Harlem, of all places. Racism and bigots are real. There are those who will do anything to destroy life’s journey for Black folks. When you deny our personal experiences, you are as vile and despicable.

@Marisa_KW I really enjoyed reading your paper! Very important work; thank you for this.

In this article, paying attention to low-income immigrant Hipsanic/Latinx participants' structural vulnerability, I identify how exclusionary displacement pressure is embodied as a unique health experience (participants feel, battle, or endure the pressure).

It feels surreal to see this article in print, after many years of ethnographic work in Denver and building out the idea of exclusionary displacement pressure in partnership w/ community members. doi.org/10.1016/j.socs… @socscimed @publichealthpdx @psu_research

@DrDMGriffith @caroline_efird @ClaraWilkins 🙏🏾 Thanks Derek!

Turns out, whiteness is equal-opportunity toxicity. Name it. Happy Fri! @ClaraLWilkins @caroline_efird @spssi spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jo…

@oni_blackstock 🎯Imagine. what. real. safety. looks. like: Food + affordable housing!

Who wants to come and do research with us @MCRSociology and @MUARG on #ageing in place in #urban environments? This is a great postdoc opportunity. Please share widely. Deadline 20 Feb.