Erica D. Marshall Lee, Ph.D.

Borderline personality disorder has historically been difficult to treat. That may be because we've thought of it as just one thing, while new research argues that the reality is more complex. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/experi…

Sleep deprivation is now linked to more rapid brain aging. And other reasons to get a good night's rest. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-mo…

Feeling stressed? Take care of yourself this season. That includes taking care of your overall mental and behavioral health. Learn some ways to take care of yourself one small way each day: samhsa.gov/find-support/h…

Black maternal mortality is a serious problem. Appreciate my ABHA @ABHAAtlanta Dr. Erica Marshall-Lee @EricaDMarshall1 and Frannie Calkins From Joy to Fear: The Alarming Truth About Black Motherhood | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/outsid…

What the End of Affirmative Action Means for BIPOC Communities | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/outsid…

We just UPDATED our massive database of funding opportunities for EARLY-CAREER RESEARCHERS. For each of the 496 funding opportunities, we provide information, link, eligibility criteria, $ amount, and deadline. research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-op…

Negative thoughts tend to surface automatically because they have been reinforced over the years. Here's how to embrace positive thinking instead. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/explor…

Descendants of enslaved people in a tiny island community in Georgia are fighting local officials who have proposed eliminating protections that for decades helped shield residents from high taxes and pressure to sell their land to developers. nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/ge…

Clara B. Williams college professors did not allow her inside the classroom because she was Black. But that didn’t stop her. She took notes from the hallway–standing up! She eventually graduated at the age of 51 and lived to 108 years old and saw her 3 sons become doctors. —Clara Belle Drisdale Williams [1885-1993] was the valedictorian of the graduating class of Prairie New Normal and Independent College, now (Prairie View A & M University) in 1908. She enrolled at the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in the fall of 1928, after taking some courses at the University of Chicago. While she worked as a teacher at Booker T. Washington School in Las Cruces, she also took college courses during the summer. Many of her professors would not allow her inside the classroom, she had to take notes from the hallway; she was also not allowed to walk with her class to get her diploma. She married Jasper Williams in 1917; their three sons became physicians. She became a great teacher of black students by day, and by night she taught their parents, former slaves, home economics. In 1961, New Mexico State University named a street on its campus after Williams; in 2005 the building of the English department was renamed Clara Belle Williams Hall. In 1980 Williams was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws degree by NMSU, which also apologized for the treatment she was subjected to as a student. She died at 108 years old.

We just updated our large database of PhD fellowships. For each of the 190 entries, we provide description of the fellowship, link, amount, deadline, and eligibility criteria (e.g. citizenship). Downlonad this database here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-op…

Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 7: “All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law.” 75 years on, the ideals of #UDHR are more important than ever. #HumanRights75 @UNHumanRights

For the first time, 13 presidential libraries have joined to make a public declaration over their concern for U.S. democracy. It emphasizes the need for compassion, tolerance and pluralism while urging Americans to respect democratic institutions. apnews.com/article/united…

Workers are more likely to feel stressed and less likely to feel valued when companies use technology to monitor them. Research also shows no connection between surveillance and better performance, explains @TaraBehrend. apa.org/topics/healthy…

Happy birthday, #RubyBridges. Thank you. 🖤

#OnThisDay in 1954, schools in Washington, D.C. began to integrate after the Bolling v. Sharpe and Brown v. Board Supreme Court decisions. #APeoplesJourney

Mahatma Gandhi the Racist. While living in South Africa, Mahatma Gandhi described black Africans as “savage,” “raw” and living a life of indolence and nakedness. •He routinely expressed "disdain for Africans," and he also campaigned relentlessly to prove to the British rulers that the Indian community in South Africa was superior to native black Africans. •One of the first battles Gandhi fought after coming to South Africa was over the separate entrances for whites and blacks at the Durban post office. •Gandhi obiected that Indians were "classed with the natives of South Africa," who he called the kaffirs, and demanded a separate entrance for Indians. •In a petition letter in 1895, Gandhi also expressed concern that a lower legal standing for Indians would result in degenerating "so much so that from their civilised habits, they would be degraded to the habits of the aboriginal Natives, and a generation hence, between the progeny of the Indians and the Natives, there will be very little difference in habits, and customs and thought."

Yes, your anxiety may be linked to genetics, childhood trauma, or brain chemistry. But there may be lifestyle choices you’re making today that are adding fuel to the fire. Here’s how to stop. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hope-f…

Book chapter co authored with Stephanie Frietag, @NKaslow , and @ScotSeitz :-) link.springer.com/chapter/10.100…

Alzheimer's disease is a "debilitating condition that affects cognitive function, erodes memory, and can alter our very essence." Here's how regular exercise can help, explains @rvitelli psychologytoday.com/us/blog/media-…

Hate speech is: ❌ Dangerous ❌ Divisive ❌ Harmful ❌ Unacceptable We all have a responsibility to stop hate speech and the spread of mis- and disinformation, every time we see it. un.org/en/hate-speech