Thema Bryant
Biographic Data
| ID | 5377869 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thema Bryant |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thema |
| FAMILY NAME | Bryant |
| SIGNATURE | BRYANT T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pepperdine University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9110-4846 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1946 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Toward a decolonial-liberation orientation for psychological practice
Inspired by applications of decolonial and liberation psychologies shared by authors in the American Psychologist special issue "Practicing Decolonial and Liberation Psychologies," implications for a decolonial-liberation orientation are explored. The African wisdom of Sankofa ("go back and get it") is presented as an Indigenous cultural foundation that grounds the orientation in the interconnectedness of past (origins/ancestors), present (curren…
Reclaiming love, wisdom, and healing through decolonial and liberation psychologies
This special issue, an outgrowth of Dr. Thema Bryant's 2023 American Psychological Association presidential initiatives, highlights the practical application of decolonial and liberation psychologies. Contributors to this issue address the diverse lived experiences of people of the Global Majority and prioritize the reclamation of epistemologies and perspectives that have been marginalized, excluded, or erased from most applications and practices…
The Use of Dance and Movement for the Embodied Healing of Interpersonal Trauma in Women and Girls
Interpersonal trauma is a pervasive issue with devastating consequences for women and girls of diverse identities. Research has shown that there are many potential physiological consequences for experiencing trauma, and as such, treatment for trauma should incorporate the body. Dance/Movement Therapy (DMT) has been emerging in the current literature as one body-oriented treatment approach effective in helping women and girls heal from interperson…
Lessons from decolonial and liberation psychologies for the field of trauma psychology
Trauma, ranging from interpersonal to intergenerational, can create severe dysregulation and psychic suffering. Trauma may disrupt the nervous system, identity, affect regulation, and relationship schemas. Traumatic events can also disconnect survivors from the various aspects of themselves as well as their community. As a trauma survivor and trauma psychologist, I have dedicated my career to exploring ways of restoring and healing those severed …
The personnel consultant and psychological testing at Armed Forces Induction Stations
Lessons from decolonial and liberation psychologies for the field of trauma psychology
Trauma, ranging from interpersonal to intergenerational, can create severe dysregulation and psychic suffering. Trauma may disrupt the nervous system, identity, affect regulation, and relationship schemas. Traumatic events can also disconnect survivors from the various aspects of themselves as well as their community. As a trauma survivor and trauma psychologist, I have dedicated my career to exploring ways of restoring and healing those severed …
The personnel consultant and psychological testing at Armed Forces Induction Stations
The Use of Dance and Movement for the Embodied Healing of Interpersonal Trauma in Women and Girls
Interpersonal trauma is a pervasive issue with devastating consequences for women and girls of diverse identities. Research has shown that there are many potential physiological consequences for experiencing trauma, and as such, treatment for trauma should incorporate the body. Dance/Movement Therapy (DMT) has been emerging in the current literature as one body-oriented treatment approach effective in helping women and girls heal from interperson…
Lessons from decolonial and liberation psychologies for the field of trauma psychology
Trauma, ranging from interpersonal to intergenerational, can create severe dysregulation and psychic suffering. Trauma may disrupt the nervous system, identity, affect regulation, and relationship schemas. Traumatic events can also disconnect survivors from the various aspects of themselves as well as their community. As a trauma survivor and trauma psychologist, I have dedicated my career to exploring ways of restoring and healing those severed …
Toward a decolonial-liberation orientation for psychological practice
Inspired by applications of decolonial and liberation psychologies shared by authors in the American Psychologist special issue "Practicing Decolonial and Liberation Psychologies," implications for a decolonial-liberation orientation are explored. The African wisdom of Sankofa ("go back and get it") is presented as an Indigenous cultural foundation that grounds the orientation in the interconnectedness of past (origins/ancestors), present (curren…
Reclaiming love, wisdom, and healing through decolonial and liberation psychologies
This special issue, an outgrowth of Dr. Thema Bryant's 2023 American Psychological Association presidential initiatives, highlights the practical application of decolonial and liberation psychologies. Contributors to this issue address the diverse lived experiences of people of the Global Majority and prioritize the reclamation of epistemologies and perspectives that have been marginalized, excluded, or erased from most applications and practices…
Psychology (4 works) · Psychoanalysis (3 works) · Psychotherapist (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Resilience and Mental Health (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Action (physics (1 work)