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Jennifer M. Gómez, PhD

Associate Professor
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Jennifer M. Gómez, PhD, earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from University of Oregon (2017) and is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Work and Faculty Affiliate at African American & Black Diaspora Studies and the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health at Boston University. She serves on the Boards of Center for Institutional Courage and End Rape On Campus, and the Advisory Committee of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine (NASEM) Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education. At ISSTD, she serves on the Board, Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Audit Committee, Nominating Committee, Scientific Committee, and Annual Conference Committee, is a member of the Research SIG, and is a guest co-editor of the upcoming special issue of Journal of Trauma & Dissociation on intersectional oppression, dissociation, and healing in diverse marginalized people. Dr. Gómez’ research centers around cultural betrayal trauma theory (CBTT), which she created as a Black feminist theoretical framework for examining the impact of violence within the context of inequality on Black and other marginalized populations. Her research has been published in over 100 peer-reviewed journals, books, newsletters, regional and national media outlets, and the Open Science Framework. Her transdisciplinary book, “The Cultural Betrayal of Black Women & Girls: A Black Feminist Approach to Healing from Sexual Abuse”, published by the American Psychological Association, won the 2024 ISSTD Frank W Putnam Outstanding Book Award. In “The Cultural Betrayal of Black Women & Girls”, Dr. Gómez centers Black women and girls through incorporating basic research on racism, intersectional oppression, and cultural betrayal trauma theory, as well as application via culturally competent trauma therapy, radical healing in the Black community, institutional courage, and dreamstorming. https://jmgomez.org

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