Committee on Diversity Affairs (CODA)
Our Vision
"As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear; our presence automatically liberates others."
--Nelson Mandela
Our Mission
To promote and foster an academic community that celebrates and supports diversity in multiple areas of departmental life.
Goals
- Promote the inclusion of diversity in the curriculum
- Provide support, networking opportunities and mentoring to students of diverse backgrounds
- Increase and support culturally sensitive research on diversity topics
- Expose students to research addressing diversity issues
Research Topics
Faculty in the Psychology Department conduct research on the following diversity-related topics:
- Adolescent development and family relationships (Richards, Holmbeck)
- Adolescents' exposure to violence (Richards)
- Community psychology & prevention (Durlak)
- Development of African-Americans during adolescence (Richards, Holmbeck)
- Families of adolescents with physical disabilities (Holmbeck)
- HIV/AIDS prevention and psychosocial treatment paradigms (Crawford, Holmbeck)
- Political & cross-cultural psychology (Ottati)
- Second-language acquisition, the effects of bilingualism on literacy, word-learning strategies in bilinguals (Davidson)
- Stress & coping among children and youth of diverse cultures (Richards)
Sponsored Activities
The following activities are sponsored by the Committee on Diversity Affairs:
- Assessments of student concerns
- Brown-bag discussions
- Colloquia/invited speakers
- Curriculum review
- Social events
- Student/faculty receptions
Contact Us
- Dr. Maryse Richards, Committee Chair: mrichard@luc.edu
- Dr. Isiaah Crawford: icrawfo@luc.edu
- Dr. Joe Durlak: jdurlak@luc.edu