Building a socially and culturally responsive psychology / engendrer une psychologie plus réceptive sur le plan social et culturel.

Chasing societal impact, not impact factor: A reflection as outgoing editor.

“…Donald Sharpe and I also held a session at the CPA annual convention to discuss Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne ’s mandate with the broader scholarly community. Two of our special issues were topics suggested by our stakeholders: “Teaching Psychology” (Goghari & Landrum, 2021) and “Building a Socially and Culturally Responsive Psychology” (Goghari & Kassan, 2022).…”

“…The first, “Psychological Perspectives on the Pandemic,” emphasized the value of focusing a psychological lens on the COVID-19 pandemic ( Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne , 2021). The second, “Building a Socially and Culturally Responsive Psychology,” focused on the importance of making psychology a more equitable and inclusive field (Goghari & Kassan, 2022).…”

“…We also put out a call for articles for our special November 2022 issue “Building a Socially and Culturally Responsive Psychology,” coedited by Professor Anusha Kassan and myself. This special issue specifically sought to highlight the voices of individuals with lived experience, as well as to foreground multiple ways of knowing and systemic conceptualizations that extend our traditional methodologies—which include, but are not limited to, Indigenous, racialized, international, intercultural, and minoritized perspectives (Goghari & Kassan, 2022).…”