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Nayeli Chavez

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Professor, scholar activist, believer in human rights and racial justice

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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Hector Y. Adames @dradames.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
#NewPublication 🟡 "The Fierce Ethical Urgency of Decoloniality in Therapy: From Understanding to Action" 🟡 Published in @apajournals.bsky.social American Psychologist. 🟡 Available and free to download at psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-... @nchavez.bsky.social
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Article is titled, “The Fierce Ethical Urgency of Decoloniality in Therapy: From Understanding to Action” and the authors are Dr. Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas, Dr. Hector Y. Adames, Dr. Kenneth S. Pope, and Dr. Melba J. T. Vasquez. 

The abstract reads: “Disentangling psychology from the grip of methods, values, ways of knowing, and power structures considered normative within Western societies, all of which have been used to justify dominance and coloniality, presents a complex challenge and an ethical imperative. Psychology must rise to this challenge. This article invites readers to reflect on how coloniality influences the lives of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in the United States and people from the Global South. The article examines the history of imperialism and colonialism. It considers how Western psychology’s ideas (i.e., psyimperialism) were spread and imposed on others (i.e., psycolonization). This approach fell short of meeting psychology’s ethical responsibilities. The article then discusses why it is critical to broaden the scope of our perspective beyond reflexive acceptance of Western ways of thinking, especially those that violate our ethical values, and weigh other approaches. We conclude with a call to action, offering questions and suggesting strategies that may be useful in moving beyond intentions and commitments to effectively decolonize our practice.”
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Hector Y. Adames @dradames.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
#CallForPapers✨ During these uncertain times, this is an important opportunity to come together at the intersection of trauma, healing, and community strengths. We invite innovative research, theoretical contributions, and applied healing work. 🔗 www.apa.org/pubs/journal... @apajournals.bsky.social
Call for Papers! 
Proposals due June 1,2025

We are excited to announce a special issue of the American Psychologist focused on "Intergenerational Trauma and Community Strengths: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy."

During these challenging, painful, and uncertain times, this is an important opportunity to come together in conversations at the intersection of trauma, healing, and community strengths.
We invite innovative research, theoretical
contributions, and applied healing and movement work.

Guest Editors: Hector Y. Adames, Thema Bryant, Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas, Radia DeLuna, Joseph P. Gone, Gordon C. Nagayama Hall, and Arlene Lu Steinberg.
Advisor Editor: Lillian Comas-Díaz
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Hector Y. Adames @dradames.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
☀️ #BookReleaseDay Our NewBook, "Therapists' Sexual Feelings and Fantasies: Research, Practice, Ethics, and Forensics", published by APA is now available wherever books are sold. Learn more by visiting: www.apa.org/pubs/books/t...
Image announcing new book titled, "Therapists' Sexual Feelings and Fantasies: Research Practice, Ethics, and Forensics" authored by Kenneth S. Pope, Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas, and Hector Y. Adames! The book is published by the American Psychological Association. The cover is read on top and blended multicolor at the bottom.
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Nayeli Chavez @nchavez.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Art by princesssa_xicana depicts two children holding hands outside of a school wearing book bags that say “no raids in school” and “keep families together”
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Nayeli Chavez @nchavez.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
As we all prepare for the threat of massive deportations below is a link with a variety of resources for undocumented immigrants. They remind us that hope may be criminalized but never extinguished. Their embers of hope will blaze forever. nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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Nayeli Chavez @nchavez.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
As we all prepare for the threat of massive deportations below is a link with a variety of resources for undocumented immigrants. They remind us that hope may be criminalized but never extinguished. Their embers of hope will blaze forever. nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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God @thegodshow.com · 23/12/2024
As CEO of the entire universe, this is My official endorsement of universal healthcare.
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Hector Y. Adames @dradames.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
📣 Excited to share our latest @apajournals.bsky.social publication on addressing racism in psychological science. 🔗 psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/... Honored to collaborate with @nchavez.bsky.social, @mindfield-drj.bsky.social, and Dr. Helms, scholars dedicated to building a more humane future.
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Citation: 


Adames, H. Y., Chavez-Dueñas, N. Y., Jernigan, M. M., & Helms, J. E. (2024). Racism-conscious reflexivity in qualitative research: A practical methodological framework. Qualitative Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/qup0000315

Abstract:
Advancing research methodologies grounded in critical theories and fostering scientific knowledge conscious of racism require thoughtfulness, integrity, rigor, and an unwavering commitment to racial justice. It demands that we, as researchers, pause and reflect—that we consider the multitude of ways that our racial socialization, biases, and all levels of racism (e.g., systemic, interpersonal, internalized) influence the entire research process. This article advocates for qualitative researchers to take a deliberate pause and engage in thoughtful reflection about racism, racial identity, power, and bias, as well as the importance and ethics of questioning methodologies to help prevent the creation of racially oppressive scholarship. To achieve this goal, we present the racism-conscious reflexivity in research (RCR) framework, which invites researchers to actively pay attention to how (a) racial identity schemas, (b) racialized cognitive and emotional biases, (c) information processing strategies, and (d) social interactions between and among research team members shape all aspects of a research study. The RCR framework also considers how these four areas influence how researchers respond to and think about racism, its influence on people’s experiences, and its operations in research methodologies. Coding scenarios are used to illustrate the application of the RCR framework in the analysis and interpretation process of qualitative research. Methodological guidance is provided. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
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Dr. Jen Irwin @drjenirwin.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
It’s an inconvenient truth: if we claim to care about EQUITY, we must protect people from COVID at work, schools, health settings, etc…the most disadvantaged are among those disproportionally impacted by acute & long-COVID. We need courage to speak up, clean the air, mask up in the name of EQUITY.
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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
New research shows that even mild COVID-19 cases in young adults can lead to changes in brain structure and function Changes were linked to deficits in spatial working memory and cognitive performance www.psychiatrist.com/news/even-mi...
psychiatrist.com
Even Mild COVID Cases Leave Lasting Brain Changes in Young Adults
New research shows that even mild COVID-19 cases in young adults can lead to changes in brain structure and function.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
"Even as Americans live longer, they spend more of their years in poor health than any other country, a new study shows."
bloomberg.com
Americans Spend More Years Sick Than Rest of World, Study Finds
Even as Americans live longer, they spend more of their years in poor health than any other country, a new study shows.
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Hector Y. Adames @dradames.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
📚New Book: To echo Frantz Fanon, we need to build a decolonial society that represents all of us. Together we can advance decoloniality in psychology and strengthen the development of an equitable, inclusive, and just society. Learn more 🔗 www.apa.org/pubs/books/d... @nchavez.bsky.social
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Editors
Lillian Comas-Díaz
Hector Y. Adames
Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas

“The past is key to the future. Our past has the wisdom that can help us build a future ..by looking toward the
past, toward those who were the first inhabitants, to those who first had wisdom, who first made us.
-Subcomandante Marcos

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Use promo code APA25 to save 25% Visit: www.apa.org/pubs/books
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Hector Y. Adames @dradames.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
✨Rest in Poetry✨ . . .let's build, what we become, when we DREAM. . . #NikkiGiovanni
Black and White Photo of Nikki Giovanni with Text from one of her poems. 

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..let’s build, what we become, when we DREAM...
-Nikki Giovanni
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helenneville12.bsky.social @helenneville12.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Dear Black community, let’s center our healing and continue to resist! My Chicago Sun-Times piece explores #radicalhealing for Black Americans thru personal/collective care, #radicalhope, and #joy: “Radical healing isn’t enduring—it’s action rooted in care, resistance, and hope”
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💥 The Maverick Mind 💥 @themaverickmind.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
THIS IS AMAZING NEWS!!!
abcnews.go.com
5th person confirmed to be cured of HIV
Researchers are announcing that a 53-year-old man in Germany has been cured of HIV.
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Hector Y. Adames @dradames.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
“Let's build What we become When we dream” -Nikki Giovanni 🌼
npr.org
Renowned poet and Black arts movement icon Nikki Giovanni dies at 81
The poet and activist was a leading figure of the Black Arts Movement. Giovanni was working on her upcoming book of poetry, set to publish in the fall.
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God @thegodshow.com · 06/12/2024
Healthcare should be free for all! As Jesus intended.
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Hector Y. Adames @dradames.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
☀️ #RadicalHealing helps people develop strategies to recognize and resist self-blame for racism and other forms of oppression; it's the art of creating hope and liberation behind the pain. @nchavez.bsky.social @jionilewis.bsky.social @graceachen.bsky.social
Image of published article in the APA Journal of Psychotherapy. Blue background and white letters reads: Radical Healing in Psychotherapy: Addressing the Wounds of Racism Related Stress and Trauma. Right hand is a figure of the model of Keeping Radical healing in mind in red and white.
Authors: Hector Y. Adames, Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas, Jioni A. Lewis, Helen A. Neville, Bryana H. French, Grace A. Chen, and Della V. Mosley.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Long Covid-19 Weakens Immunity In Children, Increases Risk Of Infections: Study. "Children experience weakened immunity and bacterial infections after suffering from long Covid-19 syndrome, a study published in the medical journal Nature has revealed." Study: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Long Covid-19 Weakens Immunity In Children, Increases Risk Of Infections: Study - News18
In India, experts said symptoms attributed to long Covid such as fatigue and concentration issues may overlap with common paediatric conditions like stress, anaemia, or viral syndromes, leading to und...
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
One of the single best things you can do for us on #InternationalDayofPeoplewithDisabilities is to wear a mask. Make public spaces safe for us again. Join us in demanding masks in healthcare. Refuse to leave us by the wayside.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
You can get sent to jail for stealing toilet paper but if you hire a dozen children to work overnight shifts at your slaughter house your company pays a fine
nytimes.com
Children Worked Dangerous Shifts at Iowa Slaughterhouse, Inquiry Finds
Qvest Sanitation was ordered to pay nearly $172,000 after the Labor Department found it had employed 11 children to clean equipment on overnight shifts at a pork processing plant in Sioux City, Iowa.
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Non-White scientists appear on fewer editorial boards, spend more time under review, and receive fewer citations www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Non-White scientists appear on fewer editorial boards, spend more time under review, and receive fewer citations | PNAS
Disparities continue to pose major challenges in various aspects of science. One such aspect is editorial board composition, which has been shown t...
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Illinois has put an end to the injustice of cash bail. And it’s working better than anyone expected.
thenation.com
Illinois Has Put an End to the Injustice of Cash Bail
Amid a national backlash against criminal justice reform, Illinois has achieved something extraordinary. It’s working better than anyone expected.
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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 02/12/2024
Me as a child: "I really don't understand why people would move to the woods and isolate themselves from society." Me today: "Oh, I get it..."
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Hector Y. Adames @dradames.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
#JoinUs 🦋 Racism and Racial Trauma Scholars in Psychology. Let me know if you want to be added.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Covid is a social justice issue - it always has been. We need to recognize it & start providing: - Free tests & respirators - Paid time off - Clean air in public spaces - Mandatory masks in healthcare - Universal healthcare We won’t beat COVID until everyone is protected
cincinnati.com
A long haul with long COVID: Why poor and middle income Americans are hit hardest
Long COVID can strike anyone, rich or poor, but a growing body of evidence suggests poor and middle income Americans like Rick Henline suffer most.
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KHORIANTOR @khoriantor.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Immigrants aren’t taking—they’re giving. To the culture, the economy, the community. Stand for immigrant rights. 🙏☀️
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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Concerning data showing spike in heart defects in babies born after pandemic- possibly links to growing evidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes risks pose-Covid in unvaccinated children and adults 🧪
news-medical.net
Pandemic linked to 16% rise in babies born with heart defects
The proportion of babies born with a congenital heart abnormality increased by 16 per cent after the first year of the pandemic, according to research at City St George's, University of London and pub...
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Hector Y. Adames @dradames.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
“The fact that more neurons are encoding a traumatic memory may explain both why these memories can be hazy and why people tend to overgeneralize fear from the original event to other experiences.”
livescience.com
'Tour de force' study may explain why trauma can lead to PTSD
Stress can shape how memories are formed, a study in mice suggests. The findings could point the way to future treatments for PTSD and anxiety.
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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
'The scale of the problem that Covid is posing for individuals and society appears to be on a par with climate change: too big to tackle, so we look away. Or make light of it'. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
theguardian.com
Covid is no laughing matter when it continues to hurt so many | Letters
Letters: Dr Elke Hausmann and Sue Hewison respond to Tim Dowling’s column about his sons testing positive
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Nayeli Chavez @nchavez.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
This work is more relevant than ever!
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Nayeli Chavez @nchavez.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
My fellow non-Black Latinos, it’s been time for us to address the anti-Blackness poison that is so pervasive in our community. Here are some steps to begin the process.
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Nayeli Chavez @nchavez.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
My fellow non-Black Latinos, it’s been time for us to address the anti-Blackness poison that is so pervasive in our community. Here are some steps to begin the process.
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Nayeli Chavez @nchavez.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
This work is more relevant than ever!
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Hector Y. Adames @dradames.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
✨#PsychologicalScience Our new article, "Racism-Conscious Reflexivity In Qualitative Research” is coming soon in APA Div5 QP Journal. Collaborating and creating with such brilliant scholars, whose unwavering commitment to ending racism inspires hope and is deeply meaningful. @nchavez.bsky.social
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"Advancing research methodologies grounded in critical theories and fostering scientific knowledge conscious of racism require thoughtfulness, integrity, rigor, and an unwavering commitment to racial justice."
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Nayeli Chavez @nchavez.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
Kamala didn’t lose, we all did, as individuals, families, and communities. Not electing her will not just impact this country, it will have repercussions world wide!
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