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Featured Psychologist. Known as the “godfather of black psychology,” White was born in 1932 in Lincoln, Neb. He received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychology from San Francisco State University and his PhD in clinical psychology from Michigan State University.
Joseph L. White (December 19, 1932 – November 21, 2017) was Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of California, Irvine and "godfather" of the field of Black Psychology.
Dec 21, 2017 · Joseph L. White, known as the “Father of Black Psychology,” for exposing the implicit whiteness in the field of psychology, including education, research, and professional training, was a clinical psychologist, professor, and researcher who challenged the American Psychological Association (APA) by helping to found the Association of Black ...
Dec 5, 2017 · Joseph L. White, whose pioneering conceptual work earned him the title of “the godfather of black psychology,” died November 21 while traveling to be with family over the Thanksgiving holiday. The professor emeritus of psychology and psychiatry at the University of California Irvine was 84.
Dec 2, 2017 · A pioneer in the field of black psychology and an influential figure to countless students at UC Irvine, Joseph L. White was 84 and planning for the future.
Feb 28, 2022 · Known as the ”godfather of Black psychology,” Joseph White was one of just five Black Americans to hold a doctorate in clinical psychology, and the first to earn one from Michigan State University, when he received his degree in 1962.
Nov 29, 2017 · IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Joseph L. White, a psychologist, social activist and teacher who helped pioneer the field of black psychology to counter what he saw as rampant ignorance and prejudice in...
