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Faculty: Jill Betz Bloom, PhD

Jill Bloom

Jill Betz Bloom, PhD

Professor, Clinical Psychology Department

Director, Global Mental Health Concentration

Faculty, African and Caribbean Mental Health Concentration

Degree Institution
PhD Boston College
MA Boston College
AB University of California

Courses

  • History and Systems
  • Diversity and Cross Cultural Psychology
  • Introduction to Global Mental Health
  • Gender Theory
  • Women’s Psychology
  • Global Mental Health: Program Development and Evaluation

Research and Practice Interests

  • Human Trafficking
  • Global Gender Violence
  • Transnational Feminism
  • Refugee Resettlement and Social Emotional Health
  • Social and Cultural History of Diagnosis
  • Psychology of Climate Change

Professional Licenses and Certifications

  • Licensed Clinical Psychologist, MA
  • Certificate, Global Mental Health: Trauma and Recovery, Harvard Program In Refugee Trauma, Orvieto, Italy

Awards

  • Mintz Endowed Chair, MSPP, 2004-2006
  • Sabbatical, spring 2011

Publications and Presentations

  • La Roche, M., Bloom, J, (in press). Examining the Effectiveness of the Cultural Formulation Interview with Young Children: A Clinical Illustration
  • Bloom, J. B. (work in progress). Chapter author on Transnational Feminism in book, From International to Transnational: Transforming the Psychology of Women. Book Editors: Lynn H. Collins, Ph.D., Sayaka Machizawa, Psy.D., and Joy K. Rice, Ph.D.
  • Sidun, N., Bloom, J. (2013) Sex Trafficking, Sexual Exploitation and Women’s Sexuality. In: Castaneda. D. (Ed.) An Essential Handbook of Women’s Sexuality. Praeger Press.
  • The Impact of U.S. Temporary Protective Status Policy Upon Haitian Families and Communities, Chicago. August 8-11, 2019
  • Symposium: Human Trafficking: Vulnerable Populations, International Council of Psychology, Cadiz Spain. June 10-14, 2019
  • Symposium: Community Approaches to Cultural Diversity, Crime, and Disaster Response. Paper: Global Mental Health: Approaches to Haitian Mental Health. International Congress of Psychology (ICP). July 24-28, 2016, Yokohama, Japan
  • Symposium: Transnational Feminism: An Expanded Perspective on Global Violence Against Women. Paper: Gender Violence: A Violation of Women’s Rights. Association of Women in Psychology (AWP), Pittsburgh, PA, March 3-6, 2016
  • Workshop Facilitator, Summit: From International to Transnational: Transforming the Psychology of Women. APA Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada, August 2015
  • Paper: Engendering New Roles for Women to Counter Human Rights Abuses and to Promote Gender Equality. Symposium: From Gender Violence to Gender Equality: International Perspectives on Gender, Trauma and Peace. APA Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada, August 2015
  • Paper: What is Global Mental Health? Center for Multicultural and Global Mental Health Inaugural Conference, Crossing Borders: Meeting the Needs of Refugees and Immigrants from Across the Globe. ÃÛÌÒtv, Newton MA, June 2015.
  • Paper: From Gender Violence to Gender Equality: Social Justice Across Cultures, Association of Women in Psychology (AWP), San Francisco, California, May, 2015

Concurrent Leadership, Service and Professional Activities

  • Co-Chair, APA Committee of International Relations in Psychology (CIRP), 2020
  • Board of Advisors, Fakilte nan Travay Sosyal ak Jistis Sosyal (Faculty of Social Work and Social Justice, Universite Episcopale D'Haiti, Port au Prince, Haiti, 2019 -
  • Editorial Board, International Perspective in Psychology, Research, Practice, Consultation, 2019 -
  • Chair, International Women's Committee, APA Division 52 (International), 2018-2020
  • Board Member, APA Division 52 (International), 2018 - 2020
  • Journal Reviewer: International Psychology Bulletin; Journal of Social and Political Psychology; Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology; Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice; Journal of Religion and Health; and book reviewer for Women’s Psychological Quarterly.

Prior Experience

  • Member, Boston Haitian Mental Health Network
  • Co-Chair, Massachusetts Psychological Association Committee on Ethnic and Minority Affairs (CEMA), 2008 – 2011
  • APA, Division 52 (international) Task Force on Sex Trafficking, 2012-2014.

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, APA; Division 52, International Psychology
  • Society of Inter-American Psychology
  • Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture
  • Fellow, Psychology of the Other Institute, Boston College

Community Involvement

  • Haiti Service Learning Immersion Program, Association des Paysans des Vallue, 2015- , Universite de Haiti workshops, 2013; Hope on A String, Child Flower, Arcahaie, 2014
  • Guyana Service Learning Immersion Program, 2017
  • Boston Food Bank
  • Coordinator, MFA/ÃÛÌÒtv Film Series – 2011- present