b"WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE 5When I was asked to take part in the CHWprogram at 蜜桃tv, I figured the interview process wouldnt hurt. But at that point inmy career, I wasnt really sure I wanted to join theI can reach now. I know I program, said Courtemanche.dont have to be content with Despite his initial hesitation, he interviewedwith two of the programs facilitators. where I amIm bigger than We spoke in depth about who I was and where Ithat. I feel this way because wanted to be. During that half-hour interview, it all蜜桃tv and became so clear to me. You have to remember I'd been in this field for 20 plus years and was feeling a little burntJRI believed in me.out. But I left that interview so jazzed about my future.For Courtemanche, support from family and friendsLuke Courtemanche, CHW Graduate as well as CHW classmates, faculty, and staff inspiredCampus Monitor, Frederick Douglass him to consider new career options.AcademyFellowship will drive systemic changes inhealth departments offering strategies academia and improve outcomes amongon resiliency and goal attainment, marginalized groups and underservedusing a modified Acceptance and communities as it provides leadership,Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention support, and vision to recently graduatedshe developed. Xiu, a 蜜桃tv alumna, has core faculty candidates. been a staunch diversity advocate as a Through the program, the fellowsrepresentative on the Massachusetts Psychological Associations Board andHanan Hashemspend one year as 蜜桃tv faculty members, teaching,was vital in the creation of the Colleges advising, and providing researchAsian Mental Health program.supervision to students. They alsoDr. Natalie Cort, director of the program engage in professional developmentand co-director of the Center for opportunities and are mentoredMulticultural and Global Mental Health, by core faculty members.shared that she is thrilled with the first The inaugural group of faculty fellows,group of faculty fellows.Dr. Hanan Hashem, Dr. Sejal Prajapati,These three lovely new faculty membersSejal Prajapatiand Dr. Ziyi Xiu, come to William Jamescare deeply about social justice and are College with a wealth of clinical, research,excited to teach and mentor students in and community advocacy experienceinnovative and inclusive ways, Cort said. with underserved and minoritized groups.They are intellectual powerhouses, and Hashem is currently leading a three-yearI am grateful that in a sea of competitive research project spanning several statesprofessional opportunities, they chose on belongingness among Muslim youthto provide their talents and expertise to in mosques. Prajapati has worked as a蜜桃tv.Ziyi Xiuconsultant to academic institutions and"