Dr. Eugena K. Griffin

          Dr. Eugena Griffin received a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in General Psychology from Morgan State University(MSU)in 2001. During her tenure at MSU, Dr. Griffin began her interest in minority health research. Specifically, she began studying the effects of racism on physiological outcomes, including galvanic skin responses, heart rate, and blood pressure among Black college students. As a doctoral student at the University of South Carolina (USC) in 2002, Dr. Griffin expanded her research interest and began studying coping typologies in response to racial stress among Black adults. In 2008, she received a Ph.D. degree in Clinical-Community Psychology from USC. 

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          Since 2003, Dr. Griffin sought and obtained research grants to examine the impact of racial oppression on coping typologies and mental and physical health outcomes among minority populations. To date, Dr. Griffin's research findings suggest that coping typologies differ according to the location and situation, indicating that Blacks can adapt and utilize higher cognitive processes, such as problem-solving strategies, to combat the stress of racism in America. Dr. Griffin attends both national and regional conferences present her research. Additionally, her research interests and findings have shaped the foundation for the books she has authored and lectures given, which educate persons about the rationale for maladaptive psychosocial symptoms displayed within the Black Community. 

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          In August 2010, Dr. Griffin began teaching at the academic level and secured a position as an adjunct associate professor of psychology via the City University of New York (CUNY) system. In January 2015, she secured a full-time Assistant Professor of Psychology position. As of August 2022, Dr. Griffin holds a tenured Associate Professor of Psychology position via CUNY, where she continues to provide instruction and mentorship to a diverse undergraduate student population. Dr. Griffin obtained licensure as a Clinical Psychologist in the state of New York in December 2010. As a Licensed Psychologist, Dr. Griffin provides comprehensive assessment and psychotherapy to impoverished and disenfranchised children, adolescents, and adults presenting mild to severe mental health outcomes. 

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          Additionally, she continues to engage in community programming and minority health research as a means to further examine the racism-coping phenomena, in addition to developing interventions to counteract the maladaptive effects of racism in America. Furthermore, Dr. Griffin has clinical supervisory experiences in which she provide training and opportunities for undergraduate and Master's level interns at her practice to develop eclectic, multicultural, and ethical approaches to serving children and adolescents within the diverse health communities of New York. Recently, Dr. Griffin has begun developing and providing Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Training for Master’s level counselors, therapists, and educators. Topics surround consideration of the benefits of including racial trauma as a contributor to mental health outcomes for BIPOC. 

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          Dr. Griffin’s overall objective is to use her training as an educator, clinician, researcher, and community programme to educate, empower, and develop opportunities for underserved & disenfranchised communities in various cities and states. Thus, besides the above-noted work, she has authored three books. Her first book, "Letters to the Black Community" (2012), combines her minority health research and clinical intervention within the Black community. "Letters to the Black Community" aims to educate individuals about the multitude of ways in which internalized oppression affects the Black psyche. Dr. Griffin points out this dilemma and offers solutions to combat this phenomenon, which she hopes will catalyze change in the Black community. This book is also available in E-book format (2018). The second book, “The Steps I Took" (2013), is a workbook for high school and college students. It provides detailed strategic planning to guide students in pursuing their next level of academia regardless of academic and career interests. The third book, “Enough is Enough” (2024), builds from Letters to the Black Community. This anthology offers psychosocial examination of the impact of chewing and digesting the negative societal messages about Blacks passed from generation to generation. It also includes a look at the systemic structure of racism and platforms in which the system impacts Black quality of life and resulting behaviors that have had a generational impact on the Black psyche, motivations, and behaviors. 

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