Dr. Janet E. Helms is the Augustus Long Professor in the Department of Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology and Director of the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture at Boston College. She is President of the Society of Counseling Psychology (Division 17 of the American Psychological Association [APA]). Dr. Helms is a Fellow in Division 17 (Counseling Psychology) and Division 45 (Ethnic Diversity) of APA. In addition, she is a member of the Association of Black Psychologists. She has written over sixty empirical and theoretical articles and four books on the topics of racial identity and cultural influences on assessment and counseling practice.

 

Her Books include "A Race Is a Nice Thing to Have" (Microtraining Associates) and (with Donelda Cook) "Using Race and Culture in Counseling and Psychotherapy: Theory and Process" (Allyn & Bacon). Among her many awards: the recipient of the 2002 Leona Tyler Award, awarded by Division 17 in recognition of an outstanding research career, the APA's Awards for "Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology" (2006), and the Award for "Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy" (2008). Dr. Helms was a recipient of the Association of Black Psychologists' 2007 Award for Distinguished Psychologist.