Psy.D., Rutgers University
Jennifer Durham began her work in professional
psychology as an intern at The Consultation Center of Yale University Medical
School. She left Yale to do direct
service work as a school psychologist for the Teaneck Board of Education. After seven years, she was hired as the executive director of Communities In Schools of Newark, Inc. Her work in the
areas of social justice, culturally competent services, and racial disparities
within health and educational settings has resulted in numerous awards such as
the Donald Peterson Prize and the Baldwin Fellowship. Currently, she is a
tenured associate professor at the Derner School of Psychology at Adelphi
University, where she helped develop a doctorate school psychology program that
focuses on social justice. Her Clark Social Justice Lab is named after Kenneth
and Mamie Clark who conducted the doll studies that were an integral part of
the Brown vs. Board of Education case. Her lab engages in scholarship and
consultation related to positive identity development and systemic equity for
communities of color. Dr. Durham is a teaching professor and director of clinical training for the School Psychology Program at the Graduate School of
Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers. She serves as the eastern representative for
the International Association of Black Psychologists. She has authored several
book chapters, is published in professional journals, and has presented
nationally and internationally.