Maria P. P. Root
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Maria P. P. Root, Ph.D.
is a clinical psychologist, educator, and public speaker based in Seattle, Washington
. Her areas of work include multiracial
families, multiracial identity
, cultural competence
, trauma
, work place harassment, and disordered eating
. She is an international authority on mixed heritage identity, credited with publishing the first contemporary work on mixed-race people. She has presented lectures and training in various countries, both in and outside of academia
.
She has edited two award-winning books on multiracial people and produced the Bill of Rights for Racially Mixed People. The U.S. Census referred to these two texts in the deliberations that resulted in a “check one or more races” format to the race question for the 2000 census.http://www.mavinfoundation.org/about/board.html
Dr. Root is a former President of the Washington State Psychological Association. Currently she has her own private practice. She also sits on the advisory council of The Association of MultiEthnic Americans
and the board of advisors of The Mavin Foundation
.http://www.ameasite.org/officers.asphttp://www.mavin.net/about/board.html
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
is a clinical psychologist, educator, and public speaker based in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
. Her areas of work include multiracial
Multiracial
The terms multiracial and mixed-race describe people whose ancestries come from multiple races. Unlike the term biracial, which often is only used to refer to having parents or grandparents of two different races, the term multiracial may encompass biracial people but can also include people with...
families, multiracial identity
Cultural identity
Cultural identity is the identity of a group or culture, or of an individual as far as one is influenced by one's belonging to a group or culture. Cultural identity is similar to and has overlaps with, but is not synonymous with, identity politics....
, cultural competence
Cultural competence
Cultural competence refers to an ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures, particularly in the context of human resources, non-profit organizations, and government agencies whose employees work with persons from different cultural/ethnic backgrounds.Cultural competence...
, trauma
Psychological trauma
Psychological trauma is a type of damage to the psyche that occurs as a result of a traumatic event...
, work place harassment, and disordered eating
Disordered eating
Disordered eating is a classification to describe a wide range of irregular eating behaviors that do not warrant a diagnosis of a specific eating disorder such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. Affected people may be diagnosed with an eating disorder not otherwise specified...
. She is an international authority on mixed heritage identity, credited with publishing the first contemporary work on mixed-race people. She has presented lectures and training in various countries, both in and outside of academia
Academia
Academia is the community of students and scholars engaged in higher education and research.-Etymology:The word comes from the akademeia in ancient Greece. Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning...
.
She has edited two award-winning books on multiracial people and produced the Bill of Rights for Racially Mixed People. The U.S. Census referred to these two texts in the deliberations that resulted in a “check one or more races” format to the race question for the 2000 census.http://www.mavinfoundation.org/about/board.html
Dr. Root is a former President of the Washington State Psychological Association. Currently she has her own private practice. She also sits on the advisory council of The Association of MultiEthnic Americans
Association of MultiEthnic Americans
The Association of MultiEthnic Americans is an international collaboration of community organizations. With dedication to advocacy and education on behalf of the mixed-race community, AMEA works to promote a community of acceptance and equality....
and the board of advisors of The Mavin Foundation
Mavin Foundation
Mavin Foundation is a community organization which seeks to build “healthy communities that celebrate and empower mixed heritage people and families.” Located in Seattle, WA, Mavin has been recognized nationally for its work toward a society inclusive of those in the mixed heritage community...
.http://www.ameasite.org/officers.asphttp://www.mavin.net/about/board.html
External links
- Official Website
- "Maria P.P. Root, PhD: Clinical psychologist and independent scholar" in Monitor on Psychology Magazine, American Psychological AssociationAmerican Psychological AssociationThe American Psychological Association is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States. It is the world's largest association of psychologists with around 154,000 members including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. The APA...
, Volume 37, No. 2 February 2006