Grants and Awards
The primary purpose of the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects and the Office of Grant Evaluation and Statistical Support is to support faculty and staff in obtaining funding from sources external to the…
Bearing the Burden of Untold Stories
With the exciting development of the Inclusive History and Images Project (IHIP), Margarita R. Ochoa, saw a unique opportunity to offer students the chance to be involved in the project through a uniquely designed semester-long course.
Argument at California Reparations Hearing Shows Toll of Talking About Racism, Members Say
NBC News: “If you understand stress, you can understand a lot of what was happening in that room that day,” said task force member Cheryl Grills, a clinical psychology professor at Loyola Marymount University…
Meet the Members of California’s Historic Reparations Task Force
KQED News: “If day in and day out, you are told repeatedly, you’re not a human being. You’re not intelligent. You’re not beautiful. You don’t know how to raise your children. You’re a criminal…
Proving Lineage for Reparations? Concerns Loom Over Feasibility, Emotional Toll for Black Californians
KQED-FM: Cheryl Grills, director of the Psychology Applied Research Center at Loyola Marymount University and a task force member, voted against lineage-based reparations because of the trauma associated with searching for enslaved ancestors. “Not…
Research, For the People
The Psychology Applied Research Center at LMU empowers underserved communities to address inequity and improve services ranging from mental health to drug prevention and childhood obesity.
The Push for Reparations: Let the Healing Begin
“In graduate school I designed a special minor for myself that focused on assessment and treatment with African-Americans,” LMU Professor Cheryl Grills said in Our Weekly. “My goal was to make psychology more relevant…
