Draft:Della V. Mosley

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Della V. Mosley (she/they) is a Black, queer, feminist, American scholar, activist, healer, educator, and counseling psychologist.

Biography[edit]

Della Mosley earned a Bachelor's in English from Bradley University, a Master's in School Counseling from Johns Hopkins University, and a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of Kentucky. They completed a doctoral internship in professional psychology at Duke University. Dr. Mosley was a tenure-track faculty member in the psychology department at the University of Florida from 2018 until 2021.

In 2020, Dr. Mosley co-founded Academics for Black Survival and Wellness (#Academics4BlackLives) with Dr. Pearis Bellamy. Within the first year of the initiative, over 15,000 participants across the world participated in anti-racism trainings centered on accountability and action (non-Black participants) and healing and wellness workshops and experiences (Black participants).[1]

In 2021, Della Molsey gave a talk at TEDxUF titled "Moving From 'Woke' To Working For Black Futures".[2]

She is President of non-profit The WELLS Healing Center (previously the Wellness, Equity, Love, Liberation, and Sexuality Healing and Research Collective) based in Durham, NC. The organization provides workshops and training using counseling psychology and Black feminist principles, and mentorship and training for mental health and wellness healers that incorporates scholarship and activism.

They are also co-founder of the Radical Healing Collaborative Group Practice and a member of the Psychology of Radical Healing Collective.

Academic Recognition[3][edit]

2020 | Selected for the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity Faculty Success Program.

2020 | The Morton Wolfson Faculty Award for Outstanding Service to University of Florida Students, University of Florida’s Division of Student Affairs.

2019 | APA Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA) Jeffrey S. Tanaka Memorial Dissertation Award in Psychology for the dissertation research titled “Exploring Critical Consciousness, Facilitating Black Liberation”.

2018 | The Counseling Psychologist Outstanding Paper Award for the major contribution “Sex Positivity in Counseling Psychology” Sage Publishing.

2018 | Outstanding Contribution to Scholarship on Race and Ethnicity Award for the manuscript “Black Lives Matter: A Call to Action for Counseling Psychology Leaders” Section on Ethnic and Racial Diversity (SERD), Society of Counseling Psychology (APA Division 17).

2018 | Social Justice and Advocacy Award Student Affiliates of Seventeen.

2017 | Travel Grant for the 2017 convention in Baltimore, MD National Women’s Studies Association.

2017 | Inclusive Excellence Award Office of the Provost, University of Kentucky.

2016 | Leslie Martin Endowed Fellowship College of Education, University of Kentucky.

2015 | Outstanding Professional Development Program Award (Stuart C. Tentoni Award) American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS).

2015 | Student Travel Award for the APA Convention in Toronto, Ontario American Psychological Association.

2014 | Joint APA Ethics Office, Ethics Committee, American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS), and Division 44-Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues student travel award for the 2015 National Multicultural Summit.

2013 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (MHSAS) Minority Fellow – funded for three years through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program (MFP Fellow).

References/Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ Daniel, Dèsa.  (Producer). (2021, August 4). Academics for Black Survival and Wellness #Academics4BlackLives [Audio Podcast]. The Thoughtful Counselor. Retrieved from https://wp.me/p7R6fn-Xus
  2. ^ https://www.ted.com/talks/della_mosley_moving_from_woke_to_working_for_black_futures
  3. ^ https://people.clas.ufl.edu/della-mosley/awards-and-achievements/

External links[edit]

Academics for Black Survival and Wellness: https://www.academics4blacklives.com/

Psychology of Radical Healing Collective: https://psychologyofradicalhealing.com/

Radical Healing Collaborative Group Practice: https://www.radicalhealing.us/

The WELLS Healing Center: https://www.wellshealing.org/