Back to PHWA

The Foundation for Psychology in Ohio is pleased to announce that Janelle Hines, a clinical doctoral student at the University of Cincinnati, has been selected as the first recipient of the Dr. Michael Sullivan Diversity Scholarship Fund.

“Dr. Michael Sullivan’s passion and commitment for diversity and multiculturalism in the community, is embodied in Janelle’s sickle cell disease project,” said Michael Ranney, executive director, Ohio Psychological Association’s Foundation for Psychology in Ohio. “We look forward to seeing the results of her community outreach project.”

This national scholarship supports research, training and community projects in the areas of diversity and multiculturalism. Hines’ submission was chosen from 29 applications received from students, faculty, state associations and community organizations around the U.S., its territories and Canada.

Hines’ project seeks to advance education and awareness among people who work with sickle cell disease, while empowering youth who have the disease. She will recruit 40 African American adolescents, ages 12-18, with sickle cell disease to develop and design a brochure about it. The brochure will be distributed to schools and community programs to raise awareness and educate the public. The content and design of the brochure also will be the foundation of a large display that will be used at community meetings and health fairs.

The Dr. Michael Sullivan Diversity Scholarship Fund is named in honor of Dr. Michael Sullivan, who served as the assistant executive director for state advocacy in the American Psychological Association (APA). This scholarship recognizes his ongoing commitment and passion related to issues of multiculturalism and inclusion. The fund is administered by the Foundation for Psychology in Ohio, the non-profit arm of the Ohio Psychological Association (OPA), a membership association for 1,600 Ohio psychologists. For more information on the Fund, or OPA, visit http://www.ohpsych.org