Dear KSOM Faculty, Staff, Students, Fellows, Residents, Postdocs, and Trainees,
 

Please join us for this event:
 

TITLE:
Racism on the Mind: Unpacking the Role of Perseverative coping in the Link Between Racial Discrimination and Mental Health
 

DESCRIPTION:
Racial discrimination continues to have profound and lasting effects on the mental health of Black individuals who experience it. Perseverative coping or the chronic and continuous contemplation about symptoms, causes, and consequences of distress represents an important, yet underexplored mechanism that may explain and exacerbate the deleterious consequences of racial discrimination. Drawing from recent and forthcoming work from Dr. Bernard, this presentation will highlight how perseverative coping can influence the discrimination-mental health link among Black youth affected by racism and emerging adults.
 

SPEAKER: Donte Bernard, PhD

Dr. Donte Bernard is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at the University of Missouri. He earned his PhD in Clinical Psychology with a child and family emphasis at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
His program of research examines the direct and indirect pathways by which racism compromises the mental and behavioral health and well-being of those affected, including Black children, adolescents, and emerging adults. Ultimately, the goal of his research is to eliminate racial disparities in mental and behavioral health through informing policy and intervention development targeting the reduction of racism and its related health consequences.
 

Date:  Wednesday, June 4, 2025 
Time:  12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location:  Virtual only
 

RSVP for Zoom link: https://usc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcscOysrTktHty6yR68NU1B1YEEERUtZknu 

Questions? Contact Lisa Perkins at [email protected]
Website: https://keck.usc.edu/well-being/what-we-do/upcoming-events/