Professor of Psychology
Diplomate in Clinical Psychology
Marillac Hall 409B
Phone (718) 990-1538
Fax (718) 990-6705
greeneb@stjohns.edu
Biography
Dr. Greene was awarded a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the Derner
Institute of Adelphi University and was a Doctoral Fellow in
Mental Retardation at the Mental Retardation Institute of New York
Medical College in Valhalla, New York. She has served on the
editorial boards of numerous scholarly journals and is the author
of over 75 publications, including 7 books, in the psychological
literature. She is the founding co-editor of the APA Div. 44 book
series Psychological Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual
Issues. She is the recipient of nine national awards for
publications deemed significant contributions to the psychological
literature on women, women of color, sexual minorities, and African
Americans. She is also the recipient of the 1996 Outstanding
Leadership Award from the APA Committee on Lesbian, Gay and
Bisexual Concerns;2000 APA Society for the Psychology of Women
Heritage Award; 2003 APA Committee on Women in Psychology
Distinguished Leadership Award;2004 Award for Distinguished Senior
Career Contributions to Ethnic Minority Research(APA Division 45);
2005 Stanley Sue Award for Distinguished Professional
Contributions to Diversity in Clinical Psychology (APA Division
12).
She is the 2006 recipient of the Teacher’s College, Columbia
University Cross Cultural Roundtable Helms Award for Scholarship
and Mentoring. Dr. Greene has served in many leadership positions
in APA where she is a Fellow of 7 divisions (9,12,29,35, 42,44, 45)
and is currently the elected representative of the Division of
Independent Practice to the APA Council of Representatives.
Courses Taught
Ethics and professional issues (graduate); Cultural
Diversity in the Delivery of Psychological Services(graduate);
Psychology of Women (undergrad); Psychology of African Americans
(undergrad); Second year Clinical Practicum Supervision.
Research Interests
Her research interests include the interplay of institutionalized
racism, sexism and heterosexism in the development of multiple
minority status; using feminist theory and developing paradigms for
understanding human identity as one of multiple identities in which
each identity influences the other developmentally; the influence
of social marginalization on the development of psychological
theories and psychotherapy paradigms and the role of psychology and
psychotherapy in helping clients who are victims of social
marginalization.
Sample Publications
Greene, B. (Ed.). (in progress).
Phenomenal Women: Psychological Vulnerability and Resilience in
High Achieving Black Women.
Greene, B. (Ed.).(in progress). A Minyan of Women: Family
Dynamics, Jewish Identities and psychotherapy practice.
Greene,B. & Croom, G. L.(in progress) Teaching Cultural
Competence in Graduate Mental Health: A Handbook for Instructors.
New York: NYU Press.
Pope, K. S., Sonne, J., & Greene, B. (in press).
What Therapists Don’t Talk About and Why: Understanding taboos
that hurt ourselves and our clients. Washington, DC:
American Psychological Association Press.
Greene, B., & Croom, G. L. (Eds.). (2000).
Psychological perspectives on lesbian, gay and bisexual issues
Vol. 5: Education,
Practice and Research in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgendered Psychology: A Resource Manual. Thousand
Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Jackson, L.C., & Greene, B. A. (Eds.).
(2000).
Psychotherapy with African American Women: Innovations in
Psychodynamic Perspectives and Practice. New York:
Guilford Press. 2001 Distinguished Publication Award
Greene, B. (Ed.). (1997). Psychological perspectives on lesbian
and gay issues Vol. 3:
Ethnic and cultural diversity among lesbians and gay men.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Comas-Diaz, L., & Greene, B. (Eds.).
(1994).
Women of color: Integrating ethnic and gender identities in
psychotherapy. New York: Guilford. Recipient of the 1995
Distinguished Publication Award; 1995 Women of Color Psychologies
Publication Award.
Greene, B., White, J.C., & Whitten, L. (2000).
Hair texture, length and style: A metaphor in the
African American mother-daughter relationship. In L.
Jackson & B. Greene(Eds.), Psychotherapy with African
American women: Innovations in Psychodynamic perspectives and
practice(pp.166-193). New York: Guilford Publications. 2000
Psychotherapy with Women Research Award.
Greene, B. (2000). African American
Lesbian
and Bisexual Women in feminist-psychodynamic psychotherapy:
Surviving and thriving between a rock and a hard place. In L.
Jackson & B. Greene (Eds.), Psychotherapy with African American
women: Innovations in Psychodynamic perspectives and
practice(pp.82-125). New York: Guilford Publications. 2000
Psychotherapy with Women Research Award; 2000 Women of Color
Psychologies Publication Award.
Greene, B. (2002). Older Lesbians Concerns in
Psychotherapy:
Beyond a footnote to the footnote. In F. Trotman &
C. Brody (Eds.), Women therapists working with older women: Cross
Cultural Family and End of Life Issues(pp.161-174). New York:
Springer.
Greene, B. (2002). Homophobia/Heterosexism Among
African Americans: The Connection to Internalized Racism.
Implications for African American Lesbians. In B. E.
Hernandez-Truyol (Ed.), Moral Imperialism: A Critical
Anthology(pp.78-96). New York: New York University Press.
Greene, B. (2003). Beyond Heterosexism and Across the
Cultural Divide: Developing an Inclusive Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual
Psychology-A Look to the Future. Linda D. Garnets &
Douglas C. Kimmel, (Eds.), Psychological Perspectives on Lesbian,
Gay, and Bisexual Experiences-2nd Edition(pp.357-400). New
York: Columbia University Press.
Hall, R. L. & Greene, B. (2003). Contemporary African
American
Families: An Update at the Millennium. In L. Silverstein
& T. Goodrich(Eds.), Feminist Family Therapy: Empowerment and
Social Locations(pp. 107-120). Washington, DC: American
Psychological Association Press.
Greene, B. (2003). What difference does a difference
make?:
Societal privilege, disadvantage and discord in human
relationships. In J. Robinson & L. James
(Eds.), Diversity in Human Interactions: The Tapestry of
America(pp.3-20). New York: Oxford University Press.
Greene, B. (2003). Racism and Mental Health. In A.
Banks, J. Henderson-Daniel, L. Slater (Eds.), The Complete Guide to
Women’s Mental Health(pp. 190-193). Boston, MA: Beacon Press.
Greene, B.(in press). Ethical Considerations in
Psychotherapy
with Lesbians and Gay Men. In K. DeBord, K. Bieschke & R.
Perez (Ed.), Handbook of Counseling and Psychotherapy with Lesbian,
Gay and Bisexual Clients 2nd Ed. Washington, DC: American
Psychological Assn. Press.
Greene, B. (in press). African American Lesbians and Gay
Men
in Psychodynamic Psychotherapies. In R. Moodley & S.
Palmer (Ed.), Race, Culture and Psychotherapy: Critical
Perspectives in Multicultural Practice. London, UK:
Routledge.
Greene, B. (in press). Twenty first century challenges
to
multicultural practice: The personal is the professional is the
political. In J. Barnett (Ed.). Working with culturally
diverse clients in practice: What every practitioner needs to
know. A Handbook.
Greene, B. (in press). How Difference Makes a
Difference:
Social Privilege, Disadvantage and Multiple Identities. J.C.
Muran, Ed. Dialogues on Difference: Diversity Studies of the
Therapeutic Relationship. Washington, DC: American Psychological
Association Press.
Greene, B. (in press). Voices from the Margins: Multiple
Identities
in Clients, Therapists, and Theories. A Reply to Aron, Olson
& Jenkins. In J.C. Muran, (Ed.), Dialogues on Difference:
Diversity Studies of the Therapeutic Relationship.
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Press.
Greene, B. (in press). Ella Fitzgerald: The Singer’s
Singer. In E. Gavin, A. Clamar, & M. A. Siderits
(Eds.), Trailblazing women and their development. New York:
Springer Publications.
Greene, B. (in press). Psychology, Cultural Diversity
& Social Justice: Beyond heterosexism and across the cultural
divide. Invited paper. Journal of Counseling Psychology
Quarterly.