Rowena Ng, PhD
Affiliation: Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Pediatric Neuropsychologist at the Kennedy Krieger Institute
Background:Chinese; fluent in Cantonese
Position: Co-Chair
Shehroo B. Pudumjee, PhD
Affiliation: Staff Neuropsychologist at Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
Background: Indian; fluent in Hindi
Position: Co-Chair
Sana Arastu, MS
Affiliation: Pre-doctoral Intern at Baylor College of Medicine/TIRR Memorial Hermann (Doctoral Student at Palo Alto University)
Background: Indian (roots in Hyderabad and Mumbai, India); receptive to Urdu and Gujrati
Position: Resource Management and Dissemination
Doris Hong, PsyD
Affiliation: Neuropsychologist
Background: Chinese; fluent in Mandarin and intermediate in Cantonese
Position: Multicultural/Social Justice Research and Communications
Julia Chen, PhD
Affiliation: Pediatric Neuropsychologist at the Center for Neuropsychological Services, Northwell Health
Background: Chinese; fluent in Cantonese
Position: Co-Secretary
Cardinal Do
Affiliation: 5th year Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student at Ohio University
Background: Vietnamese; intermediate in Vietnamese
Position: Social Media Committee Liaison
Jody Lanza-Gregory
Affiliation: 4th year School Psychology Doctoral Student at University of South Carolina
Position: Resource Management and Dissemination
Iris Yi Miao, PhD
Affiliation: Neuropsychology Postdoc Fellow at Medical College of Wisconsin
Background: Chinese; fluent in Mandarin
Position: Resource Management and Dissemination
Ashley Nguyen, PsyD
Affiliation: Pediatric Neuropsychology Postdoc Fellow at University of Colorado/Children’s Hospital Colorado
Background: Vietnamese; Fluent in Vietnamese
Position: Co-secretary
About the Advocacy Committee
The ANA Advocacy Committee (ANAAC) aims to advocate, collaborate, support and educate Asian and Asian American neuropsychologists, trainees, and others within the broader neuropsychology and public community. The committee will:
- Promote local, state, and national legislation and policies aimed at addressing injustices and disparities that impact neuropsychological health care and training/career needs for Asians and Asian Americans.
- Collaborate with a larger multicultural coalition of neuropsychologists and trainees devoted to providing an active voice and united front to address racial inequities and disparities in neuropsychology.
- Support, both actively and in spirit, those who are impacted by societal disparity and injustice within ANA and beyond.
- Educate to increase multicultural competency among ANA members and the larger neuropsychology community.
Programmatic goals:
- Partner with other organizations to support and implement mutually beneficial policy and education goals (e.g. Society for Black Neuropsychology, the Hispanic Neuropsychological Society, American Psychological Association, International Neuropsychology Society, National Academy of Neuropsychology, American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology).
- Increase communication among and support for ANA members as relevant to ANAAC’s mission via social media platforms such as Slack, listserv, Facebook, Twitter, and the ANA website.
- Create, manage, and share educational, policy, and scientific resources related to ongoing advocacy efforts. Encourage members to utilize their unique professional platforms to advocate for social change within neuropsychology and other related fields (e.g., call to actions, legislative advocacy).
- Implement special projects on an ongoing basis (e.g. surveys to gauge members’ interests) to help guide actions and plans to enact ANAAC’s mission.
Check out our Equity & Advocacy Bulletins and Resources!