Terry Sass is a minority fellow and third-year doctoral student in Counseling Psychology at Boston College. She is a member of the APA, (Division 17, Counseling Psychology), and the Massachusetts Psychological Association. Terry earned a BA from Yale, and an MPH from Boston University, where she was a Dean’s Scholar. She has worked with adolescents and adults in the Boston area as a teacher, administrator, counselor and health educator. As a member of ISPRC since fall, 2004, Terry has assisted with the Diversity Challenge Conference, grant preparation, and article publication. Her practice and research interests include community mental health, public health, and understanding and addressing the effects of racism, discrimination and social inequities on health – with a particular focus on race, culture and gender. In addition to coursework, Terry is currently doing her practicum at a community mental health center, where she will continue in 2005-2006 on the family therapy team.

Terry enjoys family time with her husband, daughter, and two sons.