We want to make sure the initiatives of SBN are affordably accessible to one and all. The current SBN operating budget includes outreach initiatives, scholarships, program development, technological infrastructure, and legal filings. We are relying on many sources–including membership, gifts, grants, corporate contributions–to meet these expenses. As noted Membership is critical among them. Does SBN hope individuals will pay as generously as they can? Of course! Without your generosity, we might never expand to produce the collaborative initiatives and engaging public education programs we have in store.
We are truly proud of our commitment to both scholarship and accessibility. We know we can count on your support–as Members and friends, and as people who understand the importance of Black neuropsychology to the scientific community and the public. After much discussion with our Advisory and Executive Board, we have moved membership fees to a suggestion donation. In this way, individuals who are unable to afford membership will still be able to partake of the future opportunities and those who want to support on a financial level can feel free to write in the amount they would like to give. We hope that in the coming months you find much value out of your membership and out of being a part of the community of SBN!
Individuals enrolled full or part-time in a course of study leading to a graduate degree in psychology from an accredited university are eligible for Student membership. Post-doctoral trainees are considered student members.
This membership level includes persons who have completed a doctoral degree and are not post doctoral trainees but do not yet meet the professional level requirements.
These members shall have an accredited doctoral degree (Ph.D., Psy.D., D.Phil, etc.) in either psychology or clinical psychology with three years professional experience, two of which shall be been completed post-doctoral, with licensure or certification to practice in their state or province; or a medical degree (M.D., D.O., etc.) specializing in neurology, neuropsychiatry, or its equivalent if international, so long as the degree, specialization and licensure/certification allows them to practice in their own country.
These non-voting members do not meet the eligibility requirements of other levels of membership (e.g., community members), but have shown a sincere determination to take part in the core objectives and the mission of SBN.
Discounts for Membership in High-Middle, Low-Middle, and Low-Income countries are based on a percentage of the dues for members in High Income Countries using World Bank Country Income classification. Adjusted amounts will be rounded to the nearest USD.
Psychology or related programs of study/training programs with an interest in expanding the field of Black /cultural neuropsychology, in general.
Corporate Partners: A corporate member shall be a business interested in the field of Black/BIPOC neuropsychology. Corporate members may note this status in their publications only so long as they do not represent this membership as indicating any form of quality assurance or endorsement, approval in any form of their activities, or as any indicating of the special status of their activities or programs.
Dr. Aikisha Harley is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Neuropsychologist. She earned her doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in neuropsychology at Palo Alto University. She completed her predoctoral internship at the Loma Linda VA and a two-year neuropsychology postdoctoral residency at Kaiser Permanente, Roseville. Through her various training opportunities, she refined her neuropsychological assessment skills of individuals across the lifespan with various neurological, medical, neurodevelopmental, and psychiatric disorders.
Currently, she is a Neuropsychologist at San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) where she not only conducts evaluations with an ethnically diverse population of English and non-English speaking adults and seniors, but she is also working alongside the department to help re-design Neuropsychological Services to emphasize cross-cultural assessment. Additionally, she is the supervising neuropsychologist for neuropsychology trainees at SMMC.
Her research interests include neurodegenerative disorders, the impact of mood on cognitive functioning, movement disorders, and cognitive aging.
Dr. Kharine Jean-Buissereth is a 1st year Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Georgia State University. She completed her Clinical Psychology PhD at the University of Georgia where she was a Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Predoctoral Fellow. She completed her clinical psychology internship at the University of Florida – neuropsychology track.
Her research interests are in understanding the role of genetic, biological, and environmental risk and protective factors that impact cognition and functional independence in older adults. She is particularly interested in understanding how racism impacts social determinants of health (e.g., socioeconomic status, education access and quality) and contributes to racial and ethnic health disparities in normal and pathological cognitive aging.
Providing mentorship, support, and resources to others pursuing higher education, especially those pursuing the field of neuropsychology are Dr. Jean’s passions. Increasing the quality of education and overall well-being of those who have been intentionally and historically marginalized is her purpose.
Dr. Sakina Butt is a Pediatric Neuropsychologist and Post-Doctoral Fellowship Training Director at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. She is board certified in clinical neuropsychology, with sub-specialty designation in pediatric neuropsychology. She completed her doctoral degree at Florida School of Professional Psychology, and completed an APA accredited doctoral psychology internship and postdoctoral psychology fellowship at The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
Following fellowship, she obtained medical staff appointment at Tampa General Hospital where she completed neuropsychological evaluations for a diverse pediatric population within the outpatient and inpatient settings. She transitioned to medical staff at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital (JHACH) in 2019 with clinical focus being the assessment of neurodevelopment for patients 5 years of age and younger and research focus being the feasibility of longitudinal monitoring and outcomes for this population. She was named the Neuropsychology Fellowship Training Director within one year of joining JHACH. She supports JHACH efforts towards diversity and inclusion by serving on the DEI committee.
As for professional service, she is a general member of the APPCN Board of Directors and ABCN Board of Directors. She serves as part of the oral examiner cadre for the ABPP clinical neuropsychology board examination, as well as a practice sample reviewer for the pediatric subspecialty examination. She has had the privilege of being on the planning commission and served as a delegate for the Minnesota Update Training Conference. She was co-chair of the 51st annual meeting of International Neuropsychological Society (INS) in February 2023, and is a member of the INS special interest group focused on neuropsychological assessment of babies, infants, and toddlers (BITSY SIG). In addition to the service for neuropsychology, she serves on the APA Commission on Accreditation.
Dinner will be held at Beaumonts.
Time: 7:30pm PST
Location: 5662 La Jolla Blvd, La Jolla, CA 92037
Attire: Formal attire requested