Dr. Alex L. Pieterse is an Associate Professor and Director of the Institute for the Study of Race and Culture at Boston College. He received his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University, his Master of Arts in Counseling from New York University, and holds a Bachelor of Health Science in Nursing, received from the Australian Catholic University. Dr. Pieterse’s scholarship focuses on psychosocial aspects of race and racism, racial trauma, and anti-racism training and advocacy. He is currently an Associate Editor for The Counseling Psychologist and previously served on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Counseling Psychology, and Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. He co-authored with Robert T. Carter “Measuring the Effects of Racism” published by Columbia University Press. Dr. Pieterse is a prior recipient of a Heath Disparities grant received from the National Institute of Minority Health and Heath Disparities (NIMHD). He is also a licensed psychologist and maintains and psychotherapy practice working with individuals and couples.