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Proud Sikh, out queer woman, and scholar, Anneliese Singh, PhD, LPC, is an award-winning author, researcher and speaker on issues of social justice and liberation. And FYI: Singh uses the pronouns she/her/hers and they/them/theirs.

Her scholarship and community organizing explores racial healing and racial justice, as well as National Institutes of Health-funded work with trans and nonbinary people. She also studied what works in the “real world” when it comes to social justice change and advocacy.

As a counselor and psychologist, Singh found that inside each of us exists a longing to be a part of something bigger – a just world that serves everyone. This longing is connected to the deep healing we must do inside of ourselves and our communities to root out the ways inequities live within our bodies, minds and spirits.

And that’s exactly why she engages in social change work from a focus of shared liberation and love. And her books – The Racial Healing Handbook and The Queer and Trans Resilience Workbook – guide individuals and communities in healing strategies aimed toward thriving, equity, and justice.

Singh believes, “if we really want to change the world, we must dig deep into our own healing from oppression and injustice. Only then can we begin interrogating systems and structures that maintain these inequities and begin developing opportunities for others to do the same.”

Singh currently serves as Associate Provost for Diversity and Faculty Development and Chief Diversity Officer at Tulane University, where she is also a professor in social work with a joint appointment in psychology. She is a fellow within both the American Counseling Association and American Psychological Association, and has received numerous awards, including the inaugural SAIGE Anneliese Singh Queer and Trans People of Color Award.

Join us in person Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, at 6 p.m. at the Madam Walker Legacy Center.

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