WOMEN OF THE WEEK 3.13.23
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Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte was the first Native American woman to become a doctor, 35 years before Native Americans were recognized as U.S. citizens. She oversaw the medical care on her Omaha reservation, which covered over 1,350 square miles. In her remarkable career she served more than 1,300 people over 450 square miles, giving financial advice and resolving family disputes as well as providing medical care at all hours of the day and night.
Dr. Hope Landrine was an expert in health psychology and public health. In 1992, she published "The Politics of Madness" which presented her research on the presence of existing societal inequities in the diagnosis and categorization of psychiatric disorders. This was some of the first scientific data that showed that stereotypes of women, people living in poverty, and racial and ethnic minorities were likely affecting psychiatric diagnoses and helping to maintain the inequities already present in society. Dr. Landrine frequently applied a public health lens to psychology and psychiatry and argued that the field of psychology's focus on decontextualized individuals is insufficient for understanding overall health.
Dr. Sharon Hunt is a licensed social worker with over 30 years of experience working in a variety of capacities: clinician, administrator, researcher, and technical assistance provider. She currently serves as the Director of the SOR Grant for the Department of Behavioral Health DC. She has managed programs for individuals who were homeless and residential programs for adolescents and adults with serious mental health issues and has worked as a foster care social worker. Dr. Hunt served as Project Director of the State Opioid Response grant, a two-year $51M grant. Prior to that, served as Deputy Director of the Community Services Administration and Director of the Specialty Care Division. While serving as the director of the Specialty Care Division, she was responsible for the development and implementation of specialty behavioral health programs for adults, children, adolescents, youth of transition age, and their families. This division oversaw the implementation and sustainability of effective evidence-based, best practices and new and grant-funded initiatives that impact the well-being of individuals and communities.
Dr. Sabrina Willis, Ph.D., currently serves as the Clinical Manager of Prestige Healthcare Resources Inc., Assertive Community Treatment program. Her dedication to our consumers is evident in her ability to have led numerous teams since joining Prestige in 2019. Dr. Willis has a demonstrated history of working with various populations of mental health, elderly, education, criminal justice, and child welfare. She is skilled in working with individuals and families in inpatient and community settings. She is clinically licensed in social work in both the District of Columbia and Maryland. Dr. Willis is a mother of two and a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.
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