Dr. Jean Lau Chin
Memorial Address
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Join the Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology at the 5th annual Dr. Jean Lau Chin Memorial Address, featuring scholar, activist, and visionary leader Dr. Angela Davis.
In conversation with APA President and LIWP Class 3 alumna Dr. Debra Kawahara, Dr. Davis will reflect on a lifetime of principled leadership and justice-driven action. Don’t miss this powerful evening of reflection, celebration, and inspiration.
AT A Glance
Format/Location: Virtual
Date: July 17, 2025
Time: 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm ET
Cost: $15
Current LIWP fellows and alumni are invited to attend free of cost as part of their participation in the program.
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About the speaker
Angela Y. Davis is professor emerita of history of consciousness and feminist studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. An activist, writer, and lecturer, her work focuses on prisons, policing, abolition, and the related intersections of race, gender, and class. She is the author of many influential books, from Angela Davis: An Autobiography to Freedom Is a Constant Struggle. Her most recent publications include Abolition. Feminism. Now., co-authored with Gina Dent, Erica Meiners, and Beth Richie, as well as Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1, a collection of essays.
She is a founding member of Critical Resistance, a national organization dedicated to dismantling the prison industrial complex. Like many educators, Professor Davis is deeply concerned with the societal tendency to invest more in prisons than in education. Having helped to popularize the concept of the “prison industrial complex,” she now challenges audiences to think seriously about the possibility of a world without prisons—and to participate in building a 21st-century abolitionist movement.
Dr. Angela Y. Davis
Dr. Jean Lau Chin
About the event
The Dr. Jean Lau Chin Memorial Address is held annually in honor of Dr. Jean Lau Chin, a beloved LIWP faculty member and advisory committee leader whose sudden passing in 2020 was a profound loss to the psychology community. Dr. Chin was a pioneering psychologist, a fierce advocate for equity and inclusion, and a tireless proponent of advancing diversity in leadership. Her visionary work and deep commitment to mentoring the next generation of feminist leaders left an indelible mark on the field of psychology and the broader landscape of social justice.
Each year, the Chin Memorial Address highlights a speaker who embodies Dr. Chin’s values and lifelong dedication to transformational leadership, intersectional feminism, and systemic change. This signature event invites participants to reflect, learn, and be inspired by leaders who continue to push the boundaries of equity, justice, and inclusive excellence, principles that Jean so passionately championed. Past speakers include New York Times bestselling author Heather McGhee, legal scholar and reproductive rights expert Mary Ziegler, and astronaut, engineer, and director of the Johnson Space Center Ellen Ochoa, among others.
