Alvin F. Poussaint

Alvin F. Poussaint

Alvin Francis Poussaint (b. May 15, 1934 in New York City) is a noted professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and the author of numerous books on child psychiatry, with a particular focus on the raising of African American children.

Biography

Poussaint was born in New York City's East Harlem neighborhood, and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1952. [cite web |url=http://www.thehistorymakers.com/programs/dvl/files/Poussaint_Alvinf.html |title=The HistoryMakers Video Oral History Interview with Alvin F. Poussaint |accessdate=2007-10-31] As a youth, he took ill with rheumatic fever, which left him unable to engage in the physical activities of his peers. The academic pursuits that characterized his early years led him to acquire an M.D from Cornell University, and postgraduate training from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he studied psychopharmacology and served as Chief Resident in Psychiatry.

After his initial academic accomplishments, Poussaint took part in the civil rights movement, which solidified his notion that racism resides at the core of mental health problems in the black community. Later in life, Poussaint served as a consultant for the The Cosby Show and currently combines an advocacy for responsible media programming with his academic work.

Along with Bill Cosby he co-authored the 2007 book "Come On People: On the Path from Victims to Victors".

References

*cite web|url=http://www.hms.harvard.edu/orma/poussaint/biography.html
title=Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D.
work=Harvard Medical School Biography
accessdate=2006-12-16

External links

* [http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/article-9399812 Profile at Encyclopædia Britannica's Guide to Black History]
* [http://www.visionaryproject.com/poussaintalvin Alvin Poussaint's oral history video excerpts] at The National Visionary Leadership Project


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