Moving Out of Our Comfort Zones

Abstract

When I accepted this assignment, I was eager to read Romano and Kachgal’s (2004 [this issue]) article focused on a partnership between counseling psychology and school counseling. I have always been a big believer in cross-disciplinary collaborations. Such collaborations have been integral to my professional identity from the beginning. A good portion of my graduate school days was spent taking and teaching women’s studies courses. From its inception, women’s studies was rooted in cross-disciplinary commitments and partnerships. Women’s studies coursework in history, English, and sociology indirectly enhanced my understanding of psychology, its strengths and shortcomings. At the time, the faculty in psychology at the University of Washington were far behind the faculty in the other disciplines in exploring the gendered nature of knowledge production. This created an opportunity for me to become an instructor for several women’s studies courses (e.g., Psychology of Sex Differences and Psychobiology of Women) that I cotaught with biology faculty members for 3 years. These interdisciplinary teaching experiences grounded me early in collaborations across disciplines and gave me a unique platform from which to understand the disciplines of psychology and education as well as my own professional development.

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