Russell Sage College, School of Health Sciences

Dr. Morse is a Professor in Psychology and the Internship Director of the Mental Health Counseling and Community Psychology Program at Russell Sage College. For over 20 years, she has conducted research with American Indian communities and on the topic of Native Feminism. She is particularly excited about a publication (entitled “I Hear You in My Dreams”) in the journal Studies of Gender and Sexuality, Special Edition: Black, Indigenous, Women of Color Talk Back: Decentering Normative Psychoanalysis. Currently, she is working on the rewrite of the Psychology Ethics Code.

She is the Past President of the Society of Indian Psychologists, a fellow of Division 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women) and has also received the Division 35, Section VI,Alaska Native/American Indian/Indigenous Women Sweet Grass Award for dedication and professionalism in service. She has served on the Women’s Caucus of the American Psychological Association (APA), and for seven years served on the Ethnic Psychological Association Council seat while laying the groundwork for the Native vote on APA council. She is also a fellow of APA Division 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race) and was the 2021 recipient of the Division 45 Joseph E. Trimble & Jewell E. Horvat Award: Distinguished Professional in Native/Indigenous Psychology. She currently serves on the APA Ethics Committee Task Force.

She has several books, numerous book chapters and journal articles exploring Human Rights, Ethics, the health effects of neurotoxins on American Indian Health and Wellness, and neurotoxins treatment for Gulf War Veterans. She is an enrolled member of the Akwesasne Kanienʼkehá꞉ka (Mohawk) nation, and draws from the Tribe the principles of respect, trust, and empowerment that guide her both professionally and personally.