Hui Pilina
Nancy also recently co-authored an invited chapter with Dr. Sáde Soares, Psychological perspectives on financial empowerment of BIPOC/non-WEIRD women, for Mayer et al.'s book, Women’s empowerment for a sustainable future. This chapter focused on the layered challenges underlying the financial status of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)/non-WEIRD women that currently fuel the difficulties of attaining SDG 5, 8, and 10 goals. Nancy also co-chaired the APA's Task Force Report on Trafficking of Women and Girls which addresses how psychologists can tackle human trafficking in all professional capacities: research, education and training, advocacy, public policy, practice, and public awareness.
She is passionate about applying psychological science and practice for advocacy, policy reform, benefiting society, and improving all lives, especially marginalized and underserved populations. For decades, she has raised awareness of human trafficking, one of the gravest contemporary human rights violations. The right to life and liberty, personal agency, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and physical and mental health do not exist for those trafficked. She firmly believes these rights, without discrimination, should be available for all.
Nancy M. Sidun, PsyD, ABPP, ATR
Nancy M. Sidun, PsyD, ABPP, ATR (she/her) has devoted her career to human rights and social justice, and has brought the egalitarian lens of her feminism to groundbreaking work on human trafficking, childhood sexual abuse, sexism, interracial adoption, healthcare delivery inequities, and cultural differences between psychotherapist and client. Nancy's dedication to combatting human trafficking resulted in more than 65 articles, chapters, journal articles, and presentations on the scourge of human trafficking. In addition, Nancy's focus on healthcare delivery has led to recognition of inequities between Oʻahu and neighboring Hawaiian Islands, culminating in the monumental development and implementation of Kaiser-Permanente's telebehavioral health services in Hawaiʻi. After adopting her Asian-born daughter as a single white mother, Nancy extended her feminist, social justice perspective to International Psychology, serving as President of APA’s Division 52, International Psychology; Chair and Co-Chair of APA’s Committee on International Relations in Psychology; Chair of Division 52's International Committee for Women, and Treasurer and Member-At-Large for the International Council of Psychologists.
Nancy is firmly committed to social justice, including international women's and human rights. She is an invited contributor to American Psychologist, guest co-edited the journal International Perspectives in Psychology (IPP) Special Issue: Women During COVID-19, and guest co-edited IPP's Special Issue on Global Reproductive Health. Nancy was invited to speak at the American Psychological Association’s 2023 conference where she presented on content from her recent publication: “Women, girls, and climate change: Human rights, vulnerabilities, and opportunities.” Climate change damages human health in multiple ways, but disproportionately affects the lives and livelihoods of women. The paper outlines the increased negative impact on women across multiple domains: food security, health, reproductive health, education, gender-based violence/exploitation, displacement, and human trafficking. In addition, women's and girls' vulnerability and increased risk of exploitation, specifically human trafficking, are addressed. These issues resonate with multiple United Nations SDGs (e.g., 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 13). The paper concludes with the call to empower girls and women, directly and indirectly, to increase their ability to adapt to and mitigate climate change and minimize the increased risks of exploitation and trauma.