charmeka newton

Biography

Dr. Charmeka Newton is a fully licensed psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor in the College of Education & Human Development at the University of North Dakota.  She has over 20 years of experience in clinical, academic, and community settings, including teaching experience at both undergraduate and graduate levels of higher education. Her areas of expertise include implementation of culturally responsive treatment approaches, broaching, mitigating implicit bias in the counseling process, and clinical supervision of master ’s-level counseling practitioners and students. In addition to her clinical and teaching expertise, Dr. Newton is also a member of the Michigan Board of Psychology, appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. She is also co-author of the book, Black Lives Are Beautiful: 50 Tools to Heal from Trauma and Promote Positive Racial Identity, published through Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, LLC., as well as first author of peer-reviewed articles on the the Broaching Readiness Framework (2025) and the the Cross Racial Training Approach (2024). 

Education:
• PhD, Counseling Psychology, Western Michigan University, 2009
• MA, Community Psychology & Social Change, Pennsylvania State University, 2004
• BA, Psychology and Communications, University of Michigan, Dearborn, 2002

Awards:

• College of Education and Human Development Excellence in Service Award, University of North Dakota, 2025

• Michigan Psychological Association, 2022 Distinguished Psychologist Award
• West Michigan Woman Brilliance Award Finalist, 2020

Professional Appointments:

• President-Elect, The Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race, a Division of the American Psychological Association (APA)
• American Psychological Association, Advocacy Coordinating Committee, Appointed by APA President Thelma Bryant January 2024-Present
• Elected Member at Large (MAL) Community Engagement Representative for Division 45, the Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race January 2024-2026
• Michigan Board of Psychology, December 2019-Present
  Appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer