Sandra Y. Lewis, Psy.D. is a Professor of Psychology and Director of African American Studies at Montclair State University. Dr. Lewis is well-known for her work in the fight against HIV/AIDS and has been actively involved in addressing the needs of women, children and families affected by HIV in the U.S., the Caribbean, and on the African continent. She has expertise in cultural competence and psychosocial care of people living with HIV. Her HIV-related publications include articles, book chapters, monographs, curricula, and videos. She was a Senior Faculty member for the American Psychological Association Office on AIDS where she developed and helped to disseminate HIV/AIDS training curricula using a train-the-trainer model. She worked with an interdisciplinary team of health care providers to analyze needs assessment data and develop a national wellness program for healthcare providers in Botswana. Dr. Lewis' work in HIV/AIDS has earned her awards for distinguished public service from Rutgers University Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, the American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program, and Spelman College. The role of culture in health, mental health, and well-being, particularly among Black women, is one of her primary interests. Two accomplishments in this area include a book chapter on Cognitive Behavior Therapy with women of color in Lillian Comas-Diaz and Beverly Green's, Women of Color: Integrating Ethnic and Gender Identities in Psychotherapy and serving as grant co-author and co-director of the federally funded conference, "Improving the Health Status of Black Women: Understanding Cultural Belief Systems" offered in five U.S. cities. Dr. Lewis developed and teaches a Black Women's Studies course and is conducting the study, "Stress and Coping – What Works for Black Women."