Subject: Information for Chapter Authors: Cultural Pioneers Book Please Note the New Instructions Updated July 21, 2021. Here we share links to a [general set of instructions][1] as well as two additional pieces that are intended to help authors complete section 2 ([Historical Context and Biographical Sketch][2] Context) and section 3 ([Reproducibiity Critique][3]). **Instructions and Guidelines** [Instructions and Guidelines for Chapter Authors][4] - Jon Grahe, Michelle Ceynar, Rihana Shiri Mason [General Research Recommendations for the History of Psychology][5] - William Douglas Woody [Conducting a Reproducibility Critique on Classic Dissertations][6] - Jon Grahe Check Back Here for Future Updates or other instructions ***ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS from before July 15, 2021 BELOW*** Dear Chapter Author, We are pleased to inform you that Taylor & Francis has extended us a contract for a book titled Early Psychological Research Contributions from Women of Color with the capacity to include 20 chapters celebrating women of color who earned dissertations before 1980. This letter is to provide some guidance on your chapter and to identify a timeline for us to be able to meet our September 2022 deadline for a completed manuscript. We are also excited to introduce a third editor to our project. Dr. Rihana Shiri Mason is a Research Scientist at the Urban Child Study Center, Georgia State University. She brings important expertise and personal perspective to our editorial team which will serve to make this a stronger book. **Dissertation Assignments** Through a partnership giving us temporary access to ProQuest’s Dissertations & Theses database, and the solid sleuthing skills of student research assistants, we have secured a good number of potential dissertations and are attempting to secure a few more early works. As we identify a full list of chapter authors, we will be finalizing dissertation assignments. We are hoping to prioritize the earliest works within our demographic categories to the extent possible, while also trying to include a diverse array of topics. Not an easy task. We will be reaching out to you individually in a follow-up email with the name of a pioneer that we would like to have included in our project. Once you are matched with your cultural pioneer and her dissertation, please begin and feel free to ask us questions as we go. Please remember that while we can share dissertations with you, they should not be shared with others and they cannot be uploaded to public repositories as this would be a copyright violation. Additionally, there are some dissertations that we have not yet obtained. If there is a dissertation on that list that you would like to be assigned, please be patient as we work through this challenge. **Co-Authors & Positionality** We are wanting to gather a diverse group of chapter authors for this project. We encourage multiple authors, and we believe this book will be a better resource if the authors’ (and editors’) backgrounds were similarly diverse. Please consider your own positionality related to the women whom we are studying. To be more blunt, if you are white, do you have sufficient expertise and background to complete this chapter or would you benefit from a co-author who can add perspective and help you to consider potential blindspots? Some of you already expressed interest in finding a co-author. We can do our best to match you with a co-author based on expressed interest by others, but if you have a colleague who you already know and would like to work with, let us know. **Chapter Guidelines** In order for us to include 20 chapters, each chapter needs to be 5000 words total, including references and appendices. In order to fit within the total page count allowed by Taylor & Francis, we can’t make exceptions to the word total. When preparing and writing the chapter, please keep the audience in mind. Our goal is to provide supplemental course information for undergraduate courses across the psychology curriculum. To that end, the writing should be directed toward college students with a wide variety of educational backgrounds. Additionally, where possible consider the content and how it might fit into courses across the curriculum. Each chapter will include the following sections: (a) summary of dissertation, (b) historical and biographical sketch of the cultural pioneer, (c) methods and reproducibility critique, (d) alternative approaches interpretation, (e) classroom use and conclusions. Word counts can vary within sections as long as total word count is <5000. *Summary of Dissertation (500-1000 words)*--in some cases this is the first time these dissertations have been discussed since they were defended 50 or more years ago, try to capture the theory, methods, results, and findings in enough detail so that readers can replicate the work should they so choose. *Historical and Biographical Sketch of the Cultural Pioneer(500-1000 words)*--Where possible help the reader understand the local context and situation that the pioneer was facing as she completed her dissertation. Highlight her personal history and help the reader see how she overcame obstacles. *Methods and Reproducibility Critique (500-1000 words)-*-This section will interpret the methods and findings from a modern context. For some authors, the Reproducibility Critique might be a novel concept. For authors who are unfamiliar with open science and research transparency practices, please contact us so that we can help. In general, this section should answer the following questions about the dissertation research: (a) are the data available, (b) are the materials available, (c) is it possible to reproduce the results in the dissertation (are data present, are analyses clear?), and (d) have the findings been replicated over time, *Alternative Approaches Interpretation (500-1000 words).* Whether the chapter author prefers feminist approaches or one that is directly associated with the pioneers’ background (i.e., Black Psychology), this section should help readers see the research and findings from alternative perspectives. *Classroom Use and Conclusions (500-1000 words).* This section of the chapter should help instructors and students connect the material to their unique learning experiences and personal growth. Given all that you’ve learned about your cultural pioneer and her research, provide a brief summary overview and some thoughts to consider moving forward. Sincerely, Jon Grahe, Rihana Mason & Michelle Ceynar, Editors [1]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AZzbsF5Fd8jFjKS1Bg5R5FM5U0W7-6gh9IRqNEbJ-Ok/edit?usp=sharing [2]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IVmX2d2J5GUQl3IQI-20CgAULRBWwOfN7YrVhInHn00/edit?usp=sharing [3]: http://%20%20%5B5%5D:%20https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fc1gez0Q82xRJ7QbYCVoU74Is87QYOzABodrBMOw_Ng/edit?usp=sharing [4]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AZzbsF5Fd8jFjKS1Bg5R5FM5U0W7-6gh9IRqNEbJ-Ok/edit?usp=sharing [5]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IVmX2d2J5GUQl3IQI-20CgAULRBWwOfN7YrVhInHn00/edit?usp=sharing [6]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fc1gez0Q82xRJ7QbYCVoU74Is87QYOzABodrBMOw_Ng/edit?usp=sharing