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Bio:

Shelly Tochluk earned a B.A. in Psychology at UCLA, an M.A. in Counseling Psychology at Loyola Marymount University, and a PhD in Depth Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute. While completing her degrees she also earned her teaching credential and taught elementary and middle school in Inglewood Unified School District. Since 2005, she has trained teachers to work with Los Angeles’ diverse school population as a professor in the Education Department at Mount Saint Mary’s University–Los Angeles. She is the author of Witnessing Whiteness: The Journey Toward Racial Awareness and Antiracist Action (3rd Edition), Living in the Tension: The Quest for a Spiritualized Racial Justice, and co-author of Being White Today: A Roadmap for a Positive Antiracist Life. Shelly volunteers with AWARE-LA (Alliance of White Anti-Racists Everywhere-Los Angeles) and co-produces their 4-day institute, Unmasking Whiteness, which leads white people into a deeper understanding of their personal relationship to race, white privilege, and systemic racism.

Secondary Bio:

An educator, with a background in psychology, Shelly Tochluk is a professor at Mount Saint Mary’s University–Los Angeles. She is the author of Witnessing Whiteness: The Journey into Racial Awareness and Antiracist Action, Living in the Tension: The Quest for a Spiritualized Racial Justice, and co-author of Being White Today: A Roadmap for a Positive Antiracist Life. Shelly volunteers with AWARE-LA (Alliance of White Anti-Racists Everywhere-Los Angeles). She co-produces AWARE-LA’s 4-day Unmasking Whiteness Institute, which leads white people into a deeper understanding of their personal relationship to race and systemic racism.

Representative Coverage:

Ep. 56 - Not Quite Strangers: Coming to terms with skin color
Strangers: Meet Jae Maye & Shelly TochlukFrom: Alabama, USA & California, USATalk About: Coming to terms with skin colorConnect with:Julius Maye • Linked…
TEDx San Juan Island - Let’s Talk About Race
San Juan Island, WA
Episode 12: Hate Groups Recruiting White Students — Teaching While White
Shelly Tochluk and Christine Saxman have been investigating White supremacist organizations and their tactics for recruiting White youth. Join us for a discussion about the importance of having explicit conversations about race and what teachers and parents can do to support White students
Support group “Witnessing Whiteness” confronts racism and white privilege
While this week has led many Americans to consider issues of race with a fresh urgency, one groundbreaking book is addressing the challenge of coming to grips with the reality of racism. “Witnessing Whiteness” has since inspired a workshop aimed at helping thousands of people look deep into themselv…

To contact Shelly, please email her at stochluk@msmu.edu.

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