Debangshu Roychoudhury, MA, New York University, PhD student in Psychology, The
Graduate Center at the City University of New York
Debangshu is a rapper and Artistic Director of the
Hip Hop Psychology Performing Arts Movement who has opened up for Immortal
Technique, The Grits, Kanye West and performed for Reverend Run and with
feminist artist Judy Chicago. His work has been featured on NBC, Fox News, The
Tennessean and CNN Newsroom and he has performed nationally and internationally
in venues including Madison Square Garden Theatre, Riverside Church, Opryland
Hotel and The Whitney Museum. He is currently a doctoral student in Psychology
at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He also holds a
Masters degree in Counseling from New York University. Debangshu, with colleague
Lauren M. Gardner, has released a book chapter on misdiagnosis as it relates to
the hip hop community entitled Taking
back our minds: Hip hop psychology’s (HHP) call for a renaissance, action, and
liberatory use of psychology in education.
Lauren M. Gardner, MSW, Fordham
University, PhD student in Psychology, The Graduate Center at the City
University of New York
Lauren is the Operations and Organization Specialist
for The Hip Hop Psychology Performing Arts Movement. Lauren is a dancer and
choreographer who performs nationally and internationally, and has opened for
rappers Ludacris and Common. Her choreography and scholarship has been featured
on CNN Newsroom, Fox News, NBC, and the Tennessean, and has presented and
performed at Gibney Dance Broadway for the New York State Chapter of the
American Dance Therapy Association. Lauren has her Masters in Social Work from
Fordham University and is currently a PhD student in psychology at The Graduate
Center at the City University of New York. Lauren is studying Hip Hop and Human
Development, Dance as Discourse, and Women's Studies. She currently is a Dance
Specialist at Harlem Children's Zone where she teaches youth aged K-12 Hip Hop,
various styles of Jazz, and Contemporary Lyrical dance. Lauren, with colleague
Debangshu Roychoudhury, has released a book chapter on misdiagnosis as it
relates to the hip hop community entitled Taking back our minds: Hip hop psychology’s (HHP) call for a
renaissance, action, and liberatory use of psychology in education.
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