Andrea Holman

Bio:

Dr. Andrea Holman began working for Lyra Health as a DEI&B program manager for the workforce transformation team in June 2021. In this role, she creates and presents educational content primarily related to the intersection of social identity and mental health and its impact on people in the workplace. Prior to this role, she served as a tenured associate professor of psychology. She has conducted research understanding the psychological experience of African-Americans, specifically the complexities of racial identity and cultural mistrust and their impact on interracial interactions. She has also researched racial advocacy from the perspective of Black and Latinx Americans. She has contributed to articles (including publications in The Counseling Psychologist, American Psychologist, and Harvard Business Review), book chapters, national conference presentations, virtual seminars, workshops and a number of podcasts discussing the aforementioned subjects. When she is not working, Dr. Holman enjoys spending her time on good food, family time, and American football.