Loma K. Flowers, M.D.

2019 Solomon Carter Fuller Award Recipient

Lecture Title: "What Were You Thinking?" A Keystone Question for Emotional Fitness

Dr. Flowers earned her medical degree from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. She is actively engaged in education, serving as a voluntary Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCSF, where she has been honored with esteemed teaching accolades. Her extensive clinical background is centered on exploring the intricate interplay between individuality and universality. In 1971, she authored "Psychotherapy: Black and White," a groundbreaking work that anticipated the importance of cultural competence in mental health practice.

Dr. Flowers' professional interests coalesced in 1994 with the development of an emotional competence curriculum. This initiative aimed to support low-income, high-potential, but underperforming high school students, as well as faculty and parents. Recognizing the transformative potential of emotional competence, she established the nonprofit organization Equilibrium Dynamics (EQD) in 2005. Through EQD, Dr. Flowers endeavors to disseminate essential principles, concepts, and practices related to emotional competence while training a new generation of specialists in the field. Notably, she holds the distinction of being an APA Distinguished Life Fellow and was honored as the recipient of the 2019 Solomon Carter Fuller Award.