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Martha Banks (born 1951 in Washington D.C.) is a psychologist and professor known for her research in the fields of Neuropsychology. Banks studied disabilities, domestic violence, rehabilitation and, inclusiveness in psychology.

A large number of awards including President Of The Society(2008 - 2009), Presidential Citation from the American Psychologist Association was earned by Martha Banks. Banks was a research neuropsychologist in Ohio. Presently she is a clinical Psychologist. Primarily Banks operated on traumatic brain injuries on women that had been abused by their partner. She helped conquer PTSD to those that needed it. Banks edited many books by professional authors and helped women have a voice in this society. During this time period of 1980's women were judged( for example they got paid less, they don't know how to read or write). For this reason Banks helped talented women bring out their voice and abused women conquer their fears.

Biography
Banks received her B.A. degree at Brown University in 1973, from there she went on to receive her Masters in 1978, and her PhD in 1980 in clinical psychology, both from the University of Rhode Island.http://www.feministvoices.com/martha-banks/. While in graduate school, she did research on the perception of emotions in music and years later she continued to research how brain functions impacted the perception of emotions in music.https://www.feministvoices.com/assets/Feminist-Presence/Banks/Martha-Banks-Oral-History.pdf.

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Banks has a very big impact on society and its focus on women with disabilities. She is very involved on informing the APA on the importance of disabilities. She also became involved in division 35 of the APA, which is the section of psychology of black women. After being involved she then became a collaborator in a new division called "Collaboration of Ethnic Minority Women". Her work did not go unnoticed, because of all her work she received many rewards.http://www.feministvoices.com/martha-banks/. "She has been honored with a Presidential Citation from the American Psychological Association, the Sue Rosenberg Zalk Award for Distinguished Service from the Society for the Psychology of Women, and several awards from the APA's division of rehabilitation, among others."https://www.apadivisions.org/division-35/leadership/great-leaders/banks-martha.aspx. Banks also wrote multiple books. outside of scholarly work, what else did she do?

Research
Briefly describe one or more of her studies and what is the general implication of the study for eacbrain.h.

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Representative Publications

 * Banks, M. E. (1986). Black women clinicians: Survival against the odds. In S. Rose (Ed.), Career Guide for Women Scholars (pp. 108-114). New York: Springer Publishing Company.
 * Banks, M. (1998). Bridges across activism and the academy: One psychologist's perspective. In O. Nnaemeka (Ed.), Sisterhood, feminisms, and power: From Africa to the Diaspora. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, Inc.
 * Banks, M. E. (2003). Disability in the family: A life span perspective. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 9, 367-384.
 * Banks, M. E. (2007). Overlooked but critical: Traumatic brain injury as a consequence of interpersonal violence. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 8, 290-298.
 * Banks, M. E. (2008). Women with disabilities: Cultural competence in rehabilitation psychology. Disability & Rehabilitation, 30, 184-190.
 * Banks, M. E. (2010). 2009 Division 35 Presidential Address: Feminist psychology and women with disabilities: An emerging alliance. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 34, 431-442.
 * Banks, M. E., & Ackerman, R. J. (2002). Head and brain injuries experienced by African American women victims of intimate partner violence. Women & Therapy, 25 (3/4), 133-143.
 * Banks, M. E. & Kaschak, E. (Eds.) (2003). Women with visible and invisible disabilities: Multiple intersections, multiple issues, multiple therapies. Women & Therapy, 26(1/2 and 3/4).