DR. CHELSI BATTLE
Chelsi Battle, Ph.D.
Current Position: Sport Psychologist, Auburn University Athletics
Graduation Year: August 2023
Research Interest: Collegiate experiences of Black student athletes at PWIs; Black student-athlete wellbeing. My dissertation was “Shut Up and Play”: Modifying A Situational Attitude Scale to Detect Negative Perceptions and Prejudice toward Division I Athletes in Academic Settings
DR. KAREEMA SMITH
Kareema M. Smith, Ph.D.
Current Position: Coordinator of the Resiliency Resource Center at Tuttleman Counseling Services at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)
Graduation Year: August 2024
Research Interest: My research examines the intersection between racism-related stress and psychological thriving and how this relates to healing for Black people. My dissertation focused on creating a measure, titled the Radical Healing Inventory (RHI), that is rooted in the psychological framework of radical healing.
DR. CLAUDIA CALDER
Claudia Calder, Ph.D., LPC
Current Position: Associate Professor, Albany State University
Graduation Year: August 2019
Research Interest: International student/student athletes sense of belonging at university in the U.S (especially PWIs v.s HBCU), and effect of culturally sensitive mental health education on African American's attitude towards help-seeking behaviors.
DR. HAIDI SONG
Haidi Song, Ph.D.
Current Position: Psychologist, CAPS UC Santa Cruz
Graduation Year: August 2020
Research Interest: Haidi's research interests are related to trans-generational trauma and indigenous healing in different ethnic groups, micoraggressions in trainee-supervision experiences and multicultural competence, rupture of therapeutic relationship and attachment theories, and issues & challenges among international therapists practicing in the U.S.
DR. JADE KINNEY
Jade Kinney, Ph.D.
Current Position: Psychologist, Federal Bureau of Prisons
Graduation Year: August 2020
Research Interest: Jade is interested in doing research in multiple areas which include research on ethnicity, at-risk adolescents, and intervention. She is also doing a project related to an implementation work where promoters share mental health resources to African-American parents of children ages 5-12.
NAOMI JUNG
Naomi Jung, B.A.
Undergraduate Member
Research Interest: Naomi's research interests are related applied behavior analysis especially in those with learning disabilities, those who are culturally blended, and those who suffer from uncontrollable, adverse habits. Another point of interest is in social exchange theory and the influence of relationships on people's behaviors.
DR. JONATHAN "JB" MITCHELL
Jonathan "JB" Mitchell, Ph.D.
Current Position: Fellowship Coordinator, CAPS University of Colorado Boulder
Graduation Year: August 2021
Research Interest: JB's research interests include anything related to adolescence and identity development. Currently, he is interested in the role of support from family and peers in the identity development process for ethnic and gender minorities, and what the potential mental health outcomes may be based on the level of support received.
DR. DYLESIA BARNER
Dylesia Barner, Ph.D., LCSW
Current Position: CEO, Radical Change Therapy
Master's Student Member
Research Interest: Dylesia's research interests include cults/spiritual groups and issues of abuse recovery, the impact of race relations in academia on faculty support of students who share their ethnicity, and interdisciplinary collaboration amongst the helping professions.
MERCER BOATRIGHT
Mercer Boatright, B.A
Undergraduate Member
Research Interest: Mercer's research interests include: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) as a whole, as well as research on newly diagnosed individuals and the subsequent ramifications of their diagnosis. Specifically, how individuals/families cope with the changes financially, socially, and psychologically.
EMILY JACKSON
Emily Jackson, B.A
Undergraduate Member
Research Interest: Emily's research interests include issues within the geriatric community, specifically, the prevalence of depression among patients in extended care facilities. She is also interested in the social interactions that occur in these facilities and how they are linked to the mental health of patients.
TEAM ALUMNI
Worldwide Collective Impact
LT MADISON HANKS
Madison “Maddie” Hanks, Ph.D.
Current Position: United States Naval Officer, Embedded Military & SERE Certified Psychologist
Graduation Year: August 2023
Research Interest: Stereotype Threat, Black Consciousness, Racial Identity, and Psychological Wellbeing. My dissertation focused on Examining the Fluidity of Biracial Identity.
DR. DONIELLE FAGAN
Donielle Fagan, Ph.D.
Current Position: Private Practice, owner of Thriving Therapies & Wellness of Atlanta, LLC.
Graduation Year: August 2022
Research Interest: Cultural Competence, Decision-making, & Implicit Racial Bias