Assistant Professor of Psychology & Africana Studies at Scripps College. His research focuses on psychotherapy processes and mental illness from international, multicultural, and positive psychological lenses as well as methodology in psychological research.

Assistant Professor in the Educational Psychology department of the University of Utah. His research investigates the impact of systemic, cultural, and environmental factors on psychotherapy outcomes. He is passionate about scale development, toward improving multiculturally-oriented client-based feedback systems.

The research program Don Davis works with generally falls under the umbrella of positive psychology. The lab, called Humility and the Advancement of Positive Psychology Interventions (HAPPI), generally studies the virtues humility, forgiveness and gratitude. The lab does both basic and applied research. He also does work on spirituality as an aspect of diversity.

Dr. Cirleen DeBlaere examines the experiences of individuals with multiple and intersecting marginalized identities, with a particular emphasis on the experiences of women of color and sexual minority people of color. To date, her work has focused on the links of minority stressors (e.g., discrimination, prejudice, stigma) to mental health.

Joanna maintains a program of study, which focuses on viewing psychotherapy process and outcome through a cultural lens. In particular, she seeks to capture how intersections of identity shape the therapeutic relationship and the impact cultural conversations have on the change clients make in therapy.

Dr. Emma Freetly Porter is an Assistant Professor in the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology at Adelphi University. Her research interests include cultural ruptures and resolution in psychotherapy, multicultural orientation education and training, and gender-based violence prevention. She has also served as an MCO consultant and supervisor for students seeking to improve their MCO skills through deliberate practice. 

Dr. Joshua Hook is a Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of North Texas. His research interests include humility, religion/spirituality, and multicultural counseling and training. 

Martin Kivlighan is a professor of counseling psychology at The University of Iowa. Broadly, he is interested in process and outcome research for individual and group therapy approaches with an emphasis on contextual and cultural factors that contribute to positive outcomes.

Dr. Jesse Owen is a Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Denver. His research seeks to contribute to the enhancement and understanding of couples' relationship functioning, as well as to develop a deeper understanding of the common and specific factors related to therapeutic effectiveness. 

Interested in various aspects of culture and multiculturalism, particularly on topics related to language and bilingualism, acculturation, Latino/a mental health, and the role of culture in psychotherapy.

Dr. Shaakira Haywood Stewart is a licensed psychologist and consultant based in New York City, where her private practice is committed to creating safe spaces for diverse individuals to heal, with a focus on people of color and those with intersecting marginalized identities.

Clinical and research interests are guided by an overarching goal to reduce disparities in the access, service, and quality of mental health and education for historically marginalized groups. “How do people negotiate conversations about difference and culture?”, “Why does multicultural competence matter?” 

Dr. Melanie (Mel) Wilcox is an Associate Professor in the Counseling Psychology Ph.D. program at the University at Albany in New York. Her research, both qualitative and quantitative, focuses predominantly on racial and socioeconomic justice, including antiracism and whiteness work, particularly in the contexts of psychotherapy/supervision and higher education.

Stephanie Winkeljohn Black uses MCO principles to understand psychotherapy trainees' approach in working with clients of diverse religious, spiritual, and secular (RSS) backgrounds. A forthcoming article in a special issue on Cultural Humility in the Journal of Psychology and Theology features a pilot study on how trainees respond to feedback, a component of MCO, about their attitudes toward RSS identities.

Jasmine is completing her pre-doctoral internship with the San Diego VA Healthcare System's Family Mental Health Practice in California. Jasmine will continue her training with the San Diego VA to complete her postdoctoral residency. Jasmine's research and clinical practice is centered on couple therapy and multicultural orientation. 

Assistant Professor of Psychology and Director of the IMPACT Lab at Oregon State University. He received a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University at Albany, State University of New York. Dr. Bugatti is committed to advancing psychotherapy by investigating how emerging technologies can be harnessed to personalize and optimize psychological treatments.

Hilde Depauw is a doctoral researcher in clinical psychology in Ghent University, Belgium. She conducts research on broaching in psychotherapy, focusing on how meaningful conversations about clients’ ethnic, racial and cultural identities contribute to psychotherapy processes and outcomes.

Soojung Kang received her PhD in Counseling Psychology from the Catholic University of Korea and is an assistant professor at its Graduate School of Education. Her research and professional interests include multicultural orientation, multicultural and social justice counseling in South Korea, and professional ethics, with a particular focus on technology. 

Stephanie Budge, PhD LP (she/her) is a professor in Counseling Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She focuses on work with Two Spirit, transgender, and nonbinary (2STNB) clients through using community engaged methods that reduce the primary barriers to accessing health care. She conducts psychotherapy clinical trials that focus on radical healing and reducing internalized stigma as well as RCTs of online intervention that address specific mental health concerns of 2STNB youth and adults.

Dr Trisha Raque is an Associate Professor and the Doctoral Program Training Director in the Counseling Psychology Department at the University of Denver. She serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice, the flagship journal of International Psycho-Social Oncology Society, as well as on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Counseling Psychology, Journal of Career Assessment, and Journal of Vocational Behavior.

Steven J. Sandage is the Albert and Jessie Danielsen Professor of Psychology of Religion and Theology with appointments in the School of Theology and the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Boston University.  He is also Research Director, a Licensed Staff Psychologist, and Training Faculty Member at the Danielsen Institute at Boston University. His research connects spirituality and religion, psychotherapy, human development, and intercultural dynamics.

Dr. Jamian Coleman is an Assistant Professor of Counselor Education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His research and clinical practice focus on addiction counselor training within the Multicultural Orientation framework. As director of the MOSAIC Lab, Dr. Coleman develops innovative approaches for addiction training and skill development within culturally responsive pedagogy. His work aims to integrate clinical expertise with academic scholarship to advance addiction counseling outcomes in diverse communities, bridging practice and research through interdisciplinary collaboration.

Dr. Franco Dispenza is a Professor of Counseling and Psychology at Georgia State University. His work focuses on multicultural counseling with LGBTQ+ individuals and persons living with chronic illnesses and disabilities (CID). He has published extensively on the psychosocial and vocational experiences of these populations and is committed to training future clinicians to provide inclusive, affirmative, and socially just care. Dr. Dispenza is a nationally certified rehabilitation counselor, a licensed psychologist (GA), a fellow of the American Psychological Association.

Dr. Elise J. Y. Choe’s research interests include how forgiveness, humility, religion/spirituality, and other virtues may promote resilience for individuals involved in interpersonal conflict. She is also interested in how various psychological theories, models, and constructs may need to be re-examined from a critical, post-colonial lens to fully capture the experiences of diverse individuals and communities. Dr. Choe is also interested in psychotherapy research and how to help clinicians personally flourish to improve their professional work.