Dr. Usha Tummala-Narra (she/her) is a Professor in the Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology Department at Boston College and a licensed psychologist. She received her Ph.D in Clinical Psychology at Michigan State University. and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Cambridge Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Her research focuses on the psychology of immigration and trauma, culturally informed psychodynamic psychotherapy, and explores collective and interpersonal traumas faced by racial minority immigrants and subsequent generations. She is also interested in translating her research to support greater access to culturally informed clinical and community-level interventions.

Karley (she/her) is a 4th year doctoral candidate in the Counseling Psychology Ph.D program in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development. She received her Master of Mental Health Counseling and Master of Theological Studies from Boston College, and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Massachusetts. Prior to Boston College, Karley earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Molecular Biology and World Religions with minors in Chemistry and Vaccinology at her alma mater, Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. Her clinical and research worlds enrich one another, with particular interests in psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapy process, sociocultural identity, and the interplay between the psychic and the social. When she isn't busy with research and clinical work, Karley massively enjoys quality films, food, and friends!

Pooja (she/her) is a doctoral candidate in Counseling Psychology at Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her clinical and research work centers understanding how culture, relationships, and systems shape psychological well-being and experiences of belonging across the lifespan. As a clinician, she takes an integrative and relational approach to psychotherapy, drawing from psychodynamic, relational-cultural, and evidence-based perspectives to provide culturally responsive care that supports authenticity, growth, and connection. Her research examines how identity and lived experience are shaped within relational and sociocultural contexts. Her current work explores colorism among second-generation Indian American women through a Relational-Cultural Theory lens, with a focus on how experiences of comparison, evaluation, and belonging shape emotional and relational life. More broadly, her scholarship explores racial and ethnic socialization, intergenerational processes, and pathways toward healing, resistance, and community among marginalized populations.

Ingrid (she/her) is a 2nd year doctoral student in Counseling Psychology at the Lynch School of Education and Human Development. She earned her Bachelor's in Psychology from Wellesley College in 2023. Prior to Boston College, Ingrid worked as a clinical research coordinator at Massachusetts General Hospital. Her research interests center on how 1.5 generation Asian American immigrants navigate processes of acculturation and biculturalism, with a specific focus on the influences of intergenerational/intersectional family dynamics. She is committed to addressing various systemic barriers in mental health care that impact psychological well-being, with the goal of informing and practicing culturally responsive interventions for these communities. During her free time, Ingrid enjoys spending time at the beach, going to baseball games, binge-watching tv shows, and exploring new third spaces around the city!

Kaileen Germain (she/they)  is a 2nd year Master's student in the Mental Health Counseling program in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development with a concentration in child and family wellness. She graduated from Boston University cum laude in 2022 with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in African American studies. She has experience in administrative work, student and family outreach, team and project management and youth mentorship with an academic focus in psychology and African American studies. Her prior professional experience has been in working with youth of color through programs such as Summer on the Hill, an educational enrichment program in New York, and College App Assist, a high-school mentorship organization for post-secondary transitions. Drawing on her academic background, she brings particular attention to issues of equity and cultural context in her research and professional experiences. Her social identities and lived experiences shape her commitment to understanding and addressing the needs of historically underserved communities within mental health research.

Tiffany Tang (she/her) is a Master's student in the Mental Health Counseling Master's program in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, in 2024 with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. She previously worked as a research assistant in the AsAmSEEDS (Solidarity Empowerment Education Dialogue Study) lab under Dr. Karen Suyemoto and on Dr. Elizabeth Dugan’s Healthy Aging Data Reports research team. She is interested in the racial identity development of Asian American youths and its influence on their mental health well-being. Her long-term goals are reducing the stigma against mental health in the Asian American community and advancing professionally to become a psychologist specializing in supporting those from marginalized backgrounds. Tiffany’s research interests and goals are heavily influenced by her identity as a second-generation Chinese-American.

Priya (she/her) is a 1st year Master's student in the Mental Health Counseling program in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development. She received her Bachelor's in Psychological and Brain Sciences from UC Santa Barbara, where she also completed a minor in Applied Psychology. Prior to Boston College, Priya worked as an intensive care coordinator/family partner for The Hume Center, a community behavioral health training facility, and engaged in research with CAPPC (Carol Ackerman Positive Psychology Clinic) under Dr. Heidi Zetzer at UCSB. She is interested in reducing mental health disparities amongst immigrant families of color by investigating the intersections of intergenerational trauma and patterns of risk and resilience, specifically in South Asian youth and their families.