Adeyinka M. Akinsulure-Smith, Ph.D., ABPP, is a Sierra Leonean born, licensed Counseling Psychologist. She is Board Certified in Group Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. Guided by the urgent need to acknowledge and provide culturally informed services for survivors who have fled their home countries and are struggling with mental health challenges, her research utilizes qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches to better understand and address such challenges, while working with local partners to improve validity and cultural significance.
Dr. Akinsulure-Smith’s advocacy, clinical work, research and teaching have focused on three specific areas: i) Experiences of forced migrants, survivors of human rights abuses and armed conflict; ii) Mental health interventions in low resource settings; and iii) Mental health consequences of service provision.
Education
- PhD., Counseling Psychology, Columbia Univerisity
- M.Phil, Counseling Psychology, Columbia University
- Ed.M. Psychological Counseling, Teachers College, Columbia University
- M.A. Psychological Counseling, Teachers College, Columbia University
- BA Honors Psychology, University of Western Ontario
Courses
Undergraduate courses:
- Psychology 31906 – Trauma and Resilience
- Psychology 24600 – Infancy and Childhood
- Psychology 35600 – Adolescence and Youth
- Psychology 35500 – Women and Violence
- Psychology 41000 – Contemporary Issues in Human Rights and Social Justice
See Dr. Akinsulure-Smith’s publications on Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=hTCaPksAAAAJ or Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adeyinka-Akinsulure-Smith
