Robinson, Ty

Bio

Ty A. Robinson (He/Him) is a Counseling Psychology Ph.D. student and research assistant in the Restoring H.O.P.E. Research Lab. He earned a B.A. in psychology from the University of North Texas and further enhanced his skills with an Ed.M. in counseling, with a concentration in sport psychology, from Boston University. 
 
Ty is currently the APAGS Chair-Elect and an APA Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Predoctoral Fellow with the Minority Fellowship Program. He was awarded the 2024 Boston University Young Alumni Award for his peer leadership in the counseling profession and was named the 2023 Dalmas A. Taylor Memorial Summer Minority Policy Fellow with the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. Ty has served as an executive board member of the APA Student Affiliates of Seventeen and a committee member on the Division 17 presidential task force. 
 
Regarding research, Ty is a health disparities researcher who is committed to reducing health inequities. His research focuses on the intersectionality of race, sexuality, and gender among Black LGBTQ+ and Black adolescents and adults, and their experiences of racism, heterosexism, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and other social determinants of health (SDOH). Specifically, he centers on how structural and interpersonal intersectional discrimination, ACEs, and SDOH impact the health and well-being of these communities (e.g., substance use, suicidality, and trauma). Ty also seeks to understand community protective factors that enhance well-being and promote community liberation and healing. Using a policy-focused approach, Ty hopes his research will inform policies that promote health equity and prevention and intervention efforts in the communities he is part of. Click here to view his published research.

Degrees

  • Ed.M. Counseling; Concentration Sport Psychology, Boston University (2022)

  • B.A. Psychology, University of North Texas (2019)

Areas of Interest

  • Racism and Discrimination

  • Health Disparities (Substance Use and Suicide)

  • LGBT+ Health

  • Trauma

  • Healing

Research Topics

Ty Robinson PFP

Ty A. Robinson
Graduate Student

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