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 with Dr. Terrill Taylor. 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 2026 APAGS Chair-Elect, an APA Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Predoctoral Fellow with the Minority Fellowship Program, was named the 2023 Dalmas A. Taylor Memorial Summer Minority Policy Fellow with the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, a University of Maryland President's Fellow, and was recently awarded the Boston University Young Alumni award for his peer leadership in the counseling profession. Ty has served as an executive board member of the APA Student Affiliates of Seventeen (2021 - 2022) and a committee member on the Division 17 presidential task force (2023-2024). 
 
Regarding research, Ty is a health disparities researcher who is committed to reducing health inequities. His research focuses on the intersectionality of race and sexuality among Black and Black LGBTQ+ adolescents and adults, and their experiences of racism, discrimination, and heterosexism. Specifically, he centers on how systemic and interpersonal racism and discrimination impact the health and well-being of these communities (e.g., substance use, racial trauma, and suicidality). Ty is also interested in understanding community protective factors that enhance well-being and promote community liberation and healing. Using a policy-focused approach, Ty hopes to combat racism and discrimination in health policy and have his research inform policies that support his communities. 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

  • Health Disparities

  • LGBT+ Health

  • Substance Use

  • Trauma

  • Healing

Research Topics

Ty Robinson PFP

Ty A. Robinson
Graduate Student

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