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, specializing in sport psychology, from Boston University. 
 
Ty is currently 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). 
 
His research interests focus on the intersectionality of race, sexuality, and gender among Black and Black LGBTQ+ adolescents and adults, and their experiences of discrimination and racism. Specifically, he hopes to understand (1) how systemic and interpersonal racism and oppression impact the health and well-being of these communities (e.g., substance use and misuse), (2) community protective factors that enhance well-being, (3) addressing systemic racism and oppression in health policy, and (4) promoting community liberation and healing. Ty's secondary line of research focuses on the mental health experiences of athletes. 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+ Mental Health

  • Health Policy

  • Healing

Research Topics

Ty Robinson PFP

Ty A. Robinson
Graduate Student

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