Project Overview
This collaborative project brings together students and RAs from the ARCAI Lab (Toronto Metropolitan University, TMU) and the CREW Lab (University of Cincinnati, UC) to examine how multicultural psychology is taught in clinical psychology graduate programs across the Global North.

Multicultural training is a standard requirement in accredited clinical psychology programs in several countries, yet little is known about how these courses are structured, reinforced, or translated into clinical practice. Drs. Pankhuri Aggarwal (UC) and Fiona Thomas (TMU) are leading a project to address this important gap and to support scholars teaching similar courses. 

The study centres the experiences of faculty of colour – voices that remain underrepresented in existing research – and aims to:

• Map the key components of graduate courses on multicultural theories and culturally informed clinical practice.
• Identify challenges faculty encounter when teaching these courses.
• Create resources to support scholars engaged in multicultural clinical training.

Current Status: 

• Completed
  • Conceptualization
  • Ethics Applications for Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) and University of Cincinnati (UC)

• In-Progress
  • Data Collection
  • Data Analysis

• Forthcoming
  • Knowledge Mobilization

Research Team: 

• Fiona Thomas, PI (TMU)
• Pankhuri Aggarwal, Co-PI (UC)
• Surabhi Rathore, RA (Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi)
• Mika Sevilla, RA (UC)
• Alexandra Galvao, RA (TMU)
• Sofia Melendez Ron, RA (TMU)
• Yarshna Sharma, RA (TMU)
• Daisha Mathew, RA (UC)
• Diandra Fernandes, RA (TMU)