"Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose. It is a seeking that he who wishes may know the cosmic secrets of the world and they that dwell therein."
- Zora Neale Hurston.
Robyn Douglas
My academic and professional pursuits are consistently driven by my desire to create space for Black and other people of color to receive culturally informed, community-engaged, and class-conscious resources and care. I am in constant pursuit of building community with others passionate about health equity and social justice.
Academic, Research, and Work Experience
Texas A&M Racial and Ethnic Studies Institute Fellow
Fall 2023
Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellow
Spring 2023
Search Institute Summer Scholars Fellow
Search Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Summer 2022
Aviles-Johnson Doctoral Fellow
Psychological and Behavioral Sciences, Texas A&M University
2021 - Present
Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Student / Youth Rising Lab
Psychological and Behavioral Sciences, Texas A&M University
2021 - Present
M.A, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Sam Houston State University
2017 – 2019
Program Manager
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, Hackett Center, Trauma and Grief Center
Houston, Texas
2021-2021
Research Coordinator/Clinical Intern
Trauma and Grief Center, Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston, Texas
2019-2020
Research Coordinator
Clinical Social Work, Psychosocial Programming, Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston, Texas
2018-2019
Research Coordinator
Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center
Houston, Texas
2017-2018
Research Assistant
UT Health Harris County Psychiatric Center
Houston, Texas
2015-2017
Additional Experience in:
Refugee Services
Trauma and Grief Support Groups
Advocacy/Activism for Black Mental Wellness
Youth Engagement