Laurie "Lali" Dawn McCubbin

Dr. McCubbin's curriculum vita [PDF]

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Educational Background

• Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2003
• Predoctoral Internship, The Ohio State University, 2002-03
• M.A., Mental Health Counseling, Boston College, 1998
• B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison WI, 1993

Research Interests

• Resilience
• Post traumatic growth
• Pacific Islanders
• Asian Americans
• trauma

Methodology

• Quantitative
• Qualitative: consensual qualitative methodology/narrative approach
• Indigenous Methodologies

Teaching Areas

• Multicultural Counseling
• Counseling Theories and Advanced Theories
• Career Counseling
• Family Therapy
• Masters and Doctoral Practica
• Human Development

Honors & Awards

• Shining Star Award, National Multicultural Summit, 2015
• Service to the Profession, Washington State University, 2012
• Excellence in Mentoring Award, Washington State University, 2010
• Excellent in Diversity, Washington State University, 2010

Professional Memberships and Activities

• American Psychological Association Member, Divisions 7, 17, 45
• Asian American Psychological Association
• Advisory Board Member for the Northwest Pacific Center of Mestizo and Indigenous Research and Engagement

Publications and Presentations

• *McNeill, B., McCubbin, L.D., & Sevedge, S. (in press). Mestiza/o, Indigenous and liberation perspectives on social issues. Social issues in living color: Challenges and solutions from the perspective of ethnic minority psychology. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.
• *McCubbin, L.D., Okumoto, E., & Marco, L. (2014). Parenting and child-rearing: Classic models and current trends. In C. Juntunen (2nd ed.; Ed.), Counseling across the life span. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• *McCubbin, L.D. & Moniz, J. (2014). Ethical principles in resilience research: Respect, relevance, reciprocity and responsibility. In L. Theron, M. Ungar, & L. Liebenberg, (Eds.), Youth resilience and culture: Commonalities and complexities. New York, NY: Springer.
• McCubbin, L.D., & McCubbin, H. I. (2013). Resilience in ethnic family systems: A relational theory for research and practice. In D. Becvar (Ed.), Handbook on family resilience (pp. 175-195). New York, NY: Springer.
• Leong. F.T.L., Holliday, B.G., Trimble, J.E., Padilla, A. & McCubbin, L. (2013). Ethnic minority psychology. In D. K. Freedheim & I. B. Weiner (Eds.), Handbook of psychology, volume one: History of psychology (pp. 530-561). New York, NY: Wiley.
• McCubbin, H., McCubbin, L. D., Samuels, G., Zhang, W. Sievers, J. (2013). Multiethnic children, youth and families: Emerging challenges to the behavioral sciences and public policy, Journal of Family Relations, 62, 1–4.
• McCubbin, L.D., McCubbin, H.I., Zhang, W., Kehl, L. & Strom, I. (2013). Relational well-being: An indigenous perspective and measure. Journal of Family Relations, 62, 354-365.
• *McCubbin, L.D. & Antonio, M.C. K. (2012). Discrimination and obesity among Native Hawaiians. Hawaii Journal of Medicine and Public Health, 71 (12), 346-352.
• Zhang, W., Chen, W., McCubbin, H., McCubbin, L., & Foley, S. (2011). Predictors of mental and physical health: Individual and neighborhood levels of education, social well-being and ethnicity. Health and Place, 17(1), 238-247.
• McCubbin, H., Ontai, K. Kehl, L. McCubbin, L., Hart, H., DeBarysche, B., Ripke, M. & Matsuoka, J. (2010; Eds.). Multiethnicity and multiethnic families: Development, identity, and resilience. Honolulu, Hawaii. Le’a Publications.
• McCubbin, L. D., & Marsella, A. (2009). Native Hawaiians and Psychology: The cultural, and historical context of indigenous ways of knowing. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. 15(4), 374-387.

*co-authored with students