Dr. Moon interviews Dr. Nadine Nakamura, a trailblazer in LGBTQIA+ mental health research and teaching. Dr. Nakamura shares about her own experience of immigrating to the US from Sweden, the unique challenges of being in a binational marriage, and what she has learned from being a professor and researcher in this field.
Dr. Nadine Nakamura was born in Stockholm, Sweden and grew up in Los Angeles, California. She earned her BA in Psychology with a specialization in Asian American Studies from UCLA and her PhD in Clinical Psychology from The George Washington University. Dr. Nakamura is a licensed psychologist and professor at Alliant International University’s California School of Professional Psychology in San Diego, CA where she teaches multicultural psychology, qualitative research methods, LGBTQ psychology and liberation psychology. Her research focuses broadly on multiculturalism and intersectionality with emphasis on understanding the experiences of LGBTQ people of color, LGBTQ immigrants and asylum seekers, as well as LGBTQ international issues. Her book LGBTQ Mental Health: International Perspectives and Experiences was published by APA Books. She recently served as co-chair of APA's LGB Guidelines Revisions Task Force and has served on the APA Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, and on the APA Presidential Task Force on Immigration. She is an APA representative to the International Psychology Network for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Issues. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association.
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