Kevin Nadal
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Kevin Nadal Ph.D. | |
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 Nadal at Filipino Film Festival | |
| Born | Kevin Leo Yabut Nadal[1] |
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| Discipline | Psychology |
| Institutions | John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Graduate Center, CUNY |
| Website | http://www.kevinnadal.com |
Kevin Leo Yabut Nadal is an author, activist, comedian,[2] and Distinguished Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York.[3] He is a researcher and expert on the effects of microaggressions on racial/ethnic minorities and LGBTQ people.[4][5]
Nadal received Bachelor's degrees in psychology and political science from the University of California, Irvine, a Master's degree in counseling from Michigan State University, as well as a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Columbia University.
From 2014 to 2017, Nadal was appointed as the executive director of CLAGS: the Center for LGBTQ Studies (formerly known as Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies).[5] In the organization, Nadal also co-founded the Division on Filipino Americans.[6] Nadal is a national trustee of the Filipino American National Historical Society.[7]
Nadal's book Filipino American Psychology: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice (Wiley, 2011)[8] was noted for being the first comprehensive book on Filipino American mental health issues.[9][10][11] Nadal has gone on to release other books on this and related topics.[12][13]
Nadal's research and writings concentrate on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, and the concept of racial microaggressions, and other microaggressions or subtle forms of discrimination towards racial/ethnic minorities, women, and LGBTQ populations.[14] He created and published the Racial and Ethnic Microaggressions Scale in the Journal of Counseling Psychology in 2011.[15] Nadal has also researched "sexual orientation microaggressions"[16] In 2013, Nadal released That's So Gay!' Microaggressions and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community.[17][18]
Awards
- John Jay College Scholarly Excellence Award (2015) [19]
- Outstanding Filipino Americans of New York (2015)[20]
- APA Early Career Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest (2017)[21]
- Western Society of Criminology Richard Tewksbury Award (2019)[22]
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Thought Leadership Award (2019)[23]
Personal life
Nadal was raised in Fremont, California.[24] During his high school years, Nadal reports being bullied for being gay.[25] Since 2010, he has become vocal about ending bullying in schools.[26]
