Graduate Programs in Psychology

Multicultural Research and Training Lab

The Multicultural Research and Training Lab (MRTL) was organized by faculty members from the Psychology Division to provide PsyD students engaged in multicultural research a space to discuss and receive feedback on their clinical dissertations topics as well as engage in discourse on the clinical implications of their work.

In addition to offering dissertation support, MRTL provides students the opportunity to discuss their views on how effectively the PsyD program contributes to their multicultural competence, and the ways in which GSEP can offer a more welcoming experience for students from diverse backgrounds.

Lab meetings are scheduled from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. Location TBA.

Faculty Advisors: Joy Asamen, Ph.D.; Carrie Castaneda-Sound, Ph.D.; Miguel Gallardo, Psy.D.; Shelly Harrell, Ph.D.; Daryl Rowe, Ph.D.

Questions? Please email Dr. Joy Asamen at jasamen@pepperdine.edu

MRTL is pleased to present its Fourth Biennial Conference
Opportunities and Challenges in Making Transitions: A Multicultural Perspective

Keynote Speaker – Dr. Ilan H. Meyer
Senior Scholar for Public Policy at the Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy at the UCLA School of Law

Saturday, October 27, 2012
Pepperdine University West Los Angeles Graduate Campus

This free one-day conference will include panel presentations of doctoral student research on pertinent multicultural issues in the field of psychology, and a continental breakfast and lunch. Students at all levels of their education who are interested in multicultural issues are invited to attend the conference.

PROPOSALS FOR DOCTORAL STUDENT RESEARCH ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED
Deadline: May 4, 2012

For more information about the conference or submitting a proposal, please click here.

Registration for this conference will open July 1, 2012.

If you have questions, e-mail: MRTLreg@pepperdine.edu

2010 Biennial Conference

The last biennial conference was held at the West Los Angeles Graduate Campus on October 16, 2010. The conference theme was "Tragedy and Triumph: A Multicultural Perspective on Trauma and Resiliency” and the keynote speaker was Dr. Gail Wyatt, Professor and Research Scientist in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA.

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Archived Documents

• 2008 Conference Program
• Hanging Nooses: Faculty Response
• 2006 Conference Program