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LaShauna Dean, Ph.D.

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Title: Assistant Director of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility
Email: lashauna.dean@rutgers.edu
Education: Ph.D. in Counselor Education & Supervision, Old Dominion University; Master of Arts in Counseling, Regent University; Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Virginia Wesleyan College
Pronouns: She/Her

LaShauna Dean received her Ph.D. in Counselor Education & Supervision and is a Licensed Professional Counselor in New Jersey. She has over 10 years of experience as a faculty member and DEI consultant. Her prior experience includes teaching graduate courses in mental health counseling and addictions, providing diversity and inclusion workshops and curriculum for a variety of organizations, and engaging in research/publication in the field of counseling. Dr. Dean’s research agenda and passions center on the areas of diversity/multiculturalism specifically assessment of outcomes, social justice, and implicit bias. She regularly presents on a variety of topics for K-12 teachers, paraprofessionals, and administrators including implicit bias, microaggressions, privilege, identity development, stress management, addressing mental health problems in schools, communicating across multigenerational workforces, cross-cultural communication tools, and many more.