Teaching Faculty Fellow: Ellen Ijebor, PhD
Ellen Ijebor, PhD
Teaching Faculty Fellow, Clinical Psychology Department
Dr. Ellen Ijebor obtained her doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology from New Mexico State University and received a minor in Integrated Behavioral Health. Dr. Ijebor has a variety of teaching experiences with undergraduate and graduate level students.
Dr. Ijebor has an extensive research background. Her research and practice are broadly centered around social and restorative justice, well-being, and connection. She explores topics such as wellness, spirituality, trauma, and coping among marginalized and diverse communities within and outside the U.S. context. She has particular interest in Black and African communities, immigrant and refugee communities, and sexual and gender diverse communities. Furthermore, Dr. Ijebor has clinical, supervision, and assessment experiences in hospitals, community health centers, university health centers, group private practice, and substance use recovery centers. Dr. Ijebor practices, teaches, and supervises through an eclectic, relational-cultural, and developing decolonial framework.
In WJC's Clinical Psychology Department, Dr. Ijebor will teach Ethics, Supervision, Diversity and Cross-Cultural Psychology, Social Bases of Behavior, and Leadership and Management of Systems
| Degree | Major/Emphasis | Institution | Year |
| PhD | Counseling Psychology with a Minor in Integrated Behavioral Health | New Mexico State University | 2024 |
Courses
- Ethics, Standards, and Professional Practice
- Supervision
- Diversity and Cross-Cultural Psychology
- Social Bases of Behavior
- Leadership and Management of Systems
Research and Practice Interests
- Global mental health
- African and Black mental health and interventions
- Social justice and multicultural issues
- Spirituality and wellness
- Trauma informed care
- Gender, Sexual and Relationship diversity
Publications and Presentations
- Kirk, K. F., Jackson, J., Sagui-Henson, S., Wang, E., Semaan, F., Prescott, M. R., Welcome Chamberlain, C. E., Castro Sweet, C., Ijebor, E. E., and Knott, L. (2023). Race-based experiences and coping as predictors of BIPOC mental health provider burnout and stress during COVID-19. Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion, 4(3–4), 323–338.
- Knutson, D, Irgens, M. S., Flynn, K. C., Norvilitis, J. M., Bauer, L. M., Berkesssel, J. B., Cascalheira, C. J., Cera, J. L., Choi, N. Y., Cuccolo, K., Danielson, D. K., Dascano, K. N., Edlund, J. E., Fletcher, T., Flinn, R. E., Gosnell, C. L., Heermans, G., Horne, M., Howell, J. L., Hua, J., Ijebor, E.E., and Zlokovich, M. S. (2023). Associations between primary residence and mental health in global marginalized populations. Community Mental Health Journal.
- Ijebor, E. E., Cascalheira, C. J., and Lucero, L. (2022). Using field trips to create relevant mathematics lessons and discuss social justice concepts in an elementary teacher education program. Action in Teacher Education, 44(4), 344–362. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01626620.2022.2096709
- Cascalheira, C. J., Ijebor, E. E., Salkowitz, Y., Hitter, T. L., and Boyce, A. (2021). Curative kink: Survivors of early abuse transform trauma through BDSM. Sexual and Relationship Therapy. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14681994.2021.1937599
- Kappus, B., Lucero, L., Cascalheira, C. J., and Ijebor, E. E. (2021). Invisible stories: A phenomenological study of bi and trans parent experiences within elementary schools in the Southwestern United States. Journal of Homosexuality. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00918369.2021.1987746
- Lucero, L., and Ijebor, E.E. (2021). Transgender students in elementary schools: Creating an affirming and inclusive school culture. Journal of LGBT Youth, 1-4. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19361653.2021.1937441
Concurrent Leadership, Service and Professional Activities
- Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion
- Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Sex Research
- Founding Member, Black in Psychology