Professor (she/her/hers)
Ph.D. & M.A. in Counseling Psychology,
The Ohio State University
Pre-doctoral internship,
University of Illinois at Chicago
counseling center
Clinical postdoc, Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville counseling center
B.A. in Psychology,
The Ohio State University
African American resiliency & mental health
Cultural socialization
Clinical work with culturally diverse populations
Multicultural competence in psychotherapy
Currently, Dr. Brown's research is examining the intersecting gendered racial socialization
experiences of African American women.
Dr. Brown has taught graduate courses in cognitive assessment, multicultural counseling and psychotherapy, group counseling, and career counseling. She currently teaches graduate courses in group counseling and practicum.
Brown, D. L., Blackmon, S., Griffin-Fennell, F., Darden, T. M.*, & Bannerman, D. M.* (2020). Intersectional perspectives of Black women’s mental health: Strategies for clinical training. Women & Therapy, 43(3-4), 330-347. doi: 10.1080/02703149.2020.1729467
Brown, D. L., Blackmon, S., & Shiflet, A.*. (2018). Safer sexual practices among African American women: intersectional socialisation and sexual assertiveness. Culture, health & sexuality, 20(6), 673-689. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2017.1370132
Brown, D. L., Blackmon, S., Rosnick, C. B., Griffin-Fennell, F. D., & Johnson, R. W. (2017). Initial development of a gendered-racial socialization scale for African American college women. Sex Roles, 77(3), 178-193. doi: 10.1007/s11199-016-0707-x
Brown, D. L., & Tylka, T. (2011). Racial discrimination and resilience in African American young girls: Examining racial socialization as a moderator. Journal of Black Psychology, 37, 259-285. doi: 10.1177/0095798410390689.