Research interests
Laurie “Lali” McCubbin’s research interests and expertise include: risk and protective factors and resilience among indigenous peoples and people of color, cultural identity development, multicultural counseling and career development. She is also the associate director of the Stress, Coping, and Resilience Project: Individuals, Families, and Communities in collaboration with the University of Hawai’i at Manoa.
Teaching/professional interests
Laurie “Lali” McCubbin teaches Counseling Diverse Populations; Masters Internship in Community Counseling; Theories, Research, and Techniques; Doctoral Practicum in Counseling Psychology II, Life Span Development and Counseling Issues, and Masters Internship in School Counseling. Previously, McCubbin taught at Ohio State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Recent accomplishments
- McCubbin, L. D., Anctil, T., O’Brien, K., Pecora, P. J., & Anderson, C. (under review). The effects of kinship placement, racial matching and foster parent support on racial identity and self esteem among foster care alumni of color. Journal of Orthopsychiatry.
- McCubbin, L.D., & McCubbin, H. (2005). Culture and ethnic identity in family resilience: Dynamic processes in trauma and transformation of indigenous people. In M. Unger (Ed.), Pathways to Resilience, Thousand Oaks, Sage.
- McCubbin, L. D. (2004, October). Ethnic identity and the promotion of leadership skills among Native Hawaiian adults. Research Conference on the Education and Well-Being of Native Hawaiians. Honolulu.
- McCubbin, L. D. (2004, July). Forgotten Natives: Identity Development of Multiracial Native Hawaiians and Psychological Functioning. Chair of Symposium and paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu. Chair-elect for the Section on Ethnic and Racial Diversity (SERD) for the Division of Counseling Psychology for the American Psychological Association.
Educational background
- Ph.D. Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2003
- M.A. Mental Health Counseling, Boston College, 1998
- Graduate program in International Management, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1994-1996.
