Isa Ribadu

Isa Ribadu is an Associate Dean and Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Global. He is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California and serves as an approved AAMFT clinical supervisor.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy, Loma Linda University (2004)
  • M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy, Loma Linda University (2001)
  • B.A. in Psychology, California State University, San Bernardino (1999)

Dr. Ribadu's clinical focus includes marital/familial relationships, parent-child/adolescent dynamics, trauma, and persistent mental illness. His research explores:

• Multi-generational effects of poverty on communities
• Impact of poverty on marital and familial relationships
• Role of relationship stabilizers against poverty
• Intersection of poverty and mental illness
• Evolution of courting rituals
• Socio-cultural language distortions

His 2016 publication in the American International Journal of Social Sciences compares adolescent body image across socio-cultural contexts (United States vs. Guyana).