Winetta Oloo

Winetta Oloo is a Professor at the School of Behavioral Health, Loma Linda University, specializing in Counseling and Family Science. She has held the position of Associate Dean at the School of Behavioral Health since 2013, demonstrating leadership in academic administration alongside her research and teaching roles.

• Education:
  • PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy from Loma Linda University (2006)
  • MS in Marriage and Family Therapy from Loma Linda University (2003)
  • BA in Psychology (1999)

Her research focuses on family resilience, adolescent health disparities, and prosocial development among African American males, with fieldwork spanning Trinidad and Tobago and Southern California. She has developed the Individual, Family, and Community Resilience (IFCR) Profile as a multidisciplinary assessment tool.

Recent publications examine obesity-related behaviors in Caribbean adolescents, recovery-oriented clinical supervision, and community-based interventions for marginalized youth. These works intersect psychology, public health, and social work, emphasizing cultural contexts and systemic resilience.