Robinder P. Bedi

Robinder P. Bedi is a Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education at the University of British Columbia (UBC). He specializes in Counselling Psychology, with a focus on Cultural Psychology, Multicultural Counselling Competencies, and integrating Indigenous Psychologies into Western practices. His work addresses Counselling with Men and Masculinity, Folk Models of Illness, and Cultural Adaptation of Psychotherapy, particularly for Punjabi Sikh and Asian-Indian populations.

Research Trends: Recent publications analyze the ideological underpinnings of Western psychotherapy, gender dynamics in Indian counselling, and program evaluations for immigrant/refugee trauma interventions. Subfields include implicit bias in Muslim mental health, substance use recovery metrics, and sexuality counseling pedagogy.

Scientific Awards:

• Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar Award (2009)
• Green College Leading Edge Scholar (2015)
• Killam Laureate (2022)
• Canadian Psychological Association Fellow (2023)

Advising: Mentored students such as Kesha Pradhan (PhD candidate), Syler Hayes (poster awardee), and Graham Haber (SSHRC awardee). His lab promotes multi-level mentorship and co-authorship opportunities.

Labs: Leads the Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, Teaching, and Service (RTS) Lab at UBC, which emphasizes critical thinking, cross-cultural research, and integration of traditional healing methods.