Yunkyoung Garrison

Yunkyoung Garrison is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Bates College with cross-appointments in Asian Studies and American Studies. She holds a PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of Iowa (2010), complemented by MA degrees in Educational Measurement/Statistics (Iowa) and Psychology (Yonsei University), and a BBA from Yonsei University. Her research examines psychological well-being in marginalized communities through liberatory frameworks.

Her scholarly focus spans three domains: 1) Community psychology approaches to immigrant/refugee mental health; 2) Vocational outcomes and economic justice in rural/Latinx communities; 3) Decolonized clinical supervision models for linguistic minorities. She leads the Ka Bogso initiative with Maine Community Integration, co-developing trauma recovery frameworks for Somali refugees.

Recent publications demonstrate transdisciplinary impact across counseling psychology (15+ articles since 2017), examining systemic barriers in mental healthcare, critical analyses of meritocracy, and identity development in multiracial populations. Her clinical practice specializes in trauma recovery with culturally-responsive modalities.