News & Events
CCCR Bi-Weekly Meetings
In 2025-2026, CCCR meetings are every other Wednesday from 4-5pm. Meetings are open to students, faculty, and staff affiliated with WWU. If you have any questions, or would like to attend Center meetings, please contact Anna Ciao, current CCCR Director.
CCCR Speaker Series
The CCCR invites one speaker each quarter to visit WWU and present on cultural research in psychology or a related field. Speakers present a public talk, a workshop for CCCR members, and connect with students, faculty, staff, and community members who are interested in cultural research.
Event Information
Click on titles below to view event information. Talks are recorded and posted shortly after the event.
Fall 2025
Kathleen Bogart
Oregon State University
Disability as a social identity protects against ableism
Thu Nov 6, 2025 4:30-5:30pm PST
Winter 2026
Spring 2026
Fall 2024
Steven Roberts
Stanford University
Talking to children about racism: The psychology behind what parents do and (should) say
Mon Oct 7, 2024 5-6pm PST
Winter 2025
Joanne Chung
University of Toronto Mississauga
From Many Data Points to Meaningful Connections: Bridging Research and Participant Engagement
Tue Feb 18, 2025 5-6pm PST
Spring 2025
Evan White
Laureate Institute for Brain Research
Community Engaged Translational Neuroscience Research
Mon Apr 28, 2025 5-6pm PST
Fall 2023
Kelsie Okamura
Judge Baker Children’s Center
Creating Community-Led Strategies for Youth Mental Health using Implementation Science
Wed Nov 15, 2023 4-5pm PST
Winter 2024
Spring 2024
EJR David
University of Alaska-Anchorage
Germs of Rot: Internalized oppression and mental health among historically oppressed communities
Thu Apr 25, 2024 4-5pm PST
Fall 2022
Andy Subica
University of California, Riverside
Targeting Mental Health Disparities Using Community-Engaged Research Methods
November 14, 2022
Winter 2023
Josephina Bañales
University of Illinois, Chicago
Centering Youths’ Voices in the Development of Afterschool Programs
February 8, 2023
Spring 2023
Fall 2021
Michael Salter
University of New South Wales
Kylie’s story: Healing the intergenerational trauma of gender-based violence
Nov 8, 2021
Winter 2022
Hyoun K. Kim
Yonsei University, Oregon Social Learning Center
Adjustment of children in group-care settings in Korea during the COVID 19 pandemic
Feb 14, 2022
Spring 2022
Joyce Yang
University of San Francisco
Mental health equity for underserved populations: Pursuing justice through community-based participatory research
May 16, 2022
Fall 2020
Shawn C. T. Jones
Virginia Commonwealth University
Using Racial Protective Factors to Cultivate Resilience Among Black Youth
November 9, 2021
Winter 2021
Aerika Loyd
University of California, Riverside
The Threat of Racial Discrimination and the Value of Cultural Assets for Health in Justice-involved Youth of Color
January 25, 2021
Spring 2021
Jillian Fish
University of Minnesota
The Ecology of Storytelling in Native America: Using Digital Stories to Examine Native American Identities Across Developmental Contexts
May 10, 2021
Edited by Kate McLean, PhD, 2017 – 2021 Director of the Center for Cross-Cultural Research, Cultural Methods in Psychology: Describing and Transforming Cultures describes a broad array of culturally sensitive research methods in psychology, addressing diverse issues such as implicit bias, identity development, trauma, and racism.
Chapter authors include current Center research associates and Center invited speakers from recent years. This edited volume is available for pre-order from Oxford University Press and will ship on 27 August 2021. Please visit the book's info page for more information.