As an assistant professor of psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice- City University of New York, I have several lines of research which I hope contribute significantly to the fields of psychology, counseling, and education.
My main areas of research include three major categories:
1) Filipino American issues
2) Microaggressions
3) LGBT Issues
Filipino American Issues:
For the past ten years, I have devoted my life to studying and writing about the Filipino American experience. Some of these publications and projects have included experiences of racial/ethnic identity development, experiences with racial discrimination, intersections with gender and sexual orientation, experiences in higher education, substance abuse issues, colonial mentality, and others.
Currently, I am working on projects involving Filipino American physical health and mental health, examining how variables like racial discrimination, identity, colonial mentality, cultural values and stigma, exercise, and nutrition impact the lives of Filipino Americans. One project entitled Physical Activity and Pilipino American Youth Assessment (PAPAYA) is currently being funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Microaggressions:
Microaggressions are defined as brief and commonplace daily, verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative slights and insults toward members of oppressed groups" (Nadal, 2008, p. 23). Microaggressions can occur towards people of color, women, LGBT persons, religious minorities, disabled people, and multiracial persons. My current research expands on the literature on microaggressions through the following projects:
a) Gender Microaggressions and the experiences of women
b) Sexual Orientation Microaggressions and the experiences of lesbians, gays, and bisexuals,
c) Transgender Microaggressions and the experiences of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming people,
d) Multiracial Microaggressions and the experiences of Multiracial Persons,
e) Racial/Ethnic Microaggressions and the experiences of Filipino Americans,
f) Religious Microaggressions and the experiences of Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and non-religious persons,
f) Racial Microaggressions and the processes and experiences of White American enactors.
Both qualitative and quantative measures are being conducted, with a Racial Microaggresion scale expected to be created by the end of Fall 2009. Subsequent scales on sexual orientation and multiracial identity are expected by 2010. Such studies will be helpful in understanding the impacts of microaggressions on physical health and mental health.
LGBT Issues:
I have also conducted research with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. In addition to research on LGBT microaggressions, I have conducted research projects involving the intersections of sexual identity with other identities (namely race and ethnicity) with LGBT people of color. Recently, I have embarked on studies involving LGBT youth, LGBT sex workers, and LGBT substance use.
For more information about my research or if you are interested in collaborating on future research projects, please contact me at knadal@jjay.cuny.edu.
Research Team at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (2009-2010)
L to R: Katie Griffin, Yinglee Wong, Vanessa Meterko, Ray Tebout, Sahran Hamit, Jayleen Leon
Missing: Michelle Wideman, Vivian Vargas, Mike Tobio, Kolawole Ajayi, Kathryn McLean, Isabel Pereira, Morgan Rasmus, & Sahai Butler
Research Team at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (2008-2009)
L to R: Me, Vanessa Meterko, Oliver Lyons, Sahran Hamit, Lindsay Corman, Michelle Wideman, Marie-Anne Issa, Katie Griffin, Vivian Vargas, Yinglee Wong.
Missing: Jayleen Leon, Mike Tobio, and Alexa Weinberg
NEED YOUR HELP FOR RESEARCH!!
If you identify as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender person, please take this survey involving LGBT discrimination.
If you are a Filipino American under age 21, please take this survey involving Fil-Am Youth experiences.
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