Kevin Yabes Ph.D. Candidate Counseling Psychology New Mexico State University
Fellow Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program California State University System
Student Representative Division on Filipinx Americans Asian American Psychological Association
Hi, I'm Kevin.
I'm a Filipino American Ph.D. candidate in Counseling Psychology with a minor in Integrated Behavioral Health at New Mexico State University. I earned my M.S. from San Diego State University's Community-Based Block (CBB) multicultural community counseling and social justice education program. As a mental health clinician, I've worked in community mental health crisis centers, residential/inpatient treatment, university counseling centers, and home-based integrated healthcare.
My experiences as a masters-level clinician inspired me to pursue doctoral training to conduct research informing best practices for cross-cultural clinical supervision and training. Broadly, my research interests are comprised of Filipino American/Asian American masculinity and cross-cultural clinical supervision. My clinical interests include primary care psychology, integrated behavioral health, and Asian American psychology. I also currently serve as the student representative for the Asian American Psychological Association Division on Filipinx Americans.
Kevin was recently awarded the California State University Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program fellowship. The fellowship is awarded to promising doctoral students with interest in pursuing tenure-track faculty positions in the CSU.