Talleyrand Abrams, Regine

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Dr. Regine Talleyrand is an Associate Professor for the Counseling Program in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University and a licensed psychologist in the state of Maryland. Dr. Talleyrand's professional, research, practice and service interests are in studying mental and physical health disparities in racially and ethnically diverse groups and developing culturally relevant counseling interventions for communities that have been underrepresented and underserved. She has published and presented extensively in the areas of eating disorders in African American women, racial identity and acculturation, multicultural social justice counseling competencies, and advising and mentoring relationships in the counseling profession. Her newest research and community service area has focused on exploring mental and physical health concerns of recently immigrated undocumented youth—a population that has grown in the Northern VA area. Dr. Talleyrand served from 2005 to 2016 as an advisor and consultant to the Arlington-Alexandria Coalition for the Homeless, a private, non-profit organization that provides transitional housing and support services for homeless individuals living in the Northern Virginia area and currently serves on the Advisory Council for the Northern Virginia Mediation Services (NVMS) Conflict Resolution Center.  Dr. Talleyrand has served on the Editorial Review Board for two premier journals in the counseling profession--The Counseling Psychologist and the Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology.  Dr. Talleyrand completed her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Maryland.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology (minor in Spanish) from the University of Pennsylvania and received a Master of Arts degree in Human Development from the University of Maryland.

• Racial Identity Theory and Acculturation Stressors
• Eating disorders, body image and obesity concerns/prevention in people of color/underrepresented groups
• Social justice and multicultural competency issues in counselor/psychology training and development
• Mental health concerns of undocumented immigrants
• Advising and mentoring relationships
• CQR, grounded theory, self-study qualitative approaches

Li, Zikun, Talleyrand, R.M & *Sansbury, A.B. (2024). Sociocultural influences on body image concerns in men of color – a structural equation modeling study, Ethnicity & Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2024.2396825

Dailey, S., Talleyrand, R.M & Goodman, R. (2024). Ethno-racial inequities of the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications and Recommendations for Mental Health Professionals International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 46:441–463

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-024-09551-6

Talleyrand, R.M., Gill-Bailey, C., *Tran, J.; *Saldana-Moreno, M. & *Li, Z. (2022). Exploring Migration Experiences of Undocumented Latinx Youth Through a Qualitative Lens: Implications for Mental Health Practitioners. American Journal of Qualitative Research, 6, 3.

              https://doi.org/10.29333/ajqr/12654

Courses

• EDCD 602: Foundations of Counseling
• EDCD 609 Counseling Skills and Strategies for Adults
• EDCD 660: Multicutural Counseling
• EDCD 750 Practicum in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• EDCD 792 Internship I in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• EDCD 792 Internship II in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• EDCD 797 Overview of Eating Disorders in Counseling  

• School of Education
• Division of Child, Family, and Community Engagement
• Counseling
• Diversity Research and Action Consortium
• Coordinated Educational and Wellness Services Center

• Internship in Counseling (EDCD - 791)
• Advanced Topics in Education (EDCD - 797)
• Practicum in Mental Health Counseling (EDCD - 750)

• Directed Reading, Research, and Individual Projects (EDCD 598)
• Foundations in Counseling (EDCD 602)
• Counseling Skills and Strategies for Adults (EDCD 609)
• Career and Educational Counseling (EDCD 610)
• Multicultural Counseling (EDCD 660)
• Practicum in Counseling (EDCD 755)
• Internship in Mental Health Counseling I (EDCD 792)
• Internship in Mental Health Counseling II (EDCD 793)
• Advanced Multicultural Counseling (EDCD 896)
• Doctoral Dissertation Proposal (EDUC 998)
• Doctoral Dissertation Research (EDUC 999)