Dr. Robin Oatis-Ballew
Hello, my name is Kernisha Chaney, and I am a third-year Ph.D. student at Tennessee State University studying Counseling Psychology. I identify as an African American, heterosexual woman.
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I earned my bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Troy University and my master’s degree from Tennessee State University. My clinical/research interest include mental health, psychological disorders, religion, people of color, and racial identity as it relates to counseling and mental health care services.
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In my free time I enjoy listening to music, crafting, taking naps, and spending time with family and friends.
Kernisha Chaney
Hi, I am Claire Jang, a third year doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology program at Tennessee State University as of Fall 2021.
I am an international student who grew up in Seoul, South Korea. I majored in Russian Studies in college, but decided to move to the U.S. to pursue graduate education in counseling, after a personally meaningful experience in psychotherapy as a client. I earned my Master’s degree at Purdue University in Indiana for Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2020, and joined TSU soon after to continue on with the education and clinical training in the field of psychology.
My research and clinical interests include multiculturally competent counseling with a strong theoretical orientation of Person-Centered approach and Object Relations theory, interpersonal trauma and healing, mindfulness, marginalized women’s mental health, and much more.
As a burgeoning mental health clinician, I take self-care very seriously. Plenty of sunshine, water, and sleep along with daily meditation and reading books that have nothing to do with academic pursuits, help me stay healthy and grounded amidst the hectic life as a graduate student. I enjoy salsa dancing and traveling abroad whenever I can. Also, I am a cat person.
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Hello. My name is Keyishi Peters, and I am a first year Ph.D. student in the Counseling Psychology doctoral program at Tennessee State University.
I earned my bachelor’s in psychology from the University of Houston and my master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Sam Houston State University. My research and clinical interests are broadly related to disparities in mental health service utilization among African Americans with severe mental illness and the effects of race-related and cultural factors on the mental health of African American women.
I am passionate about helping clients find healing for their wounds and a path through the challenges of their life. I have a gift for encouragement, and a goal of helping clients recognize hope. I believe that people are essentially good, and they know what is right for them.
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Keyishi Peters
Claire Jang
