Ezemenari M. Obasi, Ph.D.
The University of Georgia: Counseling and Human Development Services
Biosketch:
Dr. Ezemenari M. Obasi received a B.S. in Physics at the University of California – Irvine, received his Ph.D. in Psychology from the Counseling Psychology program at The Ohio State University, while also obtaining a minor in quantitative psychology in the area of psychometrics and data analysis. He completed his pre-doctoral internship at Harvard Medical School: McLean Hospital. Dr. Obasi teaches two courses: Drug and Alcohol Addictions & Fundamentals of Behavioral Neuroscience. He serves on professional editorial boards (Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, Journal of Black Psychology, Journal of Counseling Psychology, and Training and Education in Professional Psychology) and is a member of several national organizations.
PROGRAM: Counseling Psychology
RANK: Assistant Professor
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
- Substance Use and Abuse
- Health Disparities
- Gene x Environment Predictors of Health
- Social Neuroscience
- Cross-Cultural Psychology (emphasis on Africans / African Americans)
Director: Hwemudua Alcohol and Health Disparities Laboratory (
HAHDL)