Anusha Kassan

Anusha Kassan is an Associate Professor who holds a high-impact position in child and youth mental health in the School and Applied Child Psychology program at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Counselling Psychology program at UBC from 2009 to 2013, and an Assistant and then Associate Professor in Educational Studies in Counselling Psychology at the University of Calgary from 2014 to 2019.

Anusha's scholarly interests are informed by her own bi-cultural identity. Her program of study is informed by an overarching social justice lens. Her research presently includes two major foci. First, she is conducting research pertaining to immigration experiences across different communities (i.e., newcomer youth, women, and 2SLGBTQIA+ newcomers). Second, she is carrying out research in the area of teaching and learning, investigating cultural and social justice responsiveness in psychology training. She is committed to the implications of this research for psychology practice, training, research, and policy.