Dr. Anusha Kassan

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Associate Professor

Department of Education – Counselling Psychology & Special Education

Dr. Anusha Kassan is an Associate Professor in the School and Applied Child Psychology programme at The University of British Columbia. She holds a High-Impact Position in Child and Youth Mental Health and the Myrne B. Nevison Professorship in School or Counselling Psychology. She was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Counselling Psychology programme at The University of British Columbia 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. Dr. Kassan completed her graduate studies in Counselling Psychology at McGill University and did her Pre-Doctoral Internship in Professional Psychology at the University of California, Irvine Counselling Center.

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  • Inaugural Conference on Critical Social Justice in Psychology (ICCSJ 2025)

    July 14-17, 2025

  • The conference’s overarching goal is to advance social justice issues in psychology and in parallel within broader society. Our conference encouraged attendees to (1) showcase indigenization and decolonization in psychology to highlight culturally responsive practice and assessment; (2) explore intersections of experiences and offer strategies to create inclusive environments; and (3) emphasize ways of dismantling systemic ‘isms’ and co-create solutions alongside communities who have been under-represented in psychology.

Publications

  • Kassan, A., & Moodley, R. (Eds.) (in press). Critical social justice in counseling psychology and psychotherapy: A case study approach (2nd ed). Cognella Press.
    2025
  • Kassan, A. (in press). Equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization in psychology: Is the discipline really making a difference in the lives of people who are suffering? In F. Khosa (Ed.), Equity, Diversity, Inclusion: Sisyphean Undertaking to an Achievable Reality. Elsevier.
    2025
  • Kassan, A., Pieterse, A., Harris, M., & Fischer, O. (2025). Decolonizing counselling psychology: Stretching the boundaries of clinical training and practice. Counselling Psychology Quarterly.
    2025
  • Kassan, A., Priolo, A., Sweeney, N., Goopy, S., & Zaidi, R. (2024). “Understand what the feelings of the student must be”: Newcomer youths’ experiences integrating into high school. The Qualitative Report, 29(6), 1758-1781.
    2024
  • Palova, K., Pagtalunan, A., Rahal, L. & Kassan, A. (2023). Integration experiences of francophone newcomer students in English Canadian provinces: A literature review. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 38(2), 159-181.
    2023