Tamba-Kuii Bailey

Tamba-Kuii Bailey is an assistant professor in counseling psychology and community service at the University of North Dakota. Tamba-Kuii received his PhD in counseling psychology from Georgia State University. Tamba-Kuii's professional experiences include clinical work in community mental health and teaching at the graduate level. His research interests are in the areas of Black psychology and multicultural psychology. In Black psychology, his interests are in racial oppression, internalized racial oppression, and the impact of race on mental health, mental health diagnoses, and physical health. In multicultural psychology, his interests are in racial microaggressions, multicultural competencies, and social justice in psychology.

Current Work:

Currently, Dr. Bailey is conducting two studies in the area of internalized racial oppression. In the first quantitative study, he is examining how well internalized racial oppression, through the use of the Internalized Racial Oppression Scale (IROS; Bailey, T.-K. M., Chung, Y. B., Williams, W. S., Singh, A. A., & Terrell, H. K., 2011), can predict aspects of mental health (anxiety, depression, loss of behavioral/emotional control, general positive affect, emotional ties), self-esteem, well-being, and life satisfaction. Dr. Bailey wants to gain an understanding of the ways internalized racial oppression may impact the mental health of Black individuals living in the United States. In the second study, Dr. Bailey's team is conducting a qualitative study exploring African American adolescent males' experience of racial oppression and internalized racial oppression, and the impact of these experiences on their school experience. They are exploring the impact of racial oppression and internalized racial oppression on their experiences within the context of school and their educational process.

Research Area Keyword(s):

Internalized racial oppression; race and mental health; racial identity development; multicultural competencies