Shalini Sivathasan
Assistant Professor
Biography
Dr. Shalini Sivathasan (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology department at Boston College. She completed her Ph.D. in School/Applied Child Psychology at McGill University in Canada and an APA-accredited clinical internship in Health Service Psychology (Pediatrics) at the Marcus Autism Center at Emory University and the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Dr. Sivathasan is trained as a child psychologist, having specialized in psychodiagnostic, psychoeducational, and early autism assessment, as well as in cognitive-behavioral interventions for diverse child and adolescent populations. She then gained additional training in mental health and suicide risk assessments among autistic adults through a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. Currently, Dr. Sivathasan directs the Intersections Lab ( https://intersectionslab.org/ ). Her research interests broadly center around improving behavioral health outcomes and access to care among people with multiple marginalized identities (e.g., autism and neurodevelopmental disabilities, racial/ethnic minorities, LGBTQIA+, and socioeconomic disparities). She hopes to leverage expert knowledge through collaborations with people with lived experiences, families, community partners, and professionals to develop personalized and systems-level interventions for marginalized children, adolescents, and adults across the lifespan.
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Courses taught
- APSY2241 Mental Illness: Social and Clinical Perspectives
- APSY4101 Readings and Research in Counseling and Developmental Psychology
- APSY7101 Readings and Research in Counseling and Developmental Psychology
- APSY7465 Psychological Testing
- APSY7528 Multicultural Issues
- APSY9844 Counseling Psychology in Context: Social Action, Consultation, and Collaboration
- APSY9911 Doctoral Continuation
- APSY9988 Dissertation Direction