Isabella Tomei Seabrooks

Biography

Isabella (Bella) is a fourth-year Clinical Psychology Ph.D. candidate at Miami University. Her research interests broadly pertain to how racial and ethnic identity shapes mental health within the realms of culture and community. More specifically, she aims to research the psychological well-being, internalized perceptions, and intersectionality of Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African (MENA) individuals in domestic and international settings. She is also interested in understanding intergenerational trauma, resilience, and coping mechanisms in such communities. Clinically, she aspires to provide culturally sensitive and accessible treatment that adequately serves historically underserved populations.

Education

• B.S. from Fordham University in New York City (Honors)
• M.A. from Miami University

Research Interests

Her research interests broadly pertain to how racial and ethnic identity shapes mental health within the realms of culture and community. More specifically, she aims to research the psychological well-being, internalized perceptions, and intersectionality of Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African (MENA) individuals in domestic and international settings. She is also interested in understanding intergenerational trauma, resilience, and coping mechanisms in such communities.

Courses Taught

• Child Psychopathology and Developmental Disabilities (GA)
• Abnormal Psychology (GA)

Publications

• Tomei, I.A., Abouzied, Z., & Raval, V.V (under review). Ethnic Racial Socialization in Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African American Families. Marriage and Family Review.
• Ackon, M., Tomei, I.A., Stewart, T., & Raval, V.V. (in preparation). How common is the “privilege” talk?: White emerging adults’ reflections of racial socialization in their families.
• Raval, V.V., Tomei, I.A., Chen, B. B., Chukkali, S., Li, X., & Writer, S. (in preparation). Parenting Ethnotheories of Child Competence in India and China.

Additional Academic Information

• Student Committee's Professional Development Chair of the American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African American Psychological Association
• Graduate Student in the CARE Lab (PI: Dr. Vaishali Raval)