[Self-Study] N/NY-ES110 - Doctoral Students of Color: Perspectives on Intersectionality and Observations in Academia

Dr. Danielle Tidwell Chen is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Registered Art Therapist, and Registered Play Therapist with over a decade of experience in art therapy and family therapy. She holds a Ph.D. in Art Education with a concentration in Art Therapy Theory and Practice from Florida State University, where she also earned her M.S. in Art Therapy. In addition, she obtained a Master's in Family Therapy from Mercer University and a B.S. in Psychology with a concentration in Studio Art from Georgia State University.

As an AAMFT Clinical Fellow and an Approved Supervisor in Training, Danielle’s research focuses on the intersections of multiracial and multicultural identities. Her work explores how art therapy and systemic theories can help individuals navigate complex identities, particularly through the lens of cultural humility and social justice. She is passionate about using response art as a tool for therapists to engage in self-reflection and personal development. Danielle has been published in the Art Therapy Journal, contributing to important discussions on identity, social justice, and therapeutic practice. Her professional affiliations include the Association for Play Therapy (APT), the American Art Therapy Association (AATA), and the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT).

Cui Jing MA, MFA, MS, from China, is a Ph.D. candidate in the Art Therapy program at Florida State University. She is dedicated to exploring and developing an effective way to introduce Art Therapy to mainland China, where it has not been established in academics. She has been recognized with prestigious awards, including Florida Art Therapy Association BISC Scholarship, Ada Belle Winthrop-King Visual Arts Endowment, American Art Therapy Association 50th Anniversary Scholarship, and the 2021/2022 International Student Scholarship. In 2021-2022, Jing worked as the project assistant for the Learning from COVID-19 Experiences Project, an international, grant-funded project exploring art therapy best practices and outcomes and youth and family resilience in response to the global pandemic. Jing holds an MFA in photography from the University of Arizona with exhibited works worldwide.

Dr. Madoka Urhausen, PhD, LMFT, ATR-BC is the proprietor of Clear Mirror Guidance Center and a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California. She specializes in working with individuals and families in transition and holds a doctorate in Expressive Therapies. Grounded in a humanistic and collaborative approach, Dr. Urhausen integrates EMDR, Brainspotting, and Expressive Arts Therapy to help clients address trauma, deepen self-understanding, and create meaningful change. She is a board-certified art therapist, certified EMDR and Brainspotting practitioner, and an experienced clinical supervisor and mentor to graduate trainees and interns.

Dr. Nancy Gerber, Ph.D, ATR-BC, is an Associate Clinical Professor Emerita and founding and former director of the Ph.D Program in Creative Arts Therapies at Drexel University.  She currently is Teaching Faculty at Florida State University. Previously she was the Director of the Graduate Art Therapy Program at Drexel University. Dr. Gerber has presented and published on doctoral education for art therapists, mixed methods research, aesthetic intersubjective worldview in research and practice, arts-based research, and the mechanisms of change in the creative arts therapies.  She was a former vice-chair of the IRB and currently chairs the Doctoral Education Subcommittee for the American Art Therapy Association. She co-facilitates  the Arts-Based Research SIG at the International Congress of Qualitative Research.  Dr. Gerber has developed the Arts-Based Research Global Consortium to advance socially responsible arts-based research. Dr. Gerber was the first recipient of the first Distinguished Educator’s Award from the American Art Therapy Association.