Linda Malone-Colon, PhD


--Chairperson;
MS, Clinical Psychology, 1985
PhD, Personality Psychology, 1992

Doctor Malone-Colon's areas of expertise include teaching, administration, counseling, consulting, and training and research.  She teaches courses in the Psychology Department at Hampton University and taught a new course on Black Marital Relationships in the spring 2003 semester.  She developed the University Counseling Center at Hampton University and was the Director of the Center for approximately eight years.  In this capacity she also counseled students, faculty and staff with psychosocial concerns and provided psycho-educational workshops on and off campus.  She is a professional development and diversity consultant and presents workshops and management training for private industry and state and local government agencies.  Her past research focused on identifying coping strategies used by African Americans in coping with the stresses of racism.  As a result of this research, she co-authored a chapter in the Handbook of Tests and Measurements for Black Populations (1991, edited by Reginald Jones).  She is currently engaged in research and scholarship aimed at identifying protective and risk factors for African Americans in developing satisfying and stable marital relationships.
 

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