Provost Diversity Fellow: Chelsea Allen

Chelsea Allen, PhD candidate

Department and School
Social Work

Bio
Chelsea A. Allen is a doctoral candidate at Columbia School of Social Work. Her present research employs interdisciplinary perspectives and mixed-methods to examine how Black communities leverage emerging technologies (e.g., social media and virtual reality) to center self-care, wellness, and collective healing. Chelsea’s scholarship also seeks to conceptualize collective trauma, as it result from social oppression, and situates its role in reproducing health and social disparities amongst historically-marginalized communities. Previous to attending Columbia, she practiced as a clinical therapist working with children and families. Chelsea is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and received her MSW and BSW from the University of South Carolina.

Advisor
Courtney D. Cogburn, Associate Professor of Social Work

Favorite self-care ritual
Epsom Salt Baths

Recommended book/ podcast
Morbid! 

Favorite study spot
In a park or on her couch under a blanket

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