Biography
Torrey Wilson holds a B.S. degree in psychology and an M.A. in counseling from Xavier University of New Orleans, Louisiana. He earned his Ph.D. in counseling psychology, with minors in multicultural counseling and assessment from Loyola University Chicago, where he was an Illinois Consortium for Educational Opportunity Program Fellow.
Professional Experience
Dr. Wilson is currently Associate Professor at Argosy University, Illinois School of Professional Psychology, after having served as Doctoral Program Chair at the Adler School of Professional Psychology. His areas of expertise include diversity issues and systems change.
Additionally, Dr. Wilson has provided consultation services in a variety of settings, including large and medium sized corporations and organizations. A partial list of clients includes, PriceWaterhouseCooper, Time-Warner, Ford Motor Company, UFJ Bank and USG Corp. He has conducted training workshops that focus on diversity and awareness of differences, and feature facilitation of dialogue and skill development and application. Dr. Wilson has also provided training on management change and work-life balance. In his capacity as Director of Multicultural Affairs for a college in Chicago, Dr. Wilson was responsible for the planning, development and implementation of recruitment and retention programs for students and faculty from under-represented groups, along with the development of culturally sensitive curricula. He developed the college's mediation process for resolving conflicts that centered on diversity and oversaw the implementation of programs to enhance the cultural competency of faculty and staff. In addition, he has served on several institutional committees dedicated to issues of diversity.
Dr. Wilson serves on the boards and leadership councils of various local and national non-profit organizations committed to addressing social, health and other disparities in the communities we serve.