Biography
Patrick Uchigakiuchi is an Assistant Professor at Argosy University Hawaii, and holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. He holds a B.Ed. from the University of Hawaii, MA in English Literature from the University of Hawaii, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Hawaii. He has previously been an Associate Professor at Chaminade University in Hawaii, and Associate Research Faculty in the Social Science Research Institute at the University of Hawaii. Dr. Uchigakiuchi's areas of interest include cultural competency in mental health services, addressing health/mental health disparities experienced by ethnic minority and marginalized populations, incorporating community-based participatory models in research projects, and supporting workforce development that increases minority researchers and clinicians from underserved and underrepresented populations in clinical psychology. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, Association for Psychological Science, the Hawaii Psychological Association, and Hawaii-Pacific Evaluation Association.