PhD in Counseling Psychology, University of Florida, 2023
Doctoral Internship in Health Service Psychology at the American University Center
for Well-Being Programs and Psychological Services, 2022-2023
M.S. in Psychology, University of Florida, 2019
B.A. in Psychology, Hampton University, 2018
Black psychology
Black Feminism
Multicultural psychology
Trauma informed care
Qualitative research
Dr. Jean (formerly Bellamy) conducts research on the development of individual and community-level interventions to support the wellness of survivors of trauma with a focus on the Black community. She also co-founded Academics for Black Survival and Wellness, with Dr. Della V. Mosley, to provide healing and support for Black people through collective action in academia. Dr. Jean has received awards from the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 56, APA Student Affiliates of 17, and the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language and Gender for her social justice advocacy. She also received the 2022 APA/ APAGS Distinguished Graduate Student in Professional Psychology award for her work as a graduate student. Dr. Jean is currently a member of the Association of Black Psychologists and the American Psychological Association.
Black wellness and healing interventions for survivors of trauma.
Relational cultural therapy, racial identity, social justice, trauma, identity-based therapy groups, ADHD testing and assessment.
Psychology of the Black Experience, Applied Theories of Counseling, Introduction to Research Methods in Counseling.
(*formerly Bellamy) Jean, P.L., Lockett, G.M., Bridges, B., & Mosley, D.V. (2023) Addressing the Impact of Racial Trauma on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color’s (BIPOC) Mental, Emotional, and Physical Health Through Critical Consciousness and Radical Healing: Recommendations for Mental Health Providers. Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40501-023-00304-7
McNeil-Young, V. A., Mosley, D. V., Bellamy, P., Lewis, A., & Hernandez, C. (2023). Storying survival: An approach to radical healing for the Black community. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 70(3), 276–292. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000635
Mosley, D.V., Bellamy, P., Mejia, J., Ross, G., Lee, L., Prieto, C., & Adam, A. (2021) Being a Black scholar-activist: Facilitating Black survival and wellness in academia. In K. Cokely (Ed.), Making Black Lives Matter: Confronting Anti-Black Racism. Cognella Academic Publishing