PROFILE

Shawn C.T. Jones is an assistant professor in the Counseling Program in the Psychology Department at Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Jones seeks to improve the psychosocial well-being of Black youth and their families by exploring mechanisms undergirding culturally relevant protective and promotive factors. He is particularly interested in the interplay between racism-related stress and racial socialization processes. He is a co-creator of the video series and podcast, “Our Mental Health Minute.”