Lequisha Sims, LCSW, LMHP

Psychology
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450

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Professional Summary

Lequisha Sims, LCSW, LMHP is a predoctoral intern in the Munroe-Meyer Institute Department of Psychology at UNMC and currently works in the Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic. Lequisha received her master’s degree in social work from the University of Nebraska Omaha and is currently completing her PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Nebraska Lincoln. Her research and clinical interest include multicultural counseling, mental health in the Black community and college student identity development.

Education

• MSW, University of Nebraska – Omaha, Omaha, NE, 2009
• BS, University of Nebraska – Omaha, Omaha, NE, 2006

Teaching

• Learning and Motivation
• Research Methods
• Ethnic Diversity
• Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality and Disability

Research Interests and Projects

• Multicultural counseling
• Mental health in the Black community
• College student identity development

Professional Affiliations

• American Psychological Association (Student Member); Counseling Psychology (Division 17, APA)
• American Psychological Association (Student Member); Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race (Division 45, APA)