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Regine Talleyrand

Associate Professor, Coordinator, Counseling and Development

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Expertise: Racial Identity Theory, Multicultural Counseling Competencies, Eating Disorders in Women of Color, Childhood Obesity

Talleyrand is assigned to the Counseling and Development Program in the College of Education and Human Development and is primarily responsible for coursework, research, and outreach in the community agency counseling track. Her research interests focus on the use of racial identity theory, acculturation, and multicultural competencies to support the development of new physical and mental health models for people of color. Talleyrand’s main area of study includes examining the relationship between stress, race and eating disorders in black women. She is the primary investigator for a Mason Summer Research grant that has supported her study of eating disorders in black college women. Talleyrand has served as a reviewer for the Journal of Black Psychology and Assessment.

Watch Regine Talleyrand present "Cultural Factors Contributing to Eating Disorders in African American Women."

Media Contact: Marjorie Musick, 703-993-8781, mmusick@gmu.edu