Biography
Dr. McField was born and raised in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in Addiction Studies at the University of Central Arkansas. She later earned a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and a Ph.D. in Clinical Adolescent Psychology from Prairie View A&M University. Following her pre‑doctoral internship at the Boys Town Behavioral Health outpatient clinic, she began her academic career at the University of Texas Permian Basin. She served there as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology for two years. She is now an Assistant Professor at Texas State University, teaching the Psychology of Human Diversity.
Clinically, Dr. McField has worked with individuals spanning early childhood through late adulthood across a variety of settings, including outpatient clinics, counseling centers, and the VA. Her clinical work primarily focuses on adolescents with a history of suicidal ideation and behaviors.
Clinically, Dr. McField has worked with individuals spanning early childhood through late adulthood across a variety of settings, including outpatient clinics, counseling centers, and the VA. Her clinical work primarily focuses on adolescents with a history of suicidal ideation and behaviors.
Research Interests
My research program focuses on understanding how cultural meanings, practices, and lived experiences shape psychological well‑being, with particular attention to sociocultural factors that exacerbate or mitigate psychopathology. I also examine the effects of structural marginalization, including racism, discrimination, and stigma, and intergroup relations, with an emphasis on psychological symptoms and behaviors associated with antisocial traits and aggression. My long‑term research goals are to (1) deepen the understanding of multicultural perspectives on psychopathology, (2) strengthen treatment, policy, and assessment practices for underserved and underrepresented populations, and (3) advance culturally responsive psychological science by expanding psychological theory and intervention strategies.
I developed the CRISIS Mitigation research lab to assist in accomplishing the above research agenda. CRISIS stands for Culture, Resilience, Intervention, Symptomatology, Interpersonal/Intergroup engagement, and Structural marginalization.
I developed the CRISIS Mitigation research lab to assist in accomplishing the above research agenda. CRISIS stands for Culture, Resilience, Intervention, Symptomatology, Interpersonal/Intergroup engagement, and Structural marginalization.
Teaching Interests
Dr. McField has taught various Undergraduate and graduate courses, including Intellectual Assessment, Personality Assessment, Ethics and Cognitive Treatment, Tests and Measures, and Introduction to Counseling. As an Assistant Professor at Texas State University, Dr. McField teaches Psychology of Human Diversity and Psychopathology.