Kirsis Dipre, Ph.D.
Expertise
Dr. Kirsis A. Dipre (she/ella) is a bilingual counselor educator and licensed professional counselor. Dr. Dipre’s current research and scholarship focus is on the utilization of mental health services among Latine populations, the mental health needs of Afro-Latine clients, and mentorship in counselor education programs. As a clinician, Dr. Dipre has experience working with a wide range of clients in community mental health, hospital settings, and private practice and has primarily worked with those in the margins, particularly low-income racially and ethnically minoritized individuals, families, and children.
Research Interests
Mental health service utilization among Latine populations; AfroLatine mental health; mentorship in counselor education
Education
Syracuse University
Counselor Education and Supervision, Ph.D.
Northwestern University
Clinical Mental Health Counseling, M.A.
Ball State University
Psychology, B.A.
Minors in counseling and Spanish
Selected Publications
Dipre, K.A., Gallardo, D., Branco, S., & Grullon Cepeda, L.D. (2024). Using the Cultural Formulation Interview with Afro Latinx Immigrants in Counseling: A Practical Application. The Professional Counselor.
Peters, H. C., Bruner, S., Luke, M., Dipre, K., & Goodrich, K. (2022). Integrated supervision framework: A multicultural, social justice, and ecological approach. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 63(4), 511- 522.
Dipre, K. A., & Luke, M. (2020). Relational cultural theory-informed advising in counselor education. The Professional Counselor, 10(4), 517-531.
Dipre, K. A., & Rohlfing Pryor, J. (2023). Cultural exchange approach. In Dermer, S.B., & Abdullah, A.R. (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Selected Exhibitions
*indicates mentorship of student scholarship
Chew, E., Dipre, K.A., Gallardo, D., Schultes, G., & Litherland, G. (2024, June) Climate-based stress and psychological hardiness: Implications for professional counselors and educators [Conference Session]. International Association for Counselling, Naples, Italy.
*Grullon Cepeda, L. D. & Dipre, K.A.(2024, March) Adapting Trauma-Focused CBT with undocumented Latinx/e youth [60-minute Conference Session]. 2024 Bridging the Gap Symposium, NBCC Foundation. Washington, DC, United States.
*Figueroa, A., Guzman, M., Mendoza, R., & Tevez, A. & Dipre, K.A., & (Accepted) Redefining research mentorship: Cultivating Professional identity in Latinx/e counselors in training [60-minute Conference Session]. 2024 Bridging the Gap Symposium, NBCC Foundation. Washington, DC, United States.
*Grullon Cepeda, L. D., & Dipre, K.A.(2023, October) Using Trauma-Focused CBT with undocumented Latinx youth: A case study [Poster presentation]. Latinx Mental Health & Social Justice Institute Symposium.
Dipre, K.A. & Motroni Banik, J. (2023, October) CQR in the counseling classroom: Re-envisioning research methods classes [Roundtable Session]. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference. Denver, CO, United States.
Dipre, K.A., Gallardo, D., Paul, Z., & Rolhfing Pryor, J. (2023, October) Is it broken, and can it be fixed? Mentorship rupture and repair [60-minute Conference Session]. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference. Denver, CO, United States.
Dipre, K.A. (2023, June). Que es cierto y que no lo es? Discussing mental health literacy in Latinx communities [45-minute Conference Session]. 2023 Bridging the Gap Symposium, NBCC Foundation. Atlanta, GA, United States.
Dipre, K.A. (2023, March) Deconstructing Latinx mental health: From access to service use [Conference Session]. 2023 American Counseling Association Conference. Toronto, ON, Canada.
Dipre, K.A., Gallardo, D., & Branco, S. (2022, October). Afro-Latinx immigrants and mental health: Using the Cultural Formulations Interview to promote counselors’ multicultural and social justice competencies [60-minute Conference Session]. 2022 Latinx/e Mental Health & Social Justice Symposium.
Dipre, K.A. & Gallardo, D. (2022, May) No longer invisible: Counseling Afro-Latinx immigrants in the United States [90-minute Conference Session]. 2022 Bridging the Gap Symposium, NBCC Foundation. Washington, DC, United States.