Kyesha Isadore

Biography

Kyesha Isadore is an Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Psychology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She received a Ph.D. in Counselor Education & Supervision from The Pennsylvania State University, an M.Ed. in Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling from The Pennsylvania State University, and a B.S. in Psychology from Louisiana State University. Kyesha Isadore’s work primarily centers on how intersectionality impacts mental health with special attention to race/ism, gender, and disability. She uses qualitative and quantitative methods to study therapeutic outcomes for marginalized populations, mental health for people with psychiatric disabilities, and multicultural and social justice competencies for counselors-in-training.

Research areas

Disability, Race and Ethnicity, Multicultural Counseling, Rehabilitation, Mental Health Publications: Isadore, K. M., Hayes, J. A., Cutter, C. J., & Beitel, M. (2024). Native American college students in counseling: Results from a large-scale, multisite effectiveness study. Psychotherapy, 61(3), 173–183. https://doi.org/10.1037/pst0000526 Galván, A., Ahmadi, A., Zhao, F., Isadore, K., & O’Shea, A. (2024). Exploring Counseling Dropout Rates Among International College Students with Disabilities. Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation, 15(2), 157–174. https://doi.org/10.1080/21501378.2024.2342587