Kevin O Cokley

Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, Georgia State University, 1998

M.S.Ed. in Counselor Education, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 1993

B.A. in Wake Forest University, Psychology, 1991

Researches themes related to understanding the psychological and environmental factors that impact African American student achievement, and the impact of the impostor phenomenon in academic and mental health outcomes.

Member, College of Education Promotion and Tenure Committee, (2018 - Present)

Member, Search Committee: Senior Vice-President of Enrollment Management, University of Texas at Austin(2016 - 2017)

Member, Committee on Racial and Ethnic Equity and Diversity, University of Texas at Austin(2016 - Present)

Member, Faculty Committee on Committees, University of Texas at Austin(2016 - Present)

Member, Task Force on Race and Ethnicity, American Psychological Association(2015 - Present)

Member, Fellows Committee, Society of Counseling Psychology, American Psychological Association(2015 - Present)

Member, College of Liberal Arts Promotion and Tenure Committee, (2013 - 2018)

Cokley, K., Palmer, B. & Stone, S. (2019). Toward a Black (and diverse) psychology: The scholarly legacy of Joseph White. Journal of Black Psychology.

Cokley, K. & Garba, R. (2018). Speaking truth to power: How Black/African psychology changed the discipline of psychology. Journal of Black Psychology, 44(8), 695–721.

Stone, S., Saucer, C., Bailey, M., Garba, R., Hurst, A., Jackson, S., Krueger, N. & Cokley, K. (2018). Learning while Black: A culturally informed model of the impostor phenomenon for Black graduate students. Journal of Black Psychology.

Cokley, K., Stone, S., Krueger, N., Bailey, M., Garba, R. & Hurst, A. (2018). Self-esteem as a mediator of the link between perfectionism and the impostor phenomenon. Personality and Individual Differences, 292–297.

Hargons, C.., Mosley, D.., Falconer, J.., Faloughi, R.., Singh, A.., Stevens-Watkins, D.. & Cokley, K.. (2017). Black Lives Matter: A Call to Action for Counseling Psychology Leaders. The Counseling Psychologist, 45(6), 873–901.

Cokley, K., Smith, L., Bernard, D., Hurst, A., Jackson, S., Stone, S., Awosogba, O., Saucer, C., Bailey, M. & Roberts, D. (2017). Impostor feelings as a moderator and mediator of the relationship between perceived discrimination and mental health among racial/ethnic minority college students. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 64(2), 141–154. doi:10.1037/cou0000198.

McClain, S. & Cokley, K. (2017). Academic disidentification in Black college students: The role of teacher trust and gender. Cultural Diversity And Ethnic Minority Psychology. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 23(1), 125–133. doi:0.1037/cdp0000094.

Cokley, K. (2015). A confirmatory factor analysis of the Academic Motivation Scale with Black college students. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 48(2), 124–139. doi:10.1177/0748175614563316.

Cokley, K., Awad, G., Smith, L., Jackson, S., Awosogba, O., Hurst, A., Stone, S., Blondeau, L. & Roberts, D. (2015). The roles of gender stigma consciousness, impostor phenomenon and academic self-concept in the academic outcomes of women and men. Sex Roles, 73(9-10), 414–426. doi:10.1037/cou0000198.

Academy of Distinguished Teachers, The University of Texas at Austin (2019)

Distinguished Psychologist, Association of Black Psychologists (2018)

UT System Academy of Distinguished Teachers, University of Texas System (2017)

Innovators and Trailblazers Scholar, Graduate Mentoring Center for Indiana University (2017 - 2017)

Oscar and Anne Mauzy Regents Professorship for Educational Research and Development, College of Education (2017)

Fred Williams African American Studies Visiting Research Scholar, Indiana University (2016 - 2016)

Regents' Outstanding Teacher Award, University of Texas at Austin (2014)

Fellow, Chair in African and African Diaspora Studies (2013)

Louis Spence Griffeth Fellowship for Excellence, University of Texas at Austin (2013)

Elizabeth Glenadine Gibb Teaching Fellowship in Education, University of Texas at Austin (2012)

Fellow, American Psychological Association Division 17 (Counseling Psychology) (2011)

Fellow, American Psychological Association Division 45 (Culture, Ethnicity, & Race) (2011)

Surviving and Thriving in Academia, Texas Women’s University (2019)

The Role of the Impostor Phenomenon in Ethnic Minority Student Achievement, Carleton College (2019)

The Psychological Impact of Racism and the Impostor Phenomenon on Mental Health, Chabot College (2019)

The Myth of Black Anti-Intellectualism: The True Psychology of African American Students, Black Student Union, San Francisco State University (2018)

Emerging Data on the Role of the Impostor Phenomenon in Mental Health and Academic Outcomes, Psychology Department P≻ and Diversity Committee Colloquium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2018)

The role of the Impostor Phenomenon in Mental Health and Academic Outcomes, Department of Psychological Sciences, Winston-Salem State University (2018)

Shaina L Hall, Ph.D., expected 2025 (Supervisor)
- Maladaptive Coping Mechanisms - Discrimination, Race Related Stress, and Anxiety - Resilience and Coping with Discrimination in Black Women - Black Liberation Framework - Student-Faculty Interactions - Equitable Resource Distribution for Black Graduate Students

Nolan T Krueger, Ph.D., expected 2022 (Supervisor)
[bold] Areas of Expertise [/bold] - Multiracial identity development - Distress and suicidality among Mixed-heritage and Multiracial youths - Multiracial-specific forms of discrimination - The Impostor Phenomenon among Black Americans in higher education and positions of power - Sociopolitical Development among Black and brown youths - Race-equity in education and criminal justice

Kevin Cokley

What Is Juneteenth

The Importance of Addressing Race, Culture, and Ethnicity through Psychological Research

ED Talk: Kevin Cokley

Why Black Psychology Matters: Validating the lived experience of Black people

Addressing "Black on Black Violence"