Joelle Taos Taknint, PhD, MSc
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Biography
Dr. Joelle Taos Taknint (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and a practicing clinical psychologist at Boston Medical Center (BMC). Dr. Taknint is Director of Behavioral Health for the Immigrant and Refugee Health Center (IRHC) at BMC. Dr. Taknint also oversees the Therapeutic Assessment and Psychological Testing (TAPT) service housed in outpatient psychiatry, which is the generalist psychological assessment service for adult patients. There is a small research arm to the TAPT service which evaluates the longitudinal effects of therapeutic assessment, for which Dr. Taknint is principal investigator.
Dr. Taknint’s research expertise is in immigrant and refugee mental health across the lifespan. Her research has focused on strengthening relationships amongst immigrant and refugee families, the psychological effects of discrimination on migrants in the US and Canada, and the roles of migrant receiving communities and healthcare systems in fostering refugee well being. Dr. Taknint leverages qualitative and quantitative methodologies in her research to promote mental health equity. Dr. Taknint is trained in prevention science, and enjoys working with community partners to evaluate and sustain mental health programming that is community grown. Dr. Taknint is a settler in the U.S., and a 2nd generation immigrant of Amazigh (indigenous North African), European, and Middle Eastern ancestry.
Websites
Education
- University of Victoria, PhD
- University of Victoria, MSc
- Macalester College, BA
Publications
- Published on 11/29/2024
Taknint JT, Thomas FC, Gellatly R, Ameresekere M. Responding to Trauma: A Critical Review of Mental Health and Psychosocial Interventions for Refugee Women. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2024 Dec; 26(12):866-876. PMID: 39612155.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/7/2024
Taknint, JT, Depestre, S, Alshabani, N, Martin, AM, Virkar, S., & Milord, J. . Assessing psychotic spectrum disorders in partnership with patients: Three culturally-responsive therapeutic assessment cases. Practice Innovations. 2024.
- Published on 1/1/2024
Taknint JT, Marzoughi M, Gellatly R, Krengel MH, Kimball SL. Improving Access to Disability Assessment for US Citizenship Applicants in Primary Care: An Embedded Neuropsychological Assessment Innovation. Ann Fam Med. 2024; 22(5):458. PMID: 39313347.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/22/2022
Taknint, JT, Rojas Perez, OF, Mattar, S, & Piwowarczyk, L. Teletherapy trauma treatment in context: Caring for refugee patients during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Practice Innovations. 2022; 8(2):89-101.
- Published on 1/1/2022
Mattar S, Ipekci B, Louis EF, Taknint JT. Training considerations for providers engaged in refugee mental health care. International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation. 2022.
- Published on 12/23/2021
Costigan CL, Taknint JT, Mudryk E, Al Qudayri B. Building community: Connecting refugee and Canadian families. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2022 Jul; 28(3):338-348. PMID: 34941281.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/27/2020
Taknint, JT. Discrimination, identity, and psychological distress:An investigation of adult immigrants’ social identity management in identity threatening contexts. Victoria, BC, Canada. 2020.
- Published on 1/1/2019
Thomas FC, Bowie J-A, Hill L, Taknint JT. Growth-promoting supervision: Reflections from women of color psychology trainees. Training and Education in Professional Psychology. 2019; 13(3):167.
- Published on 1/1/2017
Costigan C, Taknint J, Miao S. Parenting and families in the United States and Canada. Handbook on positive development of minority children and youth. 2017; 157-73.
- Published on 1/1/2016
Marshall EA, Butler K, Roche T, Cumming J, Taknint JT. Refugee youth: A review of mental health counselling issues and practices. Canadian Psychology/psychologie canadienne. 2016; 57(4):308.
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