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    Dr. Jayita Datta headshot

    Jayita Datta, Psy.D.

    Clinical Psychologist-International Student Focus
    Contact Information
    Email:
    jdatta@kent.edu

    Dr. Datta is a licensed psychologist with extensive experience working in India and America ranging from psychiatric, medical, prison, and community mental health settings.  She has worked with children, individuals with various disabilities and special needs, families, and immigrants.  She is passionate about working with college-aged population and has been working at CAPS for more than 11 years.  She provides individual counseling, neuropsychological assessment, groups, workshops, supervision training, and outreach to the campus community.  She has taught college level Psychology courses in India and greatly enjoys teaching Multicultural Issues to Clinical Psychology Doctoral students at Kent State University’s Department of Psychological Sciences.  Dr. Datta is a Staff Psychologist with an International Students Focus where she assists students explore their cultural identity and adjustment to college.  She collaborates with various departments including the Office of Global Education at Kent State University.   

    Education:

    B.A. Applied Psychology, University of Delhi, India 1996
    M.A. Clinical Psychology, University of Delhi, India 1998
    M.Phil. Psychology, University of Delhi, India 2002
    Psy.D. Clinical Psychology, Wright State University’s School of Professional Psychology 2009

    • APA-approved Internship, Forest Institute of Psychology

    Post-Doctoral Fellowship, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 2010

    Clinical Specialties:

    • Diversity, Multicultural issues with emphasis on Acculturation
    • Identity development
    • Sexual and Gender Identity
    • Anxiety, OCD
    • Mood
    • Academic Stress
    • ADHD/LD, Personality Testing
    • Relationship/Couples/Family therapy
    • Fluent in 3 languages (English, Hindi, Bengali)
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