Nolan Krueger

Ph.D.

(he/him/his)

is a faculty member in the UCSB Counseling, Clinical & School Psychology doctoral program. He will also be an incoming Faculty Advisor for The Healing Space. Dr. Krueger received his doctorate in Counseling Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and completed both his predoctoral internship and postdoctoral training at UC Berkeley's Counseling and Psychological Services.

In his clinical practice, Dr. Krueger has provided services to individuals in community-based mental health settings and university counseling centers. His clinical focus centers on relational/interpersonal concerns, liberatory healing through critical resistance and radical hope, creativity, and decolonized praxis. Guided by principles of cultural humility and interpersonal/relational authenticity, his approach emphasizes individual and community empowerment.

Dr. Krueger's research agenda includes two separate but interconnected lines of inquiry. His work examines links between race-related sources of (dis)empowerment, psychosocial underpinnings of sociopolitical engagement, and mental health among Black Americans. With emphasis on Multiracial Black Americans and a broader focus on Multiracial Americans at large, Dr. Krueger's research also explores the unique psychosocial experiences impacting mixed-race individuals, and how these experiences influence mental health.

Additionally, Dr. Krueger serves as a Wellness Coach, specializing in the mental health and wellness of Black and Multiracial college students and professionals. He is also a founding member of Black Men in Psych—an organization designed to uplift, promote, and highlight the successes, visibility, and authenticity of Black cisgender men, trans men, trans masculine, and gender non-binary masculine presenting individuals across disciplines in psychology.