Division on Multiracial and Adopted Asian Americans (DMAA)

Danielle Godon-Decoteau, Ph.D. (she/her)

Danielle is a Korean American transracial and international adoptee. She is an Assistant Professor at Oberlin College in the Psychology Department. Danielle obtained her degree in clinical psychology in 2018 from the University of Massachusetts Boston. Her research focuses on Asian American mental health, internalized racism, and transracial adoption. She has been on the executive committee for DMAA since 2017. Danielle hopes to raise awareness about the diversity of Asian American experiences and encourage critical examination of the intersections of race, culture, identity, and mental health.

Formerly: Treasurer (2017-2023)

Yuki Yamazaki, Ph.D. (she/her)

Yuki is a multiracial Japanese and Indian American. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at NYU’s Counseling and Wellness Services. She is also a lecturer at NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Her research interests include the areas of stereotypes and microaggression, colorism, and identity formation for multiracial people. Yuki received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Fordham University and completed her APA-accredited internship at Manhattan Psychiatric Center.

Formerly: Student Representative (2020-2022); Secretary & Historian (2022-2024)

Madison Natarajan, Ph.D. (she/her)

Madison is a biracial Asian American of Indian and White ethnic descent. Madison received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She is currently an Assistant Professor at William James College in Boston, Massachusetts in their Clinical Psychology doctoral program. Clinically, Madison has a passion for working with those struggling with severe and persistent mental illness and works to bring a rights-based and anti-racist framework within systems of psychiatric care that include non-Western approaches to understanding mental illness. Her scholarly work focuses on using Critical Race Theories to understand the influence of the Religious Right and evangelical Christianity on U.S. culture, particularly examining the intersection of race, gender, and sexuality.

Jason D. Reynolds (Taewon Choi), Ph.D. (he/him)

Jason is a transracial Korean American adoptee and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology at the University of San Francisco. His research focuses on the areas of transracial adoption, identity development, names, mentorship, racial and ethnic socialization, qualitative research and psychobiography, and social justice training. He completed an APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship at Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School and received his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Fordham University. He enjoys mentoring and learning from his graduate students.

Formerly: Chair Elect (2021); Past-Chair (2022); Co-Chair (2023)

Molly Sawdy (she/her)

Molly is a fourth-year clinical psychology doctoral student at Suffolk University. She identifies as a Chinese American transracial and international adoptee. She has trained clinically at the McLean/MGH Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Institute (OCDI) and at the VA Bedford Healthcare System. She is currently a practicum trainee at MGH Home Base and a pediatric neuropsychology trainee at Concord Comprehensive Neuropsychological Services. Her research focuses on barriers to accessing effective mental healthcare for people and communities of color, including the mental health and wellness experiences of transracial adoptees of color.

Charlotte Le

Charlotte Le is a biracial Asian American of Vietnamese and White descent and a Ph.D. student in School Psychology at North Carolina State University. She is passionate about working with children and adolescents, supporting them through emotional, behavioral, and adjustment challenges. In addition to her clinical work, Charlotte is deeply interested in identity formation and helping clients navigate their sense of self. She also values collaboration, working closely with parents, schools, and community members.

Abigail Rusnak

Abby is a second-year doctoral student in the Clinical PsyD program at William James College and a Chinese transracial and international adoptee. She is currently a practicum trainee at the McLean/MGH Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Institute (OCDI) and has previously trained at the Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter School and the Child Mind Institute. Abby’s research focuses on racial identity, trauma, and the unique experiences of transracial adoptees.