Taymy Josefa Caso, Ph.D., (they/she) is an Associate Professor of Counselling Psychology at the University of Alberta and Director of the Intersectional Research, Empowerment, Advocacy, and Community Health Promotion (IREACH) Lab. Dr. Caso completed the Randi and Fred Ettner Postdoctoral Fellow in Transgender Health in the Institute for Sexual and Gender Health at the University of Minnesota Medical School and maintains a research affiliation at the National Center for Gender Health. They hold degrees in clinical and counselling psychology from Columbia University, Teachers College, and New York University, respectively. They have specialized training in relationship and sex therapy, comprehensive gender care, and gender-affirming treatment modalities. Currently, they serve as Equity Officer for Association of Academic Staff, University of Alberta, Co-Chair for the APA Task Force on Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults and Past Chair for the APA’s Division 17’s Section for the Advocacy of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (SASOGD), and member of Augmented Faculty Evaluation Committee, Faculty of Education.

Dr. Caso’s research focuses on health disparities, intersectionality, identity-based marginalization within LGBTQ+ BIPOC communities, gender and sexual fluidity, social determinants of health and legislative and public policy advocacy. They have extensive experience in leading transdisciplinary research projects with community partnerships focused on improving healthcare systems engagement, reducing 2SLGBTQ+ health disparities, codesigning technological development to expand access to care, and developing web-based platforms. Dr. Caso has engaged in international leadership and public policy advocacy work for over 10 years.

Dr. Caso’s has held several leadership roles including Chair for the American Psychological Association’s Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (APA CSOGD) and Councillor for the Faculty of Education of the Association of Academic Staff, University of Alberta. At the UofA, Dr. Caso has also served as Vice-Director, Inclusion and Accessibility of the Institute of Smart Augmentative and Restorative Technologies and Health Innovations (iSMART).

Their advocacy work utilizes decolonizing pedagogy to deconstruct institutional and systemic barriers to equity and develop community-based interventions for underserved communities. They have been the recipient of several grants and awards, including: the Steven J. Schochet Endowment Course Development and Enhancement, Postdoctoral Award in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Samuel Eshborn Award, Outstanding Research Contribution Award, Research and Scholarship Showcase Award, César Chávez/Clara Hale Community Outreach Award, Ronald McNair/Arturo Alfonso Schomburg Academic Excellence Award, and the Arthur B. Zankel Urban Fellowship. These awards recognize scholarship, service, advocacy, and activism that support and empower marginalized and underrepresented communities.

For more info, please visit Dr. Caso’s faculty page.