Tania Israel is a Professor in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology and an Associate Dean for DEI in the Gevirtz School at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, a Masters degree in Human Sexuality Education, and a B.A. in Psychology and Women’s Studies. Dr. Israel is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and Past-President of the Society of Counseling Psychology (SCP). Her scholarship on interventions to support the mental health and well-being of LGBTQ individuals and communities has been solicited by the Institute of Medicine, Congress, and the White House. Her honors include 2019 Congressional Woman of the Year (CA 24^th District), Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Award for Excellence in Mental Health from the California Asian & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus, and Emerging Leader Award from the American Psychological Association Committee on Women in Psychology. Her TEDx talks (How to Win a Political Argument, What Halibut Fajitas Taught Me About Bridging the Political Divide, and Bisexuality and Beyond) have been viewed by many. She directs a research team at UCSB that develops and studies interventions to support the psychological health of LGBTQ individuals and communities.

See a summary of the first 25 years of Dr. Israel’s academic career here