Carissa Dwiwardani, Professor of Psychology at Biola University

Professor of Psychology at Biola University and Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Psychology and Theology

Carissa Dwiwardani is Professor of Psychology at Biola University, and Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Psychology and Theology. She is board certified in clinical psychology (ABPP) and is licensed to practice as a psychologist in California and Virginia. She obtained her PhD in clinical psychology at Biola University. Her clinical internship was completed at the National Asian American Psychology Training Center (NAAPTC) in San Francisco, which is APA-accredited and focused on the intersection of culture and psychological well-being. Her experience in higher education includes serving as the Director of Regent University’s PsyD training clinic, the Psychological Services Center, from 2013-2018, where she was actively involved in the Association for Psychology Training Clinics (APTC). She has been awarded the William L. Hathaway Outstanding Faculty Award (2015) at Regent University and was a Multicultural Concerns Scholar for American Psychological Association Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) in 2014-15. In her 10+ years in higher education, she has taught graduate courses including Diagnosis and Treatment Planning, Psychodynamic Therapy, Ethics, Multicultural Psychology among others. She has published in peer-reviewed journals, and presented at national and international conferences in the areas of positive psychology, Christian integration and multicultural psychology, and is the co-author of a book by IVP Academic, The Integration Journey: A Student’s Guide to Faith, Culture and Psychology.