Kevin Nadal
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Kevin Nadal, Ph.D. is an author
, comedian
, and professor
. He has been a guest on O'Reilly Factor on Fox News and a commentator on The History Channel
. He has been featured several times on The Filipino Channel
and in Filipinas Magazine
. He is the author of the book, Filipino American Psychology: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice. In 2006, he was named one of the hottest bachelors of People Magazine. He performs his comedy and poetry at the world famous Nuyorican Poets Cafe
and Bowery Poetry Club
in New York City
. He is openly gay.
. He received a Master's in counseling from Michigan State University
. He received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Columbia University
in 2008. He is currently an associate professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice
in New York City. He was granted tenure and promotion on November 11, 2011, after just three years as an assistant professor. His research concentrates on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender. His writings also focus on the concept of racial microaggression
s, and other microaggressions or subtle forms of discrimination towards racial/ethnic minorities, women, and LGBT
populations.
He is the author of over 30 publications in the fields of psychology and education.. Some of these include his published Racial and Ethnic Microaggression Scale , as well as Women and Mental Disorders: a four-volume set which highlights women's psychological health a from a feminist and multicultural perspective. http://www.abc-clio.com/product.aspx?id=2147508875
, Bowery Poetry Club
, the Actors Temple
, and the Kraine Theater. In 2006, he performed a cabaret show called "Psychotherapy" at the Duplex in New York. He has performed at hundreds of colleges and universities all over the country, as well as national Filipino American, Asian American, and LGBT conferences and conventions. He was also featured in the independent film, Brown Soup Thing (2008).
(being noted as one of the fastest growing online petitions of all time). This led to several media appearances, including an interview with Bill O'Reilly
on the O'Reilly Factor.
for being the first comprehensive book on Filipino American mental health issues. In 2009, he toured all over the United States and Canada, promoting the book, speaking at colleges and universities, while also performing standup comedy, and poetry.
Dr. Nadal's second book, Filipino American Psychology: A Collection of Personal Narratives was released in July 2010. It contains stories from an array of Filipino American professors, artists, activists, and students.
Author
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, comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
, and professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
. He has been a guest on O'Reilly Factor on Fox News and a commentator on The History Channel
The History Channel
History, formerly known as The History Channel, is an American-based international satellite and cable TV channel that broadcasts a variety of reality shows and documentary programs including those of fictional and non-fictional historical content, together with speculation about the future.-...
. He has been featured several times on The Filipino Channel
The Filipino Channel
The Filipino Channel is an international television station owned by the Philippine-based multimedia conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is currently available in Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and the United States. It has over two million subscribers in these...
and in Filipinas Magazine
Filipinas Magazine
Filipinas was a monthly magazine that catered to the Filipino American community. The magazine's inception was in 1992 and it became a nationally-distributed magazine that served Filipinos in the United States. It covered many aspects of the Filipino diaspora, particularly on Philippine heroes,...
. He is the author of the book, Filipino American Psychology: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice. In 2006, he was named one of the hottest bachelors of People Magazine. He performs his comedy and poetry at the world famous Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Nuyorican Poets Café
The Nuyorican Poets Café is a non-profit organization in Alphabet City, Manhattan. It is a bastion of the Nuyorican art movement in New York City, USA, and has become a forum for poetry, music, hip hop, video, visual arts, comedy and theatre.-History:...
and Bowery Poetry Club
Bowery Poetry Club
The Bowery Poetry Club is a New York City poetry performance space founded by Bob Holman in 2002. Located at 308 Bowery, between Bleecker and Houston Streets in Manhattan's East Village, the BPC provides a home base for established and upcoming artists...
in New York City
New York City
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. He is openly gay.
Education and academic career
Nadal graduated with his Bachelor's degrees in psychology and political science from the University of California, IrvineUniversity of California, Irvine
The University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA...
. He received a Master's in counseling from Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
. He received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in 2008. He is currently an associate professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
The John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a senior college of the City University of New York in Midtown Manhattan, New York City and is the only liberal arts college with a criminal justice and forensic focus in the United States. The college offers programs in Forensic Science and Forensic...
in New York City. He was granted tenure and promotion on November 11, 2011, after just three years as an assistant professor. His research concentrates on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender. His writings also focus on the concept of racial microaggression
Racial microaggression
Microaggression is the idea that specific interactions between those of different races, cultures, or genders can be interpreted as non-physical aggression. The term was first coined by American psychologist Chester M...
s, and other microaggressions or subtle forms of discrimination towards racial/ethnic minorities, women, and LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
populations.
He is the author of over 30 publications in the fields of psychology and education.. Some of these include his published Racial and Ethnic Microaggression Scale , as well as Women and Mental Disorders: a four-volume set which highlights women's psychological health a from a feminist and multicultural perspective. http://www.abc-clio.com/product.aspx?id=2147508875
Entertainment career
Nadal is a comedian, actor, and performance artist who has performed at venues all over the United States and Canada. He has performed three one-man shows at venues in New York City like the Nuyorican Poets CafeNuyorican Poets Café
The Nuyorican Poets Café is a non-profit organization in Alphabet City, Manhattan. It is a bastion of the Nuyorican art movement in New York City, USA, and has become a forum for poetry, music, hip hop, video, visual arts, comedy and theatre.-History:...
, Bowery Poetry Club
Bowery Poetry Club
The Bowery Poetry Club is a New York City poetry performance space founded by Bob Holman in 2002. Located at 308 Bowery, between Bleecker and Houston Streets in Manhattan's East Village, the BPC provides a home base for established and upcoming artists...
, the Actors Temple
The Actors Temple
The Actors' Temple, officially named Congregation Ezrath Israel, is a synagogue founded in 1917 in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Located at 339 West 47th Street since 1923, the temple was originally dubbed "The West Side Hebrew Relief Association," and it was the...
, and the Kraine Theater. In 2006, he performed a cabaret show called "Psychotherapy" at the Duplex in New York. He has performed at hundreds of colleges and universities all over the country, as well as national Filipino American, Asian American, and LGBT conferences and conventions. He was also featured in the independent film, Brown Soup Thing (2008).
Desperate Housewives controversy
Nadal gained national and international attention when he started an online petition against ABC Studios for the negative statements made about Philippine medical schools on the television show Desperate Housewives.. The petition gained hundreds of thousands of signatures in a few days on PetitionOnlinePetitionOnline
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(being noted as one of the fastest growing online petitions of all time). This led to several media appearances, including an interview with Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly (political commentator)
William James "Bill" O'Reilly, Jr. is an American television host, author, syndicated columnist and political commentator. He is the host of the political commentary program The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel, which is the most watched cable news television program on American television...
on the O'Reilly Factor.
Filipino American Psychology
Dr. Nadal's book Filipino American Psychology: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice has gained attention in the US and the PhilippinesPhilippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
for being the first comprehensive book on Filipino American mental health issues. In 2009, he toured all over the United States and Canada, promoting the book, speaking at colleges and universities, while also performing standup comedy, and poetry.
Dr. Nadal's second book, Filipino American Psychology: A Collection of Personal Narratives was released in July 2010. It contains stories from an array of Filipino American professors, artists, activists, and students.
External links
- http://www.bakitwhy.com/articles/kevin-nadal-adds-author-resume-and-publishes-first-book-ever-pilipino-american-psychology
- http://www.bakitwhy.com/articles/kevin-nadal-embarks-filipino-american-psychology-book-tour
- http://www.eastbayexpress.com/artsculture/now_you_see_him/Content?oid=1176964