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Chris Dabbs
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Chris Dabbs, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada. He is trained as a clinical mental health counselor and health service psychologist and holds licenses to practice in both the U.S. and Canada. In his research, Dr. Chris primarily focuses on ways in which social bias and stigma impact mental wellness, employment, and life satisfaction in religious minorities and people broadly described as neurodivergent. His research has been published in academic journals, collected volumes, and he has provided clinical training and presentations to national and local audiences. Outside of his academic responsibilities, he contracts with mental health organizations to provide neurodiversity-affirming autism assessments. He is open about his autistic identity to explicitly combat the myth that autistics can't succeed in the mental health fields.