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Asabi Dean

Asabi Dean

Gary M. Chapman Endowed Chair of Marriage and Family & Associate Professor Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  • Email:
  • Department:
    Counseling
  • Location:
    Chicago
  • School:
    Graduate/Seminary in Chicago
  • Position:
    Teaching
  • Start Date:
    July 1, 2024
  • Personal Information:

    Dr. Dean has served in various ministry positions including Women's Bible Study leader, Intervarsity Graduate Christian Ministry Leadership team, Grace Community Church bookstore and currently as Serving in the 139 Disability Ministry as a co-leader of the Living Grace Mental Support Group.

  • Publications:

    Mitcham, M., Portman, T., Dean, A. (2009). Role of school counselors in creating equitable educational opportunities for students with disabilities in urban settings. Urban Education, 44(4), 465-482.

    Dean, Asabi. (2013). Young, gifted, & african-american in Iowa. In Grantham, T. C., Trotman Scott, M. F., & Harmon, D. A. (Ed.), Young, triumphant, and black (pp. 299-310). Waco, TX: Prufrock Press. 

    Dean, A., Lin, Y., and Stoner-Harris, T. (2019). Don’t Wait Until She Dies: A Global Perspective of the Long-Term Effects of Trauma After Sexual Assault, Counseling Australia Journal, 20(4), 52-62. 

    Williams, J. M., Byrd, J., Smith, C. D., & Dean, A. (2020). Photovoice as an Innovative Approach to Group Work with Black Youth in School Settings. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 45(3), 213-225.

  • Professional / Personal Interests:

    Dr. Dean enjoys spending time with her son and daughter-in-law and her two vibrant grandchildren when she isn't reading novels, knitting, swimming or visiting her neighborhood dog park.