Frandelia Moore
Clinical Associate Professor of Applied Psychology; Director of Graduate Studies
About
Frandelia Moore, Psy.D. is a Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Applied Psychology at New York University (NYU), where she oversees the residential and online Master’s in Counseling programs. She teaches courses including Cross-Cultural Counseling, Social Justice Practice for Counselors, and Group Dynamics: Theory and Practice. Dr. Moore uses multicultural and social justice lenses throughout her teaching to examine the application of counseling theory, treatment, and clinical practice. She emphasizes the ways counselors-in-training can take action to support themselves, their clients, and their communities.
Before joining NYU, Dr. Moore worked for 20 years in child and adolescent mental health services. She also maintains a private clinical practice working with adolescents and adults navigating trauma, identity, relationships, life transitions, and mental health concerns. Her clinical approach is collaborative, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed, drawing from Narrative, Psychodynamic, and other therapeutic approaches. Her work centers the intersections of identity, culture, personal history, and systemic forces, with a focus on helping clients develop self-awareness, process trauma, and navigate complex social and institutional systems.
Dr. Moore’s research interests include mixed-race identity, intersectionality in academia, and systems change in higher education.
