Dr. Shawn C.T. Jones is an Assistant Professor in the Counseling Program in the Psychology Department at Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Jones seeks to improve the psychosocial wellbeing of Black youth and their families by exploring mechanisms undergirding culturally-relevant protective and promotive factors. He is particularly interested in the interplay between racism-related stress and racial socialization processes. He is a co-creator of the video series and podcast, “Our Mental Health Minute."