CIRECIE A. WEST-OLATUNJI, PH. D.

 Cirecie A. West-Olatunji, Ph.D. holds the position of Assistant Professor of Counseling at the University of Florida.  Dr. West-Olatunji is also president of CCMA, an educational consulting firm dedicated to the development of programs which focus on cultural identity and awareness.   Dr. West-Olatunji is a nationally recognized presenter (over 100 presentations), trainer and author in the areas of multicultural education and counseling.  Internationally, Dr. West-Olatunji has provided consultation and training in Osaka, Hiroshima, Tottori, and Fukuoka cities in Japan in the area of culturally relevant anti-bias education for young children. Cirecie West-Olatunji has provided educational consultation to a PBS children's television show on diversity through KCET-TV in Los Angeles, CA ("Puzzle Place").  Her most recent research endeavors included serving as clinical director of the University of New Orleans-Xavier University of LA Joint Research Centers for Multiculturalism & Counseling, a clinical research laboratory for counseling interns to acquire multicultural counseling skills in community settings.  Dr. West-Olatunji is a graduate of Dartmouth College and attended Teachers College of Columbia University where she pursued graduate studies in the area of Multicultural Counseling Psychology.  Dr. West-Olatunji holds a doctorate degree in Counselor Education from the University of New Orleans.  Cirecie West-Olatunji is licensed as a professional counselor (LPC) and as a marriage and family therapist (LMFT).  She is also a state-approved domestic and family mediator, and is President-elect of the Association for Multicultural Counseling & Development, a division of the American Counseling Association.

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