<p>Rhemma Payne is an Assistant Professor in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Western Kentucky University, and an active researcher & advocate of cultural humility and social justice.</p>
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<p>Dr. Rhemma Payne earned a doctorate in counsellor education and supervision and is a licensed mental health counsellor (LMHC) with over twelve years of clinical experience in various settings including community mental health and psychiatric hospitals. She is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Western Kentucky University and currently resides in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Dr. Payne is a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), an approved clinical supervisor (ACS), a board-certified telemental health (BC-TMH) provider, and a 2020 National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) doctoral-level minority fellowship scholar. Dr. Payne enjoys participating in service work related to counselling examinations and credentialing, and currently serves as a Subject Matter Expert for the NBCC Foundation in collaboration with the Center for Credentialing and Education (CCE). Dr. Payne's research interests include cultural responsivity and humility; social justice in counselling, research, and teaching; critical qualitative onto-epistemologies (i.e., storytelling); internalised stereotypes of identity and (un)wellness; and benefits/burden of mentorship for Black women and women of colour in higher education settings.</p>