Dr. Moturu

Dr. Moturu’s research program is grounded in an intersectionality framework, examining how race, gender, disability, and immigration status shape career and mental health outcomes. She pursues two interconnected lines of scholarship: (1) worker proactivity and self-advocacy, and (2) disparities in vocational and well-being outcomes for individuals with disabilities. Current projects include: (a) applying career self-management model to explore workplace advocacy behaviors and support for individuals with mental health disabilities (b) examining how black individuals with disabilities understand and invoke their rights under the American Disabilities Act (ADA) (c) community based participatory action research project on cross-cultural consultation with the University of West Indies, Jamaica to advance research on culturally responsive consultation.

Dr. Moturu’s clinical interests focuses on issues relevant to women, career development and meaning making, immigration related concerns, group counseling and supervision.

She completed her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at the University of Maryland, where she also earned a certificate in Quantitative Methodology: Measurement and Statistics and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology. She received her M.S.Ed. in Counseling and Mental Health Services from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Moturu began her academic journey with a B.E. (Hons.) in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Dubai, bringing an interdisciplinary perspective to her work.