Biography

Kamilah Marie Woodson, Ph.D. is a full professor with tenure in the Howard University School of Education, Department of Human Development and Psycho-educational Studies, and is conducting research on friendship and its impact on psychological functioning among women of color. She is the former associate dean/director of Graduate Studies, Department Chair “woman”, and director of Training of the APA Accredited Counseling Psychology Ph.D. program. 

To date, Woodson has published over 25 referred journal articles and book chapters and has served on over 100 Doctoral Dissertation Committees (Advisor-40). Woodson has also been a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Howard University College of Medicine/Howard University Hospital, in the Howard University Division of Nursing, The Yale University School of Nursing, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and was the Director of the AGEP Program in the Howard University Graduate School. Additionally, Woodson served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Negro Education as the Book Review Editor for 7 years and has been the program evaluator on several NSF-Sponsored research projects, including the HU-ADVANCE IT grant. Through her work with NSF Sponsored Training Programs, and the Howard University Office of the Provost, Woodson provides Academic Leadership Coaching and Workshops for Junior Faculty and New University Administrators. 

Woodson is a graduate of the California School of Professional Psychology, LA, where she received the Ph.D. & M.A., degrees in Clinical Psychology and earned her Baccalaureate degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is currently working to earn a doctorate degree in ministry/master of divinity, from the Howard University School of Divinity. Woodson began her academic career conducting research on the impact of global colorism and furthered this agenda through the edited volume, “Colorism: Investigating a Global Phenomenon, with Implications for Research, Policy and Practice,” (2020) and through research as result of being a Fulbright-Hayes Fellow (Brazil, South America). 

To complete her clinical training, Woodson was selected by the Howard University Counseling Service as an Intern in the APA Accredited training program and has 30 years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples and groups. Woodson is trained in sex therapy and is studying to be trained in the provision of psychedelic therapy. Prior to the Howard University Counseling Service, she trained at FCI Terminal Island, Bureau of Prisons, DC Superior Court, Child Guidance Clinic, and The South-Central Training Consortium (Rape Crisis Center, Domestic Violence Shelter, and Shields for Families Substance Abuse Treatment Clinic) in South Central Los Angeles, CA. Post licensure as a clinical psychologist, Kamilah has worked in the Howard University Hospital Faculty Practice Plan, The Progressive Life Center, ReNew Psychotherapy, Washington Health Institute, Utopia Mental Health and Substance Abuse Clinic, and is currently a clinical supervisor at Capitol Hill Consortium for Counseling and Consultation. Woodson maintains a small consulting, executive coaching and private practice, Metropolitan Comprehensive Health Services, PLLC, in Maryland/Washington DC, started a psychological tech company in 2024, Epiphany Psychological Solutions, LLC, and is launching a Mental Health APP, EPIPHANY, Fall 2026. Further, Woodson is developing a Podcast/Television/Radio Show called “All things Love: Where love Heals,” that will be available in late 2026.