Manal shares how she came to Canada at 12 years old from Egypt, and her first language is Arabic. She said she struggled when people would tell her she wouldn’t make it to post-secondary. She states that as a director of a clinical psychology program, she supports students who are more disadvantaged due in part to the intersections of their identities. She voices there is power in mentorship.
Manal Guirguis-Younger, Ph.D., R. Psych., is the Director of the PsyD program at Adler University in Vancouver, British Columbia. Dr. Guirguis-Younger’s research is focused on the areas of community, homelessness, palliative care, volunteer resources, and alternative models of health-service delivery to marginalized groups. Her work maps the unique health and social needs of various under-serviced populations at the end of life, providing recommendations on how to overcome the challenges impeding access to equitable health services. Throughout her career, and more strongly in recent years, she has been involved in academic leadership, models of governance, and program development. Prior to her appointment at Adler University, she served in multiple roles at Saint Paul University in Ottawa, Ontario, including Director of Graduate Studies, Director of MA and Doctoral-level Counselling Programs, as well as Dean of the Faculty. She has been extensively involved in EDI and Indigenization initiatives.
