Stacey is an Assistant Professor of Counselor Education at Cleveland State University, a licensed professional clinical counselor and supervisor, as well as diplomate and clinical sexologist with the American Board of Sexology. Dr. Litam is a member of the Forbes Health Advisory Board and an Advisory Council Member for the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) Minority Fellowship Program. Dr. Litam’s speaking, research, and clinical areas of specialization include topics related to mental health and sexual well-being, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB), intergenerational trauma, as well as Asian and Pacific Islander (API) American concerns. She is an immigrant and identifies as a Filipina American woman. Dr. Litam’s work has been featured in Forbes Health, National Public Radio (NPR), Discovery Magazine, Psychology Today, The National Institutes of Health, Mental Health Academy, as well as in podcasts, documentaries, and news outlets. She has nearly 50 academic publications including 17 research articles archived in the World Health Organization’s global literature database on COVID-19 and she is one of the foremost leading researchers on the impact of racial discrimination on the mental health of diverse racial and ethnic groups. In her spare time, Dr. Litam enjoys traveling, searching for the perfect cake donut, and having dance parties with her two sons.