Ronald Banks

Ronald W. Banks is a licensed psychologist with an emphasis on clinical, community, and forensic psychology. His interests focus on the intersections of African American stress and trauma, racism, Black fatherhood, and juvenile justice. Dr. Banks is a native of Portland, Oregon. He is currently an adjunct professor at Pacific Oaks College in the School of Cultural and Family Psychology and maintains a private practice in Pasadena. He utilizes traditional, as well as Complementary and Alternative/Integrative psychotherapy interventions, including African Centered psychology.

From 1995-2014, Dr. Banks was involved in destigmatizing the myths of Black fathers' non-involvement in their children's lives, as clinical director of Project Fatherhood, under the leadership of the late, prominent Black psychologist, Dr. Hershel L. Swinger. He continues to advocate for Black fathers.

Dr. Banks is a member of the expert witness panel for the Delinquency and Dependency Courts in Los Angeles County, which includes assessing the potential risks of abused children reuniting with their parents.

Also, in this capacity, Dr. Banks assesses incarcerated, primarily African American male adolescents in the juvenile justice system. He presents his findings based on current, cutting-edge neuroscience research.

Dr. Banks has presented across the U.S. and is available for speaking engagements