Luna Mulder, PsyD

Attending Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Instructor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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Luna Mulder, PsyD

Luna Mulder, PsyD

Attending Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Instructor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Medical Services

Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
Boston University
Boston
MA
Graduate School
Boston College, Mass School of Professional Psychology
Boston
MA
Professional History

Dr. Luna Acharya Mulder is a psychologist at the Trauma and Community Resilience Center at Boston Children’s Hospital. She is an instructor of psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She has many years of experience providing trauma-informed, culturally responsive treatment to children suffering from mental illness and families who are victims of structural racism and poverty. She also has experience conducting psychological assessments to children with learning disabilities. Dr. Mulder is Bhutanese and brings intimate knowledge of Bhutanese culture, language, and the refugee experience to the TCRC. She joined the TCRC in 2012 as a consultant and is now a psychologist helping implement Trauma Systems Therapy for Refugees (TST-R) to resettled refugees and immigrants in the United States and Canada.

Publications

Leveraging community-based mental health services to reduce inequities for children and families living in United States who have experienced migration-related trauma. View Abstract
The Refugee and Immigrant Core Stressors Toolkit (RICST): Understanding the Multifaceted Needs of Refugee and Immigrant Youth and Families Through a Four Core Stressors Framework. View Abstract
Bhutanese Refugee Youth: The Importance of Assessing and Addressing Psychosocial Needs in a School Setting. View Abstract