at Palo Alto University in 2011. Research Sue's work is dedicated to ethnic minorities and the difficulties they face in receiving treatment for mental health issues and how they may struggle in society due to discrimination and prejudice. Sue has raised awareness of these issues and has brought his research to medical committees to advocate for change. In pioneering research, Sue and his colleague Herman McKinney followed over 14,000 clients in 17 community mental health agencies located in King County in the State of Washington. The researchers observed out that Black clients receiving treatment tended to drop out much earlier than White clients. Sue offered ideas on how to properly address this issue while raising awareness that the situation was even happening in the first place. Sue also brought to light that there may be a lack of transparency and connection in how a therapist works with a minority client. In doing so, Sue identified holes that were present in the field of psychology regarding the treatment of ethnic minorities and addressed the problem by advocating for multicultural competence in mental health care. References External links Faculty home page Living people 1944 births 21st-century American psychologists University of Oregon alumni University of California, Los Angeles alumni Palo Alto University faculty University of California, Davis faculty 20th-century American psychologists