Hi everyone!

I’m Dr. Eva McKinsey – a researcher, educator, facilitator, and doula dedicated to building healthy and accountable families and communities. I primarily live in Honolulu, HI.

As an applied social and community psychologist, I am fascinated by the question of how to be in right relationship with one another and the world around us. I believe we can do better — and build a kinder, more loving society where individuals, families, and neighbors can thrive.

I’m particularly interested in how our communities respond to harm, misunderstanding, and violence. Too often, our systems for addressing these issues perpetuate further harm. My work over the past six years has focused on researching and implementing practices — such as growth mindset interventions and trauma-informed approaches — that help move us toward more transformative forms of justice, accountability, and repair.

As a birth and postpartum doula, I also support families as they welcome new life — moments that embody the resilience and transformation at the heart of CORAL’s work. I see this care as part of the same continuum: creating conditions where people and communities can emerge, heal, and thrive together.

I founded CORAL Collaborative: Communities of Resilience, Accountability, and Learning as a space where these ideas and practices can grow together. Like coral reefs, our communities are living networks — resilient yet fragile, interdependent, and generative when in balance. CORAL Collaborative brings together research, education, facilitation, and birthwork to nurture this balance: strengthening our collective capacity for healing, learning, and growth.

I look forward to working with you.