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Mariafernanda Macias, B.S.

Clinical Psychology PhD Student (CUA)

I received my B.S. in Psychology and Family and Child Sciences from Florida State University in 2021. I am currently pursing my doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology, with a focus in Children, Families, and Cultures, at The Catholic University of America. My clinical interests include serving bilingual children and families, specifically Spanish-speaking families. My research interests focus on investigating contextual factors, unique to families, that promote risk or resilience to children’s behavioral, social, and emotional development, parenting behaviors, and family relationships.

Rebecca La Costa, M.A.

Clinical Psychology PhD Candidate (CUA)

I obtained my undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Spanish at Loyola University, Maryland. My interests center on children, language, behavior, and family systems. Externship placements have included Children's National's Primary Care clinic and Kennedy Krieger Institute's Department of Neuropsychology.

Maggie Gillen, M.A.

Clinical Psychology & Community Psychology PhD Student (UMBC)

I received my B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from Loyola University Maryland, and completed my M.A. in Applied Psychology at the University College Cork in Cork, Ireland. My current research interests prioritize consideration for ecological contexts that inform barriers to care, culturally congruent treatment, and pre-existing strengths to facilitate positive socioemotional development for children in immigrant families. I am also interested in utilizing community-based participatory research methods in my work.

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