Team

Dr. Lillian Polanco-Roman is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at The New School for Social Research. Dr. Polanco-Roman is a licensed clinical psychologist. She completed a T32 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the Department of Psychiatry/Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute. She also completed her psychology internship at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and has trained at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi Medical Center, The Psychological Center at City College, CUNY, and The Wellness Center at John Jay College, CUNY.

Dr. Polanco-Roman's research interests are in the intersecting areas of cultural psychology, mental health disparities, and youth development. Her research aims to improve the cultural responsiveness of youth mental health research and suicide prevention by examining the impact of racism on the mental health of racially and ethnically minoritized and immigrant youth. Dr. Polanco-Roman is a member of the Youth Suicide Research Consortium, a national group of suicide research experts focused on minoritized youth populations, and a mentor for TRACC, a research training fellowship program for students from under-represented groups aiming to diversify the field of behavioral and addiction sciences.

Quoted in the Media

1. Suicide Among Black Girls Is a Mental Health Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight (Time, May 11, 2021)

2. What We Misunderstand About Suicide Among Black Americans (Time, February 4, 2022)

3. What Can Be Learned From Differing Rates of Suicide Among Groups (The New York Times, December 30, 2020)

Some Selected Lectures

1. Talk on Youth Suicide Risk Assessment with Minoritized Youth

2. Talk on Suicide Risk among Latinx Youth

3. SRS 2023: Plenary Session Advancing Suicide Prevention among Youth of Color Leaving No Child Behind