Edwin Garcia Carlos Jr. (he/him/his) is an Assistant Professor in School Psychology (SPSY). Edwin earned his doctoral degree in School Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley and joined the Seattle University faculty in 2025. He also completed his Bachelor's of Arts with Honors in Psychology and a minor in Education at Stanford University in 2020.

Edwin completed his APPIC doctoral internship in San Francisco Unified School District and has worked as a practicum student in Oakland Unified School District, Hayward Unified School District, Piedmont Unified School District, and the Alameda County Juvenile Justice Center. As a school psychology intern and practicum student, Edwin specialized in providing culturally responsive assessments and counseling to diverse students across his schools. 

Edwin's dissertation research was on Filipino and Asian American mental health and cultural identity attitudes. His dissertation, titled "More than Colonialism: Expanding Theories of Filipino American Cultural Identity," examined Filipino American cultural identity attitudes using frameworks inspired by Black racial identity theories. Edwin has presented his work on Filipino and Asian American mental health and cultural identity at state and national conferences such as the American Psychological Association, the National Association of School Psychologists, and the Association for Asian American Studies.  

Edwin grew up in Hawaii and Washington state, and he went to high school in Bellevue, Washington. He is also actively involved with Filipino and Asian American community organizations in the Puget Sound area. Edwin is also an avid video game, tennis, and basketball player.