Location: Zoom
Talk Description: In this talk, Cerezo will share recent community-partnered research projects that explore how intersectional discrimination impacts mental health and substance use among racial and ethnically diverse LGBTQ+ communities. Cerezo will also discuss intersectional approaches to health equity research, including qualitative and quantitative work.
The UMD-PRC Seminar Series is our internal-facing educational opportunity for those in the UMD community looking to learn more about LGBTQ+ related research. Keep an eye out for our webinar series, which is external-facing and geared more towards LGBTQ+ mental health related practice!
Speaker: Dr. Alison Cerezo
Dr. Alison Cerezo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology at University of California Santa Barbara. Dr. Cerezo also directs the Social & Health Equity Lab at UCSB where she leads her team in carrying out community-partnered qualitative, quantitative and mixed methodologies in the U.S. and Mexico. Dr. Cerezo is also the lead strategy evaluator for the LGBTQ+ Health Disparities Project, a statewide initiative to foster health equity among LGBTQ+ women and non-binary Californians.