Aldo Barrita, M.A.
Aldo Barrita (he/his/él) is a queer Latinx Ph.D. Candidate in his 5th year at the Psychological and Brain Sciences Ph.D. Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He was born in Mexico and immigrated to the US when he was 16. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2017 and his Master's in Psychology from UNLV in 2019. His research focus includes how different forms of discrimination, primarily microaggressions, psychologically impact individuals from marginalized communities. Specifically, he has a special interest in Latinx and/or LGBTQ+ experiences with microaggressions as well as psychometrics. Aldo Barrita currently serves as the past student representative for the National Latinx Psychology Association (NLPA) and student Chair for APAGS. He has been awarded with prestigious honors and recognitions such as NLPA 2020 Presidential Citation, 2021 NLPA Distinguished Student Service Award and 2021 SPSP Janessa Shapiro Student Research Award and the 2022 Barbara Smith & Jewel E. Horvat Graduate Student Award for Research on Queer Individuals of Color Award from the Society for Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race (APA Division 45). In 2022 became a Mellon Fellow receiving the 2022-23 Crossing Latinidades Mellon Humanities Fellowship and the 2023-24 UNLV Barrick Graduate Fellowship.
Email: barrita@unlv.nevada.edu
Twitter: @aldobarrita
Website: https://aldobarrita.com/
Anthony King is a doctoral student in the Psychological and Brain Sciences Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Anthony moved to Las Vegas when he was 18 years old and spent over 14 years in the hospitality industry on the Las Vegas Strip before pursuing his doctoral degree at UNLV. His primary research interests revolve around examining novel biopsychosocial factors contributing to substance and behavioral addictions, with a particular emphasis on developing innovative, evidence-based strategies for combating these disorders in prevention and treatment programs. Anthony has received funding from the International Gaming Institute, the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, and the International Center for Responsible Gaming. Please see his CV link below for additional information and publications.
Email: kinga10@unlv.nevada.edu
Anthony (Tony) King, M.A.
Richard “Rich” Chang (he/they) is a 2nd-year doctoral student in the Psychological and Brain Sciences Ph.D. program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He received his B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from California State University, Fresno, and his M.A. in Psychology from California State University, Fullerton. His research focuses on marginalized individuals' intersectional experiences with the goal of increasing social justice.
Email: changr5@unlv.nevada.edu
Richard (Rich) Chang, M.A.
Michelle N. Strong (she/her/ella) is a fifth-year Mexican-American clinical psychology doctoral student at the University fo Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Michelle completed her Master's degree under the supervision of Drs. Daniel Allen and Bradley Donohue at UNLV. Her project focused on understanding the relationship between ethnic identity salience, mental health symptomatology, and experiences of discrimination in a diverse group of college students. Michelle's current research and clinical focus center around adapting clinical interventions, treatments, and psychological resources for diverse populations. Specifically, her dissertation project aims to understand better the role of discrimination in the experience of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms in cis-female Latinx veterans.
Email: stronm1@unlv.nevada.edu
Michelle N. Strong, M.A.
Former Graduaate Students
Danielle Le (she/her/hers) was a doctoral student in the Psychological and Brain Sciences Ph.D. program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). She has discontinued the program, and since, has pursued her Master’s in Social Work at the University of Southern California. She received her Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Real Estate, as well as her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from UNLV. As a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, she has seen first-hand the experiences and disparities of substance and behavioral addiction treatment. This has led her to her research interests in (1) examining the sociocultural disadvantages facing people with substance and behavioral addictions, (2) the role that social stigma in substance and behavioral treatment outcomes, and (3) how social stigma related to drug use and drug users might differ among certain marginalized populations. Her current research analyzes the connection between traumatic experiences and the formation of substance use disorders.
Email: cheund3@unlv.nevada.edu
