Speaking Engagements

Areas of Expertise

LATINE MENTAL HEALTH, CULTURE, & STIGMA

COLLEGE STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES

COLLEGE STUDENT IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT

QTPOC MENTAL HEALTH, ACTIVISM, & LGBTQ+ RELATED TOPICS

BIPOC PROFESSIONALS MENTAL HEALTH

LATINIDAD, MACHISMO, & MASCULINITIES

Selected Presentations & Workshops

Presenter, Apoyando la salud mental de los jóvenes Latinx LGBT+. NAMI Greater Cleveland, June 2023.

Keynote, Stonewall: Legacies of Resilience and Action toward Liberation. Denison University Center for Belonging & Inclusion, October 2022.

Keynote, Choosing Queer Joy: Living Authentically LGBT. University of Dayton Living OUT Speaker Series, October 2022.

Keynote, Balancing Latinx Mental Health, Culture, and Stigma as Student Leaders. National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) Undergraduate Conference, September 2022.

Presenter, Herramientas para nuestra salud: Taller de salud emocional y bienestar para hombres. NAMI Greater Cleveland, June 2021 & 2022.

Keynote, Navigating Mental Health Challenges as Student Leaders. University of Dayton Multicultural Leadership Conference, March 2022.

Presenter, Mental Health Techniques for Supporting Pre-College Students. 2021 Association for Pre-College Program Directors Annual Conference.

Presenter, Student Growth Beyond the Classroom: Identity Formation During Residential Programs. 2021 Association for Pre-College Program Directors Annual Conference.

Co-Presenter, Navigating the Ivory Tower: Embracing Self-Preservatory Mental Health. 2021 NASPA Mental Health Strategies Conference & 2019 NASPA Multicultural Institute.

Previous speaking engagements include: National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations, Baldwin Wallace University, Case Western Reserve University, College of American Pathologists, University of Dayton, Cuyahoga Community College - Metro Campus, Denison University, Wilmington College, Kenyon College, NEOMED.