Leadership Council

President

Milton A. Fuentes, Psy.D.

Associate Professor and Deputy Chair, Psychology Department Co-Director,

New Faculty Program, Montclair State University

fuentesm@mail.montclair.edu

BIO

Dr. Milton Fuentes received his MA in Psychology with a concentration in Latino Mental Health from Montclair State University and his Psy.D in clinical psychology from the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University. He completed a pre-doctoral fellowship in clinical and community psychology at Yale University and directed a one-year epidemiological study at Columbia University. He is currently an Associate Professor at Montclair State University, a licensed psychologist in New Jersey and New York as well as the Director of the Clinical and Community Studies laboratory in the Psychology department. He is a founding member and former president of the Latino Psychological Association of New Jersey and the current President of the National Latino Psychological Association. Dr. Fuentes' interests are in the areas of Latino and multicultural psychology, child psychology and family psychology. He serves as a consultant to several schools and community-based programs, including the Puerto Rican Family Institute.

President- Elect

Lynda Field

Suffolk University

Counseling Center

lfield@suffolk.edu

BIO

At the 2010 NLPA conference I and two colleagues facilitated a roundtable entitled “She’s from the Ghetto: Class and the Latina Psychologist”. More than forty young Latina professionals and graduate students came to share their experiences many of whom felt out of place in their graduate programs. For these young women and others out there I believe it is important to begin my professional bio with a brief personal history. I was born in Brooklyn, NY the youngest of three children who after several moves were eventually raised in Chicago, IL. My mother, one of 11 children, left her beloved Puerto Rico at the age of 16 following in the footsteps of her elder siblings seeking employment and an escape from poverty. Her fourth grade education made this difficult for her, particularly as a single parent, however she instilled in me the value of a college education and she and my extended family provided the emotional support that allowed me to achieve.

I received my MA and Ph.D. in Child Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver and then moved to Boston to complete a pre-doctoral Internship at Boston Children’s Hospital. I went on to complete a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital in the Children and the Law Program and subsequently joined the staff holding an appointment as a Clinical Instructor in Psychology at the Harvard Medical School. I left the field of Forensic Psychology in 2005.

I am a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Services at Suffolk University, a small private urban institution in Boston, MA. I hold a clinical academic position in the Suffolk University Counseling Center where I am Director of Training for our APA accredited Pre-doctoral Internship. In addition to my administrative responsibilities I provide psychological services, teach, and supervise pre-doctoral interns. I am currently serving on the University’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) and have been my department representative for the University Curriculum Committee and Educational Policy Committees. In the past I have served as an Associate member of the APA ethics committee and on the board of the Massachusetts Association of Guardian Ad Litems. In all of my roles I strive to be a collaborative, positive, and culturally competent professional.

Past - President

Edward Delgado-Romero, PhD.

Associate Professor

University of Georgia

edelgado@uga.edu

BIO

I was born in Mount Vernon, New York. My parents were immigrants from Colombia. We moved to Atlanta, GA in 1971 and I grew up there. I am the oldest of three children, a Scorpio and an INTJ. I take a collectivist view of relationships and personalismo and familismo are cultural values that matter to me. I serve in NLPA because it is my professional home and the place I feel most energized and comfortable with. I wish for NLPA to be able to reach further out to all the students and professionals who need the group. Graduate degree (s) and institution (s) Masters, Counseling and Personnel Services Masters, University of Notre Dame Doctorate, University of Notre Dame

Secretary

Melissa Donovick

donovick@usc.edu

BIO

Coming soon…

Treasurer

Manuel Paris, Psy.D.

Associate Professor

Yale University School of Medicine

manuel.paris@yale.edu

BIO

Dr. Manuel Paris is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine and Deputy Director of Hispanic Services for the Connecticut Mental Health Center. He also serves as Director of Training for the Latino Track of the Yale Psychology Pre and Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program at the Hispanic Clinic. His professional focus is on the application of evidence based behavioral health services within a culturally appropriate framework, with a specific emphasis on substance use and co-occurring disorders in adults. As such, he is actively involved in the following three areas: 1) evaluation of cultural/linguistic adaptations of evidence based interventions and assessments; 2) multisite training and fidelity monitoring; and 3) workforce development. He has co-authored numerous articles on Latino behavioral health issues and also teaches and lectures extensively on this topic.

Student Representative

Jonathan Dator

JonathanDator@msn.com

BIO

Coming soon…

Student and Professional Development Coordinator

Shannon Chavez Korell

BIO

I am an assistant professor in Counseling Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I have been a member of NLPA since 2002. As the Student and Early-Professional Coordinator, I work closely with the NLPA student representative to help establish programming and organize resources for the NLPA student membership. My clinical interests include group dynamics, resilience, and identity development. My research examines the influence of sociocultural variables (e.g., ethnic identity, cultural health beliefs, cultural healing practices, cultural values, historical loss, etc.) on physical and mental health outcomes for Latinos and Urban American Indians. Some of the community research projects I am currently involved with include: Evaluation of a clinical treatment for depression with Latino elders; Research examining physical and mental health outcomes for Latino adults living in Southeastern Wisconsin; Community based participatory research with the Urban American Indian community in Milwaukee examining the effects of cultural healing and historical loss/trauma on physical and mental health outcomes; A study examining sociocultural factors and their relationship to the college adjustment and academic retention of Latino college students.

Early Career Psychologist Representative

Lizette Ojeda, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Counseling Psychology Program

Department of Educational Psychology

Texas A&M University

lizetteojeda@tamu.edu

BIO

Lizette Ojeda is an assistant professor of counseling psychology at Texas A&M University. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Missouri. Her research focuses on Mexican American and Mexican immigrant issues pertaining to masculinity, career development, and mental health. Her hobbies include photography, reading, and watching documentaries.

Membership Chair

Hector Y. Adames, Psy.D.

Assistant Professor

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

hadames@thechicagoschool.edu

BIO

Dr. Hector Y. Adames is a licensed neuropsychologist who received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Wright State University. He completed his APA accredited pre-doctoral internship at the Boston University School of Medicine's Center for Multicultural Mental Health and a two-year APA accredited post-doctoralresidency in clinical neuropsychology at Boston University School of Medicine’s Center for Translational Cognitive Neuroscience. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology where he leads the Health Psychology concentration. His research and clinical expertise focus on assessment, cognitive aging, memory functioning, health, multiculturalism, professional training in psychology, and Latino psychology. Dr. Adames is licensed to practice in both Illinois and New York.

Newsletter Editor

Manuel X. Zamarripa

BIO

Manuel X. Zamarripa received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame where he earned his B.A. in Psychology and Theology. He received his master's degree from Our Lady of the Lake University in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy. He returned to the Mid-West for his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison also in Counseling Psychology. Manuel was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. Due in part to his personal background and experience, his research interests include Latino/Chicano ethnic identity development and the sociocultural factors influencing Latina/o achievement. Similarly, his interests also include the history and current development of Chicana/o psychology and counseling. His counseling is guided by multicultural and social constructionist perspectives as they apply to working with marginalized populations. He is currently an associate professor at Texas A&M University-Corpus Chrisit. He has also provided counseling services in various settings including community clinics, elementary and secondary schools, and higher education settings.

Historian

Marie Miville, Ph.D

Associate Professor

Teachers College, Columbia University

mlm2106@columbia.edu

BIO

Marie L. Miville, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Professor Miville received her doctorate in counseling psychology from the University of Maryland at College Park. Her doctoral work focused on identity development among Latinos and Latinas. Dr. Miville also developed one of the first scales to examine positive or non prejudicial social attitudes towards others, the Miville-Guzman Universality-Diversity Scale (M-GUDS); this scale measures attitudes of awareness and acceptance of the similarities and differences between people. Professor Miville has conducted research and developed workshops exploring the impact of oppression and privilege as based on various aspects of identity, including race, culture, and gender, among populations of color. More recent work has focused on cross-cultural understandings of gender and gender roles. Dr. Miville is the author of 49 journal articles and book chapters dealing with multicultural issues in counseling and psychology.

Senior Advisor

Patricia Arredondo, Ed.D

Associate Vice Chancellor and

Interim Dean-School of Continuing Education

Professor, Department of Educational Psychology

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

BIO

Dr. Arredondo is the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Interim Dean for the School of Continuing Education for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is also a Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology. She is a past president of the American Counseling Association, National Latina/o Psychological Association, and the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development. She is a National Certified Counselor and licensed psychologist and of Mexican-American heritage.

Senior Advisor

Azara Santiago-Rivera, Ph.D., NCC

Professor

Department of Educational Psychology

Counseling Psychology Program

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Division 45 and 17 Fellow

azara@uwm.edu

Other Contacts

American Psychological Association Liason

Alberto Figueroa

afigueroa@apa.org