Yvette Willock, MSW
Yvette Willock has over 29 years of diverse social work practice. She earned a BA in Psychology from LMU and holds an MSW from USC and an MA in Human and Organizational Systems from the Fielding Graduate University. Upon obtaining her MSW, Ms. Willock joined Kedren Community Mental Health Center as a Psychiatric Social Worker […]
Patricia Walshaw, PhD
As Director of the Neurobehavioral Epilepsy Program at UCLA and Assistant Professor, UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Dr. Walshaw has been an investigator on a number of research grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, has authored and co-authored numerous published papers and book chapters, and has presented at national scientific meetings. […]
Demontea Thompson
Demontea “Tae” Thompson, a native of Compton, is the Executive Director of Together We Inspire, a Los Angeles nonprofit focused on enhancing educational and career outcomes for foster youth. Currently pursuing a Ph.D. at UCLA’s School of Education, he explores strategies for empowering youth of color, particularly those involved in the child welfare and justice […]
Carina Rodrigues, MS
Carina F. Rodrigues is a research assistant for Dr. Eraka Bath and UCLA Psychiatry’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) department. She holds an M.S. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from San Diego State University and a B.A. in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. While in graduate school, she examined parole and […]
Emily Ricketts, PhD
Dr. Ricketts is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences. She is housed in the Child OCD, Anxiety, and Tic Disorders Program. Here, she provides training and supervision to clinical graduate externs; serves as an attending in the outpatient trainee clinic, where she trains and supervises clinical psychology interns and […]
Sheena Powels, JD
Sheena Powels is a Senior Staff Attorney at Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project. Sheena has worked at Esperanza for over five and a half years primarily representing children. Her passion for working with children has been lifelong. She has spent time volunteering with abused, neglected, and abandoned children living in group homes, and held an internship […]
Gina Poe, PhD
Gina Poe has been working since 1995 on the mechanisms through which sleep serves memory consolidation and restructuring. Dr. Poe is a southern California native who graduated from Stanford University then worked for two post-baccalaureate years at the VA researching Air Force Test Pilots’ brainwave signatures under high-G maneuvers. She then earned her PhD in […]
Lucero Noyola
Lucero Noyola (she/her) spent time in California’s foster care and juvenile justice system. She earned her MSW from the USC School of Social Work in 2019 and now works as a Program Officer for the Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation. In her role at the foundation, she oversees the relationship with various organizations and has stewarded […]
Carmen Noyola
Carmen Noyola spent time in California’s foster care and juvenile justice systems. She earned her MUP from the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy in 2020 and now works as a Land Use Specialist & Acquisitions Analyst for Linc Housing Corporation. In addition to her position at Linc, she consults on youth program development […]
Kristina Lopez
Kristina G. Lopez is a second-year undergraduate student double majoring in Psychology and Chicanx Studies with a minor in Applied Developmental Psychology. After her undergraduate training, she plans to apply to Clinical Psychology PhD programs to further her research focusing across systems to promote mental health care equity for Latiné and racial-ethnic minority youth. Her […]