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David P. Rivera, PhD, is an associate professor of counselor education at Queens College-City University of New York. His professional experience includes college counseling, higher education administration, and also includes consultations and training on diversity, equity, and inclusion issues. His research is guided by critical theories and social justice frameworks, and explores cultural competency development and issues impacting the marginalization and wellbeing of people of color and oppressed sexual orientation and gender identity groups, with a focus on microaggressions. Learn more about Dr. Rivera’s work on Twitter @DavidPRivera or Instagram at riveradavidp.

Roberto L. Abreu, PhD, is an assistant professor of Counseling Psychology and the director of the Collective Healing and Empowering VoicEs through Research and Engagement (¡Chévere!) in the Department of Psychology at the University of Florida (UF). Dr. Abreu’s research explores ways in which marginalized communities resist systemic oppression and promote bienestar colectivo (collective well-being), with a particular focus on Latinx communities, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) and the intersection of Latinx and LGBTQ people and communities. Follow Dr. Abreu’s work on Twitter at @RLuisAbreu & @ChevereLab, Instagram at cheverelab, Facebook at Cheverelab.

Kirsten A. Gonzalez, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, specializing in counseling psychology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK). She is also a core faculty member in Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies and Latin American & Caribbean studies at UTK. Dr. Gonzalez's research and clinical interests include the psychological well-being of LGBTQ+ Black, Indigenous, and Other People of Color (BIPOC), migration experiences of Latinx community members, and allyship and social justice advocacy interventions. Follow Dr. Gonzalez on Twitter @DrKAGonzalez or Instagram @theresistlab. Learn more about Dr. Gonzalez’s work at https://resistlab.squarespace.com/