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Teresa Rivera

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Teresa Rivera

Graduate Student

Berkey Hall

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Environment Migration and MovementsHealth Medicine and the Body

Biography

Teresa Rivera is a dual-major, PhD student with the Department of Sociology and Chicano/Latino Studies Program. Her research interests include understanding the lived experiences of Latino immigrants with a special interest in the: individual and collective conceptualizations of trauma, the duality of resilience, and how U.S. mental health interventions can holistically support the needs of the Latino immigrant community. Originally from Texas, Teresa combines her previous experiences growing

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