Dr. Flores is a community-clinical psychologist (UC Berkeley, 1982). She has done postdoctoral work in health psychology. Her research focus has been substance abuse treatment outcomes, women’s mental health, intimate partner violence, the mental health of immigrant men, and Latina STEM scholars journey into the academy.

A Professor of Psychology in Chicana/o Studies at UC Davis for the past 31 years, Dr. Flores’ publications reflect her life’s work of bridging community and clinical psychology and Chicano/Latino studies, as she foregrounds gender, ethnicity, and sexualities in her clinical, teaching, and research practice. Her book Chicana and Chicano Mental Health: Alma, Mente y Corazon was published by the University of Arizona Press in March 2013 and Psychological Perspectives for Chicano/Latino Families was published by Cognella Academic Publishers in 2014. A 2021 edition was co-authored with Dr. Mónica Torreiro-Casal. Sentia Academic Publishers published her book on Latinx Children and Adolescents in 2016. Her latest book, Cultura y Corazon: A Decolonial Methodology for Community Engaged Research, was published by the University of Arizona Press in 2020.

Dr. Flores is a national and international consultant on cultural humility, prevention, and treatment of trauma, gender, migration, and mental health, and self-care for advocates of color. She is the president of Division 27 of the American Psychological Association, the Society for Community Research and Action (2021–2024).