Mónica Torreiro-Casal holds a PhD in Counselling Psychology from Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts  and an MFT (Marriage and Family therapist master’s degree) with Latinx mental health emphasis from Santa Clara University, California. She works as Lecturer for the Chicana/o department at UC Davis, California where she teaches six classes with a mental health emphasis developed by her mentor Professor Flores. Her research, clinical and teaching interests include Latinx and Immigrant Community Mental Health, Feminist Chicanx Psychology, and Minority Qualitative Research. As a trained psychologist, she has worked in community mental health settings and university counseling services (domestic violence, addictions, LGBTQIA, immigrants, school settings). Mónica’s clinical emphasis at UC Davis as postdoctoral fellow psychologist focused on AB540 and undocumented students on campus. She conducts research on immigration and mental health and mentors students on their research projects and academic journeys.