My educational and career goals are to obtain my Ph.D. in clinical psychology with a focus on chronic illnesses, specifically connective tissue diseases. I hope to contribute to foundational research concerning mental health with chronic diseases and the genetic factors that may contribute to mental health problems and disorders with connective tissue diseases. I understand there is not enough psychological research on certain chronic illnesses. I hope to work to add to that understanding and work with researchers with similar research goals and interests. I believe that with my diligence, there can be a broader discussion on genetic mental health issues with connective tissue diseases, and there can be further discovery on the consequences of mental health issues with chronic illnesses. With my Ph.D. in clinical psychology, I hope to work as a therapist for individuals struggling with chronic illnesses. I have known since I was 12 that being a therapist was the path I wanted to follow. I hope that by contributing to an underrepresented research interest, I can make a difference for other individuals with chronic illnesses and open up a space of open discussion for mental health problems with disease. I have thoroughly enjoyed my education at Texas Tech and learned much from my outstanding professors in the psychology department. I am excited to have the opportunity to continue to learn.

• Writing Consultant

  Higher Education · The Undergraduate Writing Center at Texas Tech University

  Jan 2023 – Present

• Student Assistant

  Higher Education · The Undergraduate Writing Center at Texas Tech University

  Jan 2022 – Jan 2023

• Student Assistant for Peer Education

  Non-Profit Organization Management · Office of LGBTQIA Education and Engagement at Texas Tech

  Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

• Advocacy
• Volunteering

• Swimming

  Intramural

  2020 – Present

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  Texas Tech University Department of Psychology · Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

  2022 – Present

  Research topic:

  Hispanic & Latinx Mental Health and Resiliency

• Classical Singer

  El Paso Conservatory of Music · Music

  2016 – 2021

  Productions:

  Recitals and Private Concerts

• Facilitator and Creator

  Advocacy · IGNITE! Office of LGBTQIA Education & Engagement

  2021 – 2022

  Mission:

  Accessible education to all groups who may not be well versed in advocacy and human rights, without judgment.

• Active Member

  Volunteering · Mortar Board

  2023 – Present

  Mission:

  Scholarship, leadership, and service shape Mortar Board’s foundation, and serve as a basis for membership and organizational operations.

• Chief Information Officer

  Advocacy · Texas Women's Alliance

  2022 – Present

  Mission:

  We are a non-profit organization that was first established in Lubbock, Texas in August of 2022 and is gradually expanding across the entire state. We are on a mission to expand sisterhood groups across the state of Texas which will act as uniting spaces for women empowerment. Our non-profit is led by a group of passionate young women, but our initiatives are intergenerational. Our goal is to reach ALL women to ensure these spaces are intersectional and serve the entire community of women in Texas.

• President

  Advocacy · Alpha Lambda Delta & Phi Eta Sigma

  2022 – Present

  Mission:

  First year student success, encouraging intelligent living and a higher standard of learning.

• Student Assistant for Peer Education

  Advocacy · LGBTQIA Offices of Texas Tech

  2021 – 2022

  Mission:

  Provide resources, understanding, and advocate for LGBTQIA students