Hola. My name is Chicas.
I am an organizational behavior scientist who explores the psychological experiences and interpersonal dynamics of marginalized employees at work. I do this by employing various methodologies across three main research streams: 1) diversity & immigration, 2) narrative identity, and 3) intergenerational behavior.
I am a first-generation Latinx college student. I am the son of Salvadoran immigrants who taught me perseverance, and the beneficiary of mentors, counselors, and coaches who believed in me, especially when I did not.
For this reason, I strive to create community and empowerment as a member of the PhD Project, an Hermano of La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc., and an advisor to numerous equity initiatives.
I am a storyteller. Prior to attending graduate school, I traveled the country performing spoken words. More than a therapeutic art form, storytelling was, and continues to be, a vehicle to transmit empathy and knowledge.
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