Amy Woods, MD
Amy Woods, MD is the founding program director and assistant clinical professor for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship program at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Woods brings a wealth of experience to her role. She completed her Doctor of Medicine degree at Keck School of Medicine […]
Jennifer Tu
Jennifer Tu (she/her) is a 2nd-year psychiatry resident. In 2016, she was elected to be a Luce Scholar in Taipei, Taiwan, where she learned about and researched caring for people with dementia. As a resident, she participated in the CGP working group and helped create a workflow to guide care for unhoused patients. She has […]
Elizabeth Stephens
Elizabeth Stephens serves as NAMI WLA’s Program Director and is a UCLA alum who is passionate about mental health advocacy and ensuring that the appropriate mental health services are accessible to all. Coming from a place of lived experience, Elizabeth understands firsthand the importance of addressing the stigma surrounding mental health and building a community […]
Karinne Robbins
Karinne Robbins (they/them), MA, LMFT is a psychotherapist specializing in trauma & queer identity exploration. After completing their BA in Psychology from Kenyon College, they returned to their hometown of Los Angeles to complete their MA in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University, Los Angeles and pursue their dream of becoming a psychotherapist. In their practice, Karinne provides trauma-informed […]
LaTosha Richards
LaTosha Richards is a mother of 3, community advocate, researcher, and founder of Heartfelt Connections, where she supports families through education and resource navigation. She serves as a member of LA County MotherBoard, a collaborative of Black mothers working to shape policy, improve systems, and advance equity through lived experience. Her professional and personal experiences […]
Blanca Orellana, PhD
Dr. Blanca Orellana is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the UCLA Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. She is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, serves as the Director of Clinical Training for the Division of Population Behavioral Health within the Department of Psychiatry, and has developed a robust training program that incorporates […]
Sung-Jae Lee, PhD
Dr. Lee holds appointments as Professor-in-Residence in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM), and the Department of Epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. He serves as Faculty Director of Research and Evaluation in the Division of Population Behavioral Health at the Jane and […]
Ragda Izar
Ragda Izar (she/her) is a 2nd-year psychiatry resident. She grew up in the Southwest Chicago suburbs and while attending Wayne State University in Michigan, she was immersed in the country’s largest Arab-American enclave. Ragda worked directly with Syrian and Iraqi refugees resettled to Southeast Michigan and studied the prevalence of PTSD, anxiety, and depression in […]
Nicolas Gutierrez III
Nicolas Gutierrez III is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Southern California. He works as a Graduate Research Assistant at the Captive Money Lab, which examines the impacts of pay-to-stay prison fees on formerly incarcerated individuals and their families, and at the Bluthenthal Lab, which studies harm reduction strategies […]
Felipe Findley
Felipe Findley is a Physician Assistant and health justice activist providing care for the mainly Black, Latinx, immigrant and indigenous communities living with and at risk for HIV for nearly 19 years. He began serving his community on the south-westside of his hometown Chicago, Illinois and continues to serve these communities since his move to […]