Dr. Freddie Pastrana Rivera

Assistant Professor

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Dr. Pastrana Rivera is an Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology. He received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Arkansas and completed a predoctoral internship in child trauma psychology at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). He received postdoctoral training in traumatic loss from MUSC and school-based consultation from Ohio University. Dr. Pastrana Rivera is the director of the Child and Family Equity Prevention & Research lab (CAFE PR). His research interests include evaluating the impact of social and contextual stressors on children's psychosocial functioning, early screening and preventive interventions in schools and communities, and supports for youth from historically underrepresented and racially/ethnically diverse families.

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