Abby Saavedra, MS (she/her)
Doctoral Student, Family and Human Development, Arizona State University
Abby is a co-lead on the Diversity Education Studies Project.
Abby Saavedra (she/her) is a Ph.D. student in the Family and Human Development program at Arizona State University. Abby uses mixed methods to research sociopolitical development and the psychosocial impacts of diversity and ethnic studies education, particularly in relation to critical consciousness, activism, racial identity, and mental health. Abby’s scholarly praxis is rooted in her identity as a Filipina American daughter of immigrants, over ten years of experience in student and community organizing and service with Filipinx American communities and students of color, her academic background in Clinical Psychology, and her commitment to integrating Asian American Studies and Liberation Psychology.
Learn more about Abby here.
Abby Saavedra (she/her) is a Ph.D. student in the Family and Human Development program at Arizona State University. Abby uses mixed methods to research sociopolitical development and the psychosocial impacts of diversity and ethnic studies education, particularly in relation to critical consciousness, activism, racial identity, and mental health. Abby’s scholarly praxis is rooted in her identity as a Filipina American daughter of immigrants, over ten years of experience in student and community organizing and service with Filipinx American communities and students of color, her academic background in Clinical Psychology, and her commitment to integrating Asian American Studies and Liberation Psychology.
Learn more about Abby here.
