Assistant Professor
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon, United States
Lalaine (Lainey) Sevillano is a first year Assistant Professor on the tenure-track in the School of Social Work at Portland State University. She completed her doctoral studies at the University of Texas at Austin, obtained her Master of Social Work degree from California State University, Northridge, and earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology (with a minor in education) from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Dr. Sevillano is an educator, scholar, and relationship builder. Driven by her extensive experience in working with youth as a high school teacher, advisor and mentor, her primary academic interests focus on youth empowerment through community-based participatory research. Grounded in decoloniality, her research aims to disrupt psychosocial wellbeing, health, and education disparities for minoritized youth, their families, and their communities.
Her secondary focus is addressing diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) issues. Recognized as a leader in DEIJ, she has been invited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) to sit on their national Task Force to Advance Anti-Racism.
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Friday, November 11, 2022
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
Saturday, November 12, 2022
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM