Flor S
- Research Program Mentor
PhD candidate at University of Texas Austin (UT Austin)
Expertise
Counseling psychology; immigrant and refugee mental health; attitudes of discrimination and prejudice; English as a second language.
Bio
Flor Castellanos Sanchez (she/her/ella) is currently a third year PhD student in Counseling Psychology at UT Austin and is an active advocate for language justice in the U.S. Flor is the Founder & Director of Speakworthy, an interpreter training and language justice consulting agency; and the Educational Director of Shared Minds which works to provide academic mentorship to students with learning difficulties. Flor is interested in mixed methods and community-based approaches that study the mental health effects of trauma and displacement on immigrant and refugee populations. She aims to engage in research that holds the potential to influence public policy and clinical practices for immigrant and refugee populations. Prior to returning to graduate school, Flor earned a graduate degree in Educational Psychology from UT Austin & ran an interpreter training program for a non-profit in Austin. She has worked as a clinician, an educator and an interpreter with asylum-seekers in the US & with refugees in camps and schools abroad. This experience has led her to her work in mental health & interpreter training.Project ideas
The Impact of Social Media on Adolescent Mental Health
This research project aims to investigate the long-term effects of social media usage on the mental health of adolescents. The study will explore how different aspects of social media engagement, such as time spent, types of content consumed, and interaction patterns, may contribute to the development of various mental health outcomes over time. This research project aims to contribute valuable insights into the complex relationship between social media usage and adolescent mental health. Findings may help in developing targeted interventions or guidelines for healthy social media usage among teenagers, ultimately benefiting their overall well-being.