As a first-generation college graduate, Dr. Mazzula is a fierce scholar coach, mentor and social entrepreneur who has dedicated her life to advance ethnic minority populations, particularly Latino women. Her current focus includes building the U.S. research capacity and increasing the number of doctoral-level scholars and investigators in academia and advanced research careers, particularly Latino women. In 2012, she spearheaded the creation of the Latina Researchers Network, the country’s first multi-disciplinary network for Latina researchers, scholars and allies, where she manages program design, incubation and evaluation to support retention and recruitment of PhD level investigators. Under her leadership, the Network has grown to 3,000+ nationwide.
Dr. Mazzula has received prestigious awards to support the Network and its activities, including grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and the American Psychological Association’s Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention, and Training in Psychology Implementation Grant. In 2017, she launched Doctoral Xchange, a project of Silvia Mazzula Consultancy, aimed at providing elite coaching for professional women interested in, or considering, doctoral level training.
Media & Features
NBC’s The Steve Harvey TV Show (Invited Expert). “Race in America” (September 28th, 2015). How can white people get involved in matters of solving racism? That’s the question Steve Harvey tries to answer with special guest Dr. Anthony Greenwald, Goldie Taylor, Jose Antonio Vargus and psychologist, Dr. Silvia Mazzula.
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