About

A Columbia University graduate, Dr. Mazzula is an award-winning educator, mental health researcher, and author based in New York City.  She is the Executive Director of the Latina Researchers Network, a tenured Associate Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (less than 4% of all professors in the country are Latina), and Former President of the Latino Psychological Association of New Jersey.  She is a speaker, consultant, and trainer on issues of diversity, equity, and diverse workforce and leadership development. 

Dr. Mazzula is a much sought after expert who has extensive mental health research, evaluation, and counseling experience with underserved communities.

Her groundbreaking research focuses on racial trauma, multicultural competencies, social networks, and Latina/o psychology. Her research has been funded by prestigious grant awards from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and others.