Zoe Smith

Pronouns: she/her
Title/s:  Assistant Professor

Office #:  Coffey Hall 204

Phone: 773.508.3015

Email: zsmith5@luc.edu

External Webpage: https://www.acctionlab.com/

Grant Activity

Ongoing External Grants:

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Completed Grants: 

About

Twitter: @DrZoeRSmith, @ACCTIONLab
Instagram: @ACCTIONLab
TikTok: @ACCTION.Lab, @DrZoeRSmith 

Degrees

Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Loyola University Chicago
Clinical Internship: University of Chicago Medicine, Pediatric/Child
Doctorate: Virginia Commonwealth University
Bachelors: Kenyon College 

Research Interests

I am not accepting a student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program for Fall 2025 (this application cycle).

Through the ACCTION Lab at Loyola University Chicago I focus on community-based assessment and intervention development for Black and/or Latiné youth. We do focus on working with youth who are neurodiverse, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS, formerly known as sluggish cognitive tempo or SCT), but a lot of our work focuses on anti-racism, trauma, and internalizing diagnoses experienced by Black and/or Latiné youth with ADHD. Current students research interests include:

We are a health equity lab that uses liberation focused methods to increase engagement and understanding of treatment needs for youth that have been systemically oppressed (e.g., creating culturally responsive interventions for Black and Latina/é/o by listening to needs of the community and allowing flexibility in the intervention development). We focus on working with Black and Brown youth and their families using a cultural responsiveness and healing-focused lens. This is particularly important for youth with ADHD, who often face discrimination, oppression, and racism related trauma in school, the medical system, and from peers. I also have expertise in longitudinal data analyses and psychometrics. Currently, we are working on Project CRAFT (Culturally Responsive Assessments for Teens), which is focused on creating healing and strengths based psychodiagnostic assessments for teens from systemically oppressed backgrounds (i.e., Black, Latina/e/o adolescents with ADHD). For more information, go to ACCTIONLAB.com!Project CRAFT (Culturally Responsive Assessments for Teens) is focused on creating healing and strengths based psychodiagnostic assessments for Black and Latina/e/o teens who are suspected of having ADHD.

Courses Taught

PSYC 331 Psychopathology
PSYC 446 Psychopathology
PSYC 452 Clinical Treatment of Children and Adolescents
PSYC 518 Trauma Therapy
PSYC 518 Health Psychology

Selected Publications

ResearchGate
Google Scholar

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Google Scholar | ResearchGate | ORCID* indicates mentored trainee/student co-author, † indicates shared first authorship

  1. Kritikos, T.K., Smith, Z.R., Stiles-Shields, C., *Clark, O., *Winning, A., Encalade, A., Hendrix, M., Helgeson, V., & Holmbeck, G.H. (Accepted). Inclusive Measure Development: Amplifying the Voices of Adolescents and Young Adults with Spina Bifida in a New Measure of Benefit-Finding and Growth. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.
  2. Nagy, G.A., Smith, Z.R., *Pardej, S.K., Zelkowitz, R., *Katz, B.W., Sloan, C., Carpenter, J., Young, B., Saulson, A., & Larson, C. (2024). Development, Implementation, and Sustainment of Multicultural Peer-Consultation Teams in Distinct Mental Health Settings: An Implementation-Focused Descriptive Study. Training and Education in Professional Psychology.Advanced online publication. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/tep0000480
  3. Davis, H. A., Smith, Z.R., & Smith, G.T. (2024). Longitudinal transactions between fasting and negative urgency predict binge eating. Appetite, 192, 107-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2023.107113
  4. *Clark, O.E., Smith, Z.R., *Hilderbrand, T., & Holmbeck, G.H. (2024). Growth of condition-related knowledge among youth with spina bifida: Associations with neurocognitive functioning and self-management skills. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 49, 449-458. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsad097
  5. Ridosh, M.M., Smith, Z.R., Adams, W., Brei, T.J., Fremion, E., Holmbeck, G.N., Roach, A.J., Sawin, K.J., & Sherburne, E. (2024). Adolescent/Young Adult Self-Management and Independence Self-Report Questionnaire (AMIS-II-SR): Preliminary psychometric findings. Child: Care, Health and Development. Advanced online publication.  https://doi.10.1111/cch.13229
  6. Becker, S.P., *Martinez, A., *Wiggs, K., Langberg, J.M., & Smith, Z.R. (2023). Multi-method examination of cognitive disengagement syndrome and ADHD inattentive symptoms in relation to early adolescents’ academic functioning. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-023-02311-8
  7. *Green, C.D., *Thorton, K., Fredrick, J., *Wiggs, K., Smith, Z.R., Langberg, J.M., & Becker, S.P. (2023). Longitudinal evaluation of school climate in predicting mood and academic functioning in adolescence: The Role of academic motivation. School Mental Health. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-023-09606-w
  8. *Darow, E.L., *Flax, M., *Clark, O.E., Holmbeck, G.N., & Smith, Z.R. (2023). Comparing cognitive disengagement syndrome growth in youth with and without spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Psychology,48, 720-730. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsad038
  9. Smith, Z.R., *Flax, M., Becker, S.P., & Langberg, J.M. (2023). Academic motivation decreases across adolescence for youth with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Effects of motivation on academic success. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 64(9), 1303-1313. http://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13815
  10. Becker, S.P., Willcutt, E.G., Leopold, D.R., Fredrick, J.W., Smith, Z.R., Jacobson, L.A., Burns, G.L., Mayes, S.D., Waschbusch, D.A., Froehlich, T.E., McBurnett, K., Servera, M., & Barkley, R.A. (2023). Report of a work group on sluggish cognitive tempo: Key research directions and a consensus change in terminology to cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS). Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 62, 629-645. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2022.07.8212nd Most Read Article in 2023
  11. Quimby, D., Richards, M., Onyeka, C., Miller, K., Tyson-McCrea, K., Smith, Z.R., & Denton, D. (2023). The Effects of Cross-Age Peer Mentoring on Adolescent Mentors of Color Residing in Low Income, Urban Communities. Youth & Society, 66(5), 970-988. https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X221115761
  12. Smith, Z.R.(2022). Call to action: Internship equity for clinical psychologists. the Behavior Therapist, 45(7), 259-263. https://services.abct.org/i4a/doclibrary/getfile.cfm?doc_id=172
  13. †Smith, Z.R.,& †Brooks, B.D. (2022). Participant Compensation in Health Equity Research: How equitable is it? Families, Systems, & Health, 40(3), 415–417. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000729  
  14. Kritikos, T., Winning, A., Smith, Z.R., & Holmbeck, G.N. (2022). Trajectories of Marital Satisfaction Among Parents of Youth with Spina Bifida. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 47(10), 1195-1206. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsac059
  15. Smith, Z.R., & Balsink Krieg, D. (2022). Barriers and Recommendations from Parents in Rural Areas: Experiences with Individualized Education Programs. Rural Special Education Quarterly, 41(3), 153-168. https://doi.org/10.1177/87568705221092764
  16. Smith, Z.R., *del Castillo, A., *Clark, O.E., & Holmbeck, G.N. (2022). Working memory and cognitive flexibility predict growth trajectories of sluggish cognitive tempo in youth with spina bifida. Child Neuropsychology, 28(8), 1052-1071. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2022.2042503
  17. Stiles-Shields, C., Kritikos, T.K., *Starnes, M., Smith, Z.R., & Holmbeck, G.N. (2022). The transition from pediatric to adult healthcare in young adults with spina bifida: Demographic and physician-related correlates. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 43(3), e179-e187.https://doi.org 10.1097/DBP.0000000000001001
  18. Smith, Z.R., & Holmbeck, G.N. (2021). Cross-lagged analysis of medical responsibility and mastery of medical skills in youth with spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 46,1119-1129. https://doi.org /1093/jpepsy/jsab055
  19. Safdar, M., Afzal, K.I., Smith, Z.R., Ali, F., Zarif, P., Farooq Baig, Z. (2021). Suicide by poisoning in Pakistan: Review of regional trends, toxicity, and management of commonly used agents in the past three decades. BJPsych Open, 7, e114-130. https://doi.org /1192/bjo.2021.923
  20. Smith, Z.R., & Holmbeck, G.N. (2021). Factor structure of medical autonomy scales in young people with spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 46, 698-709.https://doi.org /1093/jpepsy/jsab013
  21. Stiles-Shields, C., Shirkey, K.C., *Winning, A.M., Smith, Z.R., *Wartman, E., & Holmbeck, G.N. (2021). Social Skills and Medical Responsibility Across Development in Youth with Spina Bifida. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 46, 341-350. https://doi.org /1093/jpepsy/jsaa113
  22. Zendarski, N.J., Breaux R.P., Eadeh, H.M., Smith,R., Molitor, S.J., Mulraney, M., Bourchtein, E., Green, C.D., & Sciberras, E. (2020). Peer victimization and poor academic outcomes in adolescents with ADHD: What individual factors predict risk? Journal of Attention Disorders, 25, 1455-1465.  https://doi.org /10.1177/1087054720914387
  23. Smith, Z.R., Zald, D.H., & Lahey, B.B. (2020). Sluggish cognitive tempo and depressive symptoms in children and adolescents predict adulthood psychopathology. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 48, 1591-1601. https://doi.org /1007/s10802-020-00692-x
  24. Smith, Z.R., Langberg, J.M., *Green, C., *Cusick, C.N., & Becker, S.P. (2020). Academic motivation deficits in adolescents with ADHD and associations with academic functioning. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 48, 237-249. https://doi.org /1007/s10802-019-00601-x
  25. Smith, Z.R., & Langberg, J.M. (2020). Do sluggish cognitive tempo symptoms improve with school-based ADHD interventions? Outcomes and predictors of change. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 61, 575-583. https://doi.org /1111/JCPP.13149
  26. Becker, S.P., Burns, L., Smith, Z.R., & Langberg, J.M. (2020). Sluggish cognitive tempo in adolescents with and without ADHD: Differentiation from adolescent-reported ADHD inattention and unique associations with internalizing domains. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 48, 391-406. https://doi.org /1007/s10802-019-00603-9
  27. Corona, R., Dvorsky, M.R., Romo, S., Parks, A., Bourchtein, E., Smith, Z.R., Avila, M., & Langberg, J.M. (2020). Integrating tobacco prevention skills into an evidence-based intervention for adolescents with ADHD: Results from a pilot efficacy randomized controlled trial. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 48, 1439-1453. https://doi.org /1007/s10802-020-00689-6
  28. Smith, Z.R., Breaux, R. P., *Green, C., *Cusick, C.N., & Langberg, J. M. (2019). Evaluation of the interplay between homework motivation and sluggish cognitive tempo in youth with ADHD: Associations with homework performance. Journal of Attention Disorders, 23, 1262-1273. https://doi.org /1177/1087054718763722
  29. Smith, Z.R.,*Eadeh, H.M., Breaux, R.P., & Langberg, J.M. (2019). Sleepy, sluggish, worried, or down? The distinction between self-reported sluggish cognitive tempo, daytime sleepiness, and internalizing symptoms in youth with ADHD. Psychological Assessment, 31, 365-375.  https://doi.org /1037/pas0000671
  30. Langberg, J.M., Breaux, R.P., Green, C.D., Smith, Z.R., Molitor, S.J., & Becker, S.P. (2019). Intraindividual variability of sleep in adolescents with and without attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 60, 1219-1229. https://doi.org /1111/jcpp.13082
  31. Bourchtein, E., Langberg, J.M., Cusick, C.N., Breaux, R.P., Smith, Z.R., & Becker, S.P. (2019). Technology use and sleep in adolescents with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 44(5), 517-526. https://doi.org /10.1093/jpepsy/jsy101
  32. Breaux, R.P., Langberg, J.M., Bourchtein, E., Eadeh, H.M., Molitor, S.J., & Smith, Z.R. (2019). Brief homework intervention for adolescents with ADHD: Trajectories and predictors of response. School Psychology Quarterly, 34, 201-211. doi: 10.1037/spq0000287
  33. Breaux, R.P., Langberg, J., Molitor, S., Dvorsky, M., Bourchtein, E., Smith, Z. R., & Green, C. (2019). Predictors and trajectories of response to the Homework, Organization, and Planning Skills (HOPS) intervention for adolescents with ADHD. Behavior Therapy, 50, 140-154. https://doi.org /1016/j.beth.2018.04.001
  34. Smith, Z.R., & Langberg, J.M. (2018). Review of the evidence for motivation deficits in youth with ADHD and their associations with functional outcomes. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 21,500-526.  https://doi.org /1007/s10567-0n18-0268-3
  35. Smith, Z. R., Becker, S. P., Garner, A. A., Rudolph, C. W., Molitor, S. J. *Oddo, L. E., & Langberg, J. M. (2018). Evaluating the structure of sluggish cognitive tempo using confirmatory factor analytic and bi-factor modeling with parent and youth ratings. Assessment, 25, 99-111. https://doi.org /1177/1073191116653471
  36. Langberg, J.M., Smith, Z.R., Dvorsky, M.R., Molitor, S.J., Bourchtein, E., Eddy, L.D., Eadeh, H.M., & Oddo, L.E. (2018). Factor structure and predictive validity of a homework motivation measure for use with middle school students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. School Psychology Quarterly, 33, 390-398. https://doi.org /1037/spq0000 219
  37. Langberg, J. M., Dvorsky, M. R., Molitor, S. J., Eddy, L. D., Smith, Z. R., Oddo, L. E., & Eadeh, H. M. (2018). Overcoming the research-to-practice gap: A Randomized trial with two brief homework and organization interventions for students with ADHD as implemented by school mental health providers. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 86,39-55.  https://doi.org /1037/ccp0000265
  38. Breaux, R. P., Langberg, J. M., McLeod, B. D., Molitor, S.,Smith, Z.R., Bourchtein, E., & Green, C. (2018). The importance of therapeutic processes in school-based psychosocial treatments of homework problems in adolescents with ADHD. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 86, 427-438.  https://doi.org /1037/ccp0000300
  39. Eddy, L.D., Dvorsky, M.R., Molitor, S.J., Bourchtein, E., Smith, Z.R., … & Langberg, J.M. (2018). Longitudinal evaluation of the cognitive-behavioral model of ADHD in a sample of college students with ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders, 22, 323-333. https://doi.org /1177/1087054715616184
  40. *Eadeh, H.M., Langberg, J.M., Molitor, S.J., Behrhorst, K., Smith, Z.R., & Evans, S.W. (2018). Factor structure and convergent validity of the Stress Index for Parents of Adolescents (SIPA) in adolescents with ADHD. Assessment, 26(5), 825-838.https://doi.org /1177/1073191118754707
  41. Molitor, S. J., Eadeh, H.M., Bourchtein, E., Smith, Z. R.,Green, C. D., & Langberg, J.M. (2018). The Rey-Osterrieth complex figure task: A useful measure of organizational skills for adolescents with ADHD? Journal of Pediatric Neuropsychology, 5, 20-30.  https://doi.org /1007/s40817-018-0055-6
  42. Smith, Z. R., & Langberg, J. M. (2017). Predicting academic impairment and internalizing psychopathology using a multidimensional framework of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo with parent- and adolescent-report. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 27, 1141-1150. https://doi.org /1007/s00787-017-1003-1
  43. Molitor, S.J., Langberg, J.M., Evans, S., Dvorsky, M.R., Bourchtein, E., Eddy, L. D., Smith, Z.R., & Oddo, L.E. (2017). Evaluating the factor validity of Children’s Organizational Skills Scale in youth with ADHD. School Mental Health, 9, 143-156. https://doi.org /1007/s12310-016-9205-0
  44. Langberg, J.M.,Dvorsky, M.R., Molitor, S.J., Bourchtein, E., Eddy, L.D., Smith, Z.R., Schultz, B.K., & Evans, S.W. (2016). Longitudinal evaluation of the importance of homework completion for the academic performance of middle school students with ADHD. Journal of School Psychology, 55, 27-38.  https://doi.org /1016/j.jsp.2015.12.004
  45. Garner, A.A., Miller, M.M., Field, J., Noe, O., Smith, Z.R., & Beebe, D.W. (2015). Impact of experimental sleep-restriction on teen simulated driving performance. Sleep Medicine. 16,796-799.  https://doi.org /1016/j.sleep.2015.03.003

PEER-REVIEWED COMMUNITY BRIEFS

  1. Smith, Z.R.(2024). Inclusion and Advocacy for Women with ADHD: Addressing Inequities and Challenging Diagnostic Bias on International Women’s Day. The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Blog Series. https://doi.org/10.13056/acamh.26609
  2. Smith, Z.R. (2024). Sustaining equity, retaining talent: Tacking systemic inequity for women in science and research. The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Blog Series. https://doi.org/10.13056/acamh.26363

MEDIA COVERAGE

  1. ACCTION Lab media reaches over 107,000 views per month with over 4,000 followers:
  2. Website | @DrZoeRSmith, @ACCTIONLab | Instagram |YouTube | TikTok | Facebook | Threads
  3. Nyquist, C. (2024, May). Adolescent health month: Spotlight on mental health disparities. Partners for Health Equity. https://www.partners4healthequity.org/resource-library/adolescent-health-month-spotlight-mental-health-disparities
  4. Partners for Health Equity. (2024, May). Culturally responsive assessments-unraveling structural racism to support Black and Latinx youth with ADHD Episode 2. Partners for Health Equity Podcast. https://www.spreaker.com/episode/culturally-responsive-assessments-unraveling-structural-racism-to-support-black-and-latinx-youth-with-adhd-episode-2--60136728
  5. Partners for Health Equity. (2024, May). Culturally responsive assessments-unraveling structural racism to support Black and Latinx youth with ADHD Episode 1. Partners for Health Equity Podcast. https://www.spreaker.com/episode/culturally-responsive-assessments-unraveling-structural-racism-to-support-black-and-latinx-youth-with-adhd-episode-1--60118353
  6. Society for Research in Child Development. (2024, May). Announcing the 2024 Recipients of the Small Grants for Early Career Scholars. SRCD News.  https://www.srcd.org/news/announcing-2024-recipients-small-grants-early-career-scholars
  7. James, R. (2023, December). Innovations in ADHD Research.Children and Adults with ADHD Attention Journal. https://chadd.org/attention-article/innovations-in-adhd-research/
  8. Bailey, C. (2023, December). JCPPTop 10 Most Downloaded Journal Paper. The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.13056/acamh.25704
  9. van Alstyne, J. (2023, December). Best Personal Academic Website Contest. The Social Academic Blog. https://theacademicdesigner.com/2023/winners-of-the-2023-best-personal-academic-websites-contest/
  10. Carlowe, J. (2023, October). Academic Motivation in Youth with and without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). ACAMH Papers Podcast. https://doi.org/10.13056/acamh.24655
  11. Attention Blog. (2023, October). Young scientist research awards announced. Making a Difference. Children and Adults with ADHD. https://d393uh8gb46l22.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ATTN_10_2023-Young-Scientist-Research-Awards-Announced.pdf
  12. Guentzel, L. (2023, September). Understanding cognitive disengagement syndrome with Dr. Zoe Smith. Refocused with Lindsay Guentzel. Understanding Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome with Dr. Zoe Smith - Refocused with Lindsay Guentzel | Podfollow
  13. Holden, G. (2023, September). Academic motivation decreases across adolescence for youth with and without attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Effects of motivation on academic success. Information for practice. https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/jcpp-13815-2/
  14. Bailey, C. (2023, August). Academic motivation decreases across adolescence for youth with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Effects of motivation on academic success. The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Free View. https://www.acamh.org/freeview/academic-motivation-decreases-across-adolescence-for-youth-with-and-without-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-effects-of-motivation-on-academic-success/
  15. Stavraki, I. (2023, May). How to boost motivation when you have ADHD. SimplyPsychology. https://www.simplypsychology.org/adhd-motivation.html
  16. Yason, M. (2023, May). ADHD and the Adderall shortage. Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons. WBEZ Stories: ADHD and the Adderall Shortage. NPR.
  17. Boglárka, K. (2023, May). Study support group for students with a diagnosis of ADHD/ADD. Mathias Corvinus Collegium.
  18. Smith, Z.S. (2023, February). Loyola Psychology Professor Awarded Grant for Mental Health Outreach – The Loyola Phoenix.
  19. College of Arts and Sciences. (2023, January). Spotlight On: Zoe Smith: Assistant Professor of Psychology, awarded $250,000 grant to improve mental health equity for Chicago teenagers.
  20. Dolan, E.W. (2021, April). Study finds sluggish cognitive tempo in early life predicts depression and inattention in adulthood (psypost.org)
  21. Carlowe, J.(2020, December). Sluggish cognitive tempo, ADHD, motivation, and anti-racism. In Conversation Podcast Series from the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 'Sluggish cognitive tempo, ADHD and motivation' In Conversation with Dr. Zoe Smith - ACAMH https://doi.org /10.13056/acamh.14171

 

ANTI-RACISM, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND LIBERATION SERVICE & LEADERSHIP

  1. Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Racial Justice, Loyola University Chicago, 2023-present
  2. Member, Ethics and DEI Training Guidelines, American Psychological Association, 2023-present
  3. Member, Oppression and Resilience Special Interest Group, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, 2022-present
  4. DEI Advocate, College of Arts and Sciences, Loyola University Chicago, 2022-present
  5. Faculty Representative, Graduate School Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, Loyola University Chicago, 2022-present
  6. Member, Psychology Workload Equity Committee, Loyola University Chicago, 2022-present
  7. Member, Psychology Injustice Action Committee, Loyola University Chicago, 2022-present
  8. Faculty Advisor, Diversifying Clinical Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, 2021-present
  9. Founding Member, Multicultural Peer Consultation Consortium, MCT-C, 2021-present
  10. Member, Social Justice Affinity Group, Society of Pediatric Psychology, 2021-present
  11. Member, Black Trainee and Psychologist Affinity Group, SPP, 2021-present
  12. Psychology Committee Member, Racial Justice Examen, Loyola University Chicago, 2020-2021
  13. Member, Committee on Diversity Affairs, Loyola University Chicago, 2020-present
  14. Member, Loyola Social Justice Pedagogy Group, Loyola University Chicago, 2020-2021
  15. Post-doctoral advisor, Diversifying Clinical Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, 2020-2021
  16. Student Representative, Clinical Diversity Committee, VCU, 2017-2020
  17. Member, Queer Graduates for Advocacy and Development Association, VCU, 2017-2020
  18. Co-founder, Latinx Graduate Student Association, VCU, 2016-2020
  19. Vice President, Latinx Graduate Student Association, VCU, 2016-2018
  20. Member, Black Graduate Student Association, VCU, 2015-2020