Jasmine A. Mena, PhD, is a professor of psychology and an affiliate of the Latin American Studies Program at Bucknell University. She is a licensed clinical psychologist who graduated from the University of Rhode Island. Dr. Mena has contributed to the literature on the psychological implications of cultural identity development and intergroup contact as well as the influence of ecological contexts on wellbeing. Her contributions to the scholarship of teaching and learning of psychology aim to transform the field by increasing awareness of equity and justice and inclusive pedagogy.
She is the author of over 30 peer-reviewed publications and chapters and two co-edited books including ‘Integrating multiculturalism and intersectionality into the psychology curriculum: Strategies for instructors’ (Mena & Quina, 2019) and ‘BIPOC and LGBTQ feminist radical visionaries’ (Mena & Pittman, 2024). She is also author of a forthcoming book, ‘Decolonizing Latinx psychology: A critical and ethnographic approach’ (Mena, in preparation). She has received numerous honors and awards including the American Psychological Association’s Distinguished Scholar Lecture for Teaching (Division 2; 2023) and has been cited in numerous popular outlets such as The Monitor on Psychology, University Business, Inside Higher ed, and CNN.