Andrea S. Mora

Andrea's research focuses on adolescents' experiences with community violence exposure and gender-based sexual harassment, with a particular focus on Latinx adolescents in the US and Mexico. Relying on a resilience framework and strengths-based approach, Andrea investigates factors that may protect adolescents from the negative psychological effects of violence. In addition, Andrea examines the extent to which higher education, particularly social work education, prepares students to effectively work with youth and families from diverse identities and with diverse backgrounds.