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Joanna La Torre, LCSW
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Doctoral student, School of Social Work, University of Washington
Primary Mentor, Karina L. Walters, PhD, Professor, School of Social Work, University of Washington
Jo La Torre is a doctoral student at the University of Washington School of Social Work and expects to graduate in 2025. Her interests include decolonization, diasporic Filipino/x/a’s, mental / health disparities for Black, Indigenous, people of color, sovereignty of Indigenous peoples, and LGBTQ individuals.