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Joanna La Torre, LCSW

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.