Laura Rodriguez

Laura is a fourth-year doctoral student in the Combined Counseling and School Psychology program at Northern Arizona University. Her research interest includes minority student success with an emphasis in addressing systemic barriers and critical social justice issues. As a future school and counseling psychologist, Laura is excited about learning to work with other disciplines that support children with special needs and their families. Through L.E.N.D., Laura is interested in learning how to become an effective leader and an agent of change. Specifically, she is interested in learning the best practices in advocating for children and their families at the institutional, local, and national level. She is also excited about gaining more training experience that permits her to use her bilingual skills in a clinical setting. She is grateful and optimistic that L.E.N.D. will provide her the training experience to blend her skills in becoming a future maternal and child health leader.