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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Lynne C. Manzo is an environmental psychologist and a professor in the College of Built Environments at the University of Washington. She is also an adjunct professor in the UW School of Social Work and a faculty affiliate of the UW West Coast Poverty Center.
As an environmental psychologist, Dr. Manzo studies people-place relationships, focusing on people's emotional bonds to place ("place attachment") and how place informs our self concept ("place identity"). With a particular interest in social justice, her work includes the the study of the impacts of displacement on marginalized communities and strategizing ways for diverse people to retain a right to the city.
Prior to coming to Seattle in 2001, Dr. Manzo lived in New York City where she taught and did community organizing work. For Dr. Manzo, teaching is a passion and serves an important empowerment function. In 2014 she won the College of Built Environments Lionel Pries Award for Excellence in Teaching, voted on exclusively by students. She is a first-generation college student.
Professor
Lynne Manzo
WORKSHOPS
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WHAT TO DO WITH A DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY
Led by the UW Psychology Advising Office
BEING SUCCESSFUL IN PREPARING TO APPLY TO COLLEGE
Led by the UW Dream Project
BEYOND
UNDERGRADUATE LIFE
Led by Graduate Students in Psychology
WORKSHOP
LEADERS
UW PSYCH ADVISING OFFICE
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VICTORIA HANSEN
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CY DELGADO
What to Do With a Degree in Psychology
UW Dream project
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ERIC LOPEZ
Being Succesful in Preparing to Apply to College
Eric Lopez serves as the newest full time staff member for the UW Dream Project. Eric’s main role as Manager of Community Relations is managing partnerships with all of the our partner schools and overseeing the College & Career Readiness Assistants program. He also supports the High School Lead Mentors in leadership development and mentoring practices. Before coming to the Dream Project he was working at a re-engagement program for 16-21 year olds at Shoreline Community College.
Graduate students
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terrence pope
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mariah corey
Beyond Undergraduate Life
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Mariah is a 2nd year PhD student studying Clinical Psychology. Prior to becoming a graduate student, she attended Kennesaw State University, where she received her Bachelors of Science in Psychology, and Yale University where she completed a post-baccaulreate research program. As a researcher, she's interested in investigating the impacts of discrimination on health and functioning in African American/Black and Latinx communities. In the future, she hopes her research can help determine protective factors against the negative impacts of discrimination on health.
