Lesther Papa

Lesther Papa

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology. (Photo by Jim Gensheimer/San José State University)

Lesther Papa is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology. He is a faculty member of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program and is a faculty advisor to two Filipinx student organizations. His clinical specialization is in clinical child and adolescent psychology, especially in trauma-informed interventions for young and school-age children. He conducts research on microaggressions in historically underrepresented communities. He holds a doctoral degree in psychology and an education specialist degree in school psychology from the combined Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychology Program at Utah State University.

Phone: 408-924-5671
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Mental Health, Trauma, Child And Adolescent Psychology, Microagressions

Yvonne Kwan

Yvonne Kwan

Assistant Professor, Program Coordinator, Asian American Studies. (Photo by Jim Gensheimer/San José State University)

Yvonne Y. Kwan is an assistant professor and the program coordinator of Asian American Studies. Her research focuses on ethnic studies curriculum and pedagogy, Asian American history and activism (locally and nationally), and Southeast Asia American refugee diaspora and trauma. She is an expert on intergenerational Asian American family dynamics, mental health and education. She holds a master’s degree in race and ethnic studies in education from UCLA and a doctoral degree in sociology from UC Santa Cruz.

Phone: 408-924-5258
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Southeast Asian American Studies, Critical Refugee Studies, Ethnic Studies, Critical Race, Trauma, Activism, Santa Clara County History