This document provides a summary of Andrea Iglesias's education and professional experience. She holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University. She currently works as the Assistant Director for Outreach and Liaison Programming at U of Virginia Counseling and Psychological Services, where she oversees outreach programs and services. Previously she held positions at the University of Colorado Counseling and Psychological Services and other clinical settings.
1. Andrea Iglesias, Psy.D.
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700 Walker Sq Apt 3D DrAndreaIglesias@gmail.com
Charlottesville, Va (305) 431-9839
EDUCATION
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International
University, San Diego, Ca, 2010
Master of Arts in Psychology, Alliant International University, California School of Professional
Psychology, San Diego, Ca, 2007
Bachelor of Science, Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fl, Minor in Criminology, 2005
Leadership and Management Graduate Certificate, University of Colorado, Boulder, In progress
Certified Public Manager Program, University of Colorado, Denver, In progress
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
U of Virginia Counseling and Psychological Services, Charlottesville, VA 08/14-Present
Assistant Director for Outreach and Liaison Programming
Support overall operations of counseling center as member of leadership team including daily
and long-term operations, personnel issues, vision and strategic planning, and representing
center across campus
Oversee all outreach, community-based, prevention, and responsive services including
comprehensive liaison program
o Under my leadership, outreach programs increased by 244% and number of people
reached increased by 96% within one year.
Supervise professional staff and doctoral trainees
Teach weekly seminar to graduate students on outreach, community psychology, and diversity
Develop partnerships across university and participate in university-wide committees
Assessment of needs of different campus communities and develop tailored programming
Program development and evaluation around topics including: mental health, wellness, diversity
and inclusion, organizational and community health, academic success, leadership, and
professional and personal development
Develop and oversee satellite office consultation program
Develop and oversee comprehensive suicide prevention services
Consultation around individual or community level issues for faculty, staff, students, and parents
Provide training and consultation around diversity and inclusion issues across university
Liaison to multicultural offices and student groups
Individual, couples, and groups therapy
Daytime and afterhours crisis and emergency services
North Star Project 01/13-Present
Co-founder, Trainer and Consultant
Provide training and consultation on diversity and inclusion issues to organizations and leaders
Integrate research on implicit attitudes in addressing issues surrounding diversity and inclusion
within personal, interpersonal, institutional, and climate levels
2. Present at national conferences, organizations, and universities such as the Harvard School for
Public Health, at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, the University of Colorado, and the
University of Virginia
U of Colorado Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), Boulder, Co 08/10-08/14
Co-Director of Outreach and Program Manager 08/11-07/14
Postdoctoral Fellow 08/10-08/11
Co-Director of Outreach- Oversee center’s outreach services, operations and procedures;
Supervised Senior staff and trainee outreach; Lead Outreach Team meetings; Budget
management for outreach services; Fundraising; Supervised data tracking
Program Manager and Leadership Team member- Supported Director with personnel concerns,
operations, budget, center policies, strategic planning and plan execution
CAPS Volunteer/Peer Education Program Director
o Created program and oversaw all operations including budget and funding
o Supervised student peer educators in year-long internship, student volunteers, Postdocs,
staff members and student assistant in work within the program
Bounce Back Program Coordinator
o Adapted program for CU and oversaw operations and administrative tasks of program
including fundraising and budget
o Supervised staff, graduate trainees, and undergraduate students leading groups
o Built campus partnerships to ensure program growth and sustainability
o Program evaluation showed Bounce Back students were significantly more likely to
receive minimum 2.0 GPA than the general student population on probation or
suspension
Program development, provision, and evaluation involving wide range of mental health, wellness,
and social justice topics
Provided leadership through the CAPS Diversity Committee
Provided diversity and inclusion training and consultation across the university
Developed support program and adapted a body image protocol for Latina students
Liaison to multiple campus partners providing training, consultation, and services
o CU LEAD Alliance Network
Mental health liaison and consultant to on–campus neighborhood programs that
support underrepresented students in each college
o Residence Life support
Counselor in residence
Advisor for Residence Life Social Justice Liaison Committee
Active Member of the CU Adelante group for Latino Staff and Faculty
Provided individual, couples, and group therapy to undergraduate and graduate students
Provided daytime and after hours emergency services and crisis intervention
Private Practice Psychotherapy Services, Denver, Co and Boulder, Co 02/12-7/14
Licensed Psychologist
Bilingual therapy for individuals, couples, and families
Specializations in Couples Counseling with significant training in Emotionally Focused Therapy,
and in Multicultural Counseling
Special areas of interest and experience include: relationships, depression, anxiety, multicultural
issues, Latino community specific concerns, trauma, emotion regulation and intelligence, body
image, family issues, GLBTQ topics, self-esteem, personal growth, difficult life transitions
Immigration Evaluations
San Diego State Counseling & Psychological Services, San Diego, Ca 08/09-07/10
Psychological Intern
3. Provided short-term individual and couple therapy to undergraduate and graduate students
Co-facilitated anger management group
Provided crisis intervention
Taught Bounce Back course for students on academic probation.
Provided short-term counseling through ASPIRE program working with students who had on-
campus alcohol and drug violations
Jane Westin Wellness and Recovery Center, San Diego, Ca 09/08- 06/10
Psychosocial Rehabilitation Specialist
Provided individual short-term counseling and case management in a walk-in outpatient clinic
with an emphasis on dual-diagnosis with clients presenting primarily with mood disorders,
psychosis, substance abuse, and personality disorders
Conducted initial and annual assessment
Served as care coordinator for a caseload of nearly 100 clients
Catholic Charities- Clinical Services, San Diego, Ca 08/07-08/08
Psychological Intern
Provided long-term individual, family, and couples therapy
Co-facilitated a support and psychoeducational group for Latina Women
Administered psychoeducational and psychosocial testing evaluations
Conducted immigration evaluations focused on domestic violence and hardship cases
Integrity Charter School- Elementary School, San Diego, Ca 09/07-06/08
School Counselor
Provided short and long term therapy in a school setting for children from K to 6th grade and co-
facilitated groups focusing on peer relationships and bullying
Provided ongoing consultation to principal, teachers and parents
Vista Balboa Crisis Center, San Diego, Ca
Psychosocial Rehabilitation Specialist 06/07-04/08
Practicum Student 08/06-06/07
Provided short-term individual, milieu, and group therapy with an emphasis on dual-diagnosis
Assisted with crisis intervention, social service and case management needs
Conducted comprehensive assessments
Kids/Teens in Court Program, San Diego, Ca 10/05-07/06
Volunteer through Rady’s Children’s Hospital
Taught kids who will testify in court how the judicial system operates while helping ease their
anxiety through role plays and mock testifying;
Helped parents through court process by providing support, education about judicial system, and
providing them with referrals and resources;
Chadwick Center for Children, San Diego, Ca 08/05-06/06
Practicum Student
Provided play therapy within trauma counseling center
Attended weekly forensic interviews
South FL Evaluation & Treatment Center, Miami, Fl 06/03-08/03
Practicum Student
4. Worked with adult males charged with felonies who were deemed not competent to stand trial in
an inpatient maximum security hospital;
Conducted comprehensive assessments
Facilitated and co-facilitated competency, illness-awareness, and substance abuse groups, and
participated in multi-disciplinary team meetings.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Trainer/Presenter 08/10-Present
Provider of hundreds of one-time or multiple session trainings and presentations on wide range of
mental health issues across multiple university settings
More than 70 presentations/trainings on diversity and inclusion
Audiences have included undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, university staff from
across a wide range of disciplines
UVa Outreach Seminar 08/14-Present
Assistant Director for Outreach and Liaison Programming
Teach and facilitate weekly outreach seminar for APA doctoral interns on outreach, community
psychology and prevention, and diversity.
CAPS Peer Educator/Volunteer Program 09/11-05/14
Program Director
Taught weekly seminar for undergraduate peer educators on basic helping skills, outreach and
community psychology, mental health, and diversity.
Provided bi-weekly seminars for undergraduate student volunteers on above topics
Bounce Back, San Diego, Ca 01/10-05/10
Instructor
Taught course for students on academic probation focused on building resiliency, self-
exploration, and tools for academic success.
Intellectual Assessment: T.A., San Diego, Ca 08/06-01/07
Teaching Assistant
Taught administration and scoring of intellectual, cognitive, achievement, and visual-motor tests
in a weekly lab
SELECTED SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS
Iglesias, A., & Russell, G.M. (2015, June). Diversity Dialogues. Developed and led 2-day university wide
trainings and conversations about diversity and inclusion across university settings. University of
Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
Iglesias, A., & Bach, D. (2015, May). Nurturing Classroom Community in Distressing Times. Workshop
presented at annual conference of Innovations in Pedagogy Summit. University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, Va.
Iglesias, A., & Russell, G.M. (2015, March). Implicit Attitudes: A Research-based Model for Understanding
and Interrupting Subtle Forms of Bias and Oppression. Half-day workshop presented at the
ational conference of the Association for Women in Psychology, San Francisco, Ca.
5. Iglesias, A., & Russell, G.M. (2015, March). Diversity Training and Multicultural Competence: Moving from
Blame and Shame to Creating Real Change. Structured Discussion presented at the national
conference of the Association for Women in Psychology, San Francisco, Ca.
Iglesias, A., & Russell, G.M. (2014, November). Implicit Attitudes: Tools for Understanding and Undoing
Bias. Invited two-day series of presentations and consultations for administrators, faculty, staff,
and students at the Harvard School of Public Health, Cambridge, Ma.
Iglesias, A., & Russell, G.M. (2014, October). The Implicit Attitudes Model as an Avenue for Social
Justice. Half-day workshop presented at the national conference of the National Latino(a)
Psychological Association, Albuquerque, NM.
Iglesias, A., & Russell, G.M. (2014, September). How the Implicit Attitudes can Change the Way We
Practice. Workshop presented at the Colorado Psychological Association, Copper Mountain, Co
Iglesias, A., & Levy, C. (2014, June). It’s All in the Community. Workshop presented at the national
conference for the Association for University and College Counseling Center Outreach,
Burlington, Vt.
Iglesias, A., & Russell, G.M. (2014, March). Moving from Blame and Shame to Creating Real Change.
Structured Discussion presented at the national conference for the Association for Women in
Psychology, Columbus, Oh
Iglesias, A., & Russell, G.M. (2014, January). Implicit Attitudes: Applications from Training to Practice.
Invited half-day retreat workshop presented to the Department of Counseling and School
Psychology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, Ma.
Iglesias, A., & Raforth, K. (2013, November). Infusing Multiculturalism into Planning, Recruitment, Hiring,
and Retention Practice. Workshop presented at Diversity Summit at the University of Colorado,
Boulder.
Iglesias, A., & Russell, G.M. (2013, September). Implicit Attitudes and International Students. Workshop
presented to the International Student Taskforce at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Co.
Iglesias, A. (2013, August). Panel on Women in Science. Invited participation in panel for national
conference of Science Boot Camp for Librarians, Boulder, Co.
Iglesias, A. (2013, June). Back to the Future: How a Volunteer Program can Help You Retroconnect and
Expand your Reach. Workshop presented at the national conference for the Association for
University and College Counseling Center Outreach, Gainesville, Fl.
Iglesias, A. (2013, February). Inclusive Advising: Creating Safe Spaces for Diverse Students. Workshop
provided at Advisor Day conference at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Iglesias, A., & Russell, G.M. (2012 November). Implicit Attitudes 101. Workshop presented at Diversity
Summit at the University of Colorado.
Iglesias, A., & Russell, G.M. (2012 November). Implicit Attitudes 201. Workshop presented at Diversity
Summit at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Iglesias, A., & Russell, G.M. (2012 November). Creating Inclusive Classrooms. Workshop presented at
Diversity Summit at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Iglesias. A., & Yun, J. (2012, June). More than Just an Add On: Infusing Outreach into Everything You
Do. Workshop presented at the national conference for the Association for University and College
Counseling Center Outreach, Chicago, Il.
Iglesias. A., & Russell, G.M. (2012, February). Implicit Attitudes and What They Mean for Women.
Workshop provided at the Women Succeeding Conference, Boulder, Co.
Iglesias, A. (2012, February). The Many Stories of Students in Academic Distress. Invited workshop
presented at Advisor Day Conference at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Iglesias, A., & Russell, G.M. (2012, January). Implicit Attitudes: A Tool for Advisors. Invited workshop
provided to Arts and Sciences advisors at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Iglesias, A., & Russell, G.M. (2011, November). For Those Embarrassed About Thoughts on Race.
Workshop presented at Diversity Summit at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Iglesias, A., Russell, G.M., Kim, F., et al. (2011, November). Stereotype Threat: Identity and Challenges.
Workshop presented at Diversity Summit at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
AFFILIATIONS & COMMUNITY WORK
Association for University and College Counseling Center Outreach 6/13-Present
o Member of Board of Directors
6. o Chair of Standing Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
o Chair of Mentorship Program
Colorado Psychological Association 1/12-07/14
o Treasurer and member of the Executive Board
o Society for the Advancement of Multiculturalism and Diversity
Leadership Council
o Psychological Healthy Workplace Awards Committee member
American Psychological Association member
International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy member
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Denver Community 6/13-6/14
o Leadership Committee
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Fluent in Spanish
Proficient in Microsoft Office programs
AWARDS
Bacchus Network- Best Affiliate Peer Education Program 2014
President’s Diversity Award (CAPS CU Boulder) 2014
Women of Color Appreciation Award, University of Colorado, Boulder 2010
Bright Future’s Florida Academic Scholarship 2002-2005
Dean’s List 2002-2005
Graduate Scholarship 2005-2010
In recognition of Undergraduate GPA