![Episode 10: On Social Justice Work on the Borders [Dr. Alfonso Mercado]](https://s3.castbox.fm/c9/a7/44/55fb4c7468779497464f284ae791adf627_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Episode 10: On Social Justice Work on the Borders [Dr. Alfonso Mercado]")
Episode 10: On Social Justice Work on the Borders [Dr. Alfonso Mercado]
Description
For May's Mental Health Awareness Month:
We met with Dr. Alfonso Mercado to discuss his social justice advocacy work along the U.S. Mexico border.
Dr. Alfonso Mercado is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Science and Department of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) and a Licensed Psychologist. His research focus is on Latino mental health, including immigration, trauma, and multicultural interventions. He is the author of Cultural Competency in Psychological Assessment: Working Effectively with Latinx populations, an Oxford University Press book. Dr. Mercado is the immediate Past-President of the Texas Psychological Association and in 2023 was appointed to the American Psychological Association Advisory Coordinating Committee. In 2021, Dr. Mercado received the American Psychological Association Early Career Psychologist Achievement Award for his research, clinical, and advocacy work with recently immigrated families along the U.S. Mexico border. He has presented his research and clinical experience to U.S. Congress including the U.S. Congressional Hispanic Caucus on the mental health needs of Latino children and families.
Links:
https://twitter.com/Dr_Mercado1
https://www.utrgv.edu/multicultural-clinical-lab/index.htm
![Season 3 Episode #3: Conversation on DEI and Allyship [Dr. Maysa Akbar]](https://s3.castbox.fm/10/61/da/24a979593ba6dd3a0b44230b98db9e66a5_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Season 3 Episode #3: Conversation on DEI and Allyship [Dr. Maysa Akbar]")
![Season 3 Episode #2: Words of Wisdom From a Prominent African American Psychologist [Dr. Thomas Parham]](https://s3.castbox.fm/b8/5f/d9/9a2ae2d0c494e6cff136ae026cc51483cf_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Season 3 Episode #2: Words of Wisdom From a Prominent African American Psychologist [Dr. Thomas Parham]")
![Season 3 Episode #1: Conversation With a Liberation Psychologist [Dr. Thema Bryant]](https://s3.castbox.fm/e7/05/bb/93cf85cf1cd537f5486e7b9422bd06f819_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Season 3 Episode #1: Conversation With a Liberation Psychologist [Dr. Thema Bryant]")
![Season 2 Episode #7: Centering Indigenous Knowledge and Practice Through Artivism [Miranda Encina] - Season 2 Finale Episode](https://s3.castbox.fm/b7/9a/ce/6d995870094364606aade94351968109f1_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Season 2 Episode #7: Centering Indigenous Knowledge and Practice Through Artivism [Miranda Encina] - Season 2 Finale Episode")
![Season 2 Episode #6: Conversations on Body Positivity, Colorism and Queerness [Juan-Lorenzo Cruz]](https://s3.castbox.fm/97/c7/77/8046b845f8fdca629be23e4a6e06f23518_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Season 2 Episode #6: Conversations on Body Positivity, Colorism and Queerness [Juan-Lorenzo Cruz]")
![Season 2 Episode #5: Importance of Language Inclusivity [Camilo Villa]](https://s3.castbox.fm/aa/ab/66/98c10232896addd1e819d1d2888f2590c0_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Season 2 Episode #5: Importance of Language Inclusivity [Camilo Villa]")
![Season 2 Episode #4: Listening to a Wombyn Healer [Traci Faith Guw Thonalig Hughes Hamilton]](https://s3.castbox.fm/bf/6e/71/05b4dd33c36c0b3d3fe1c1e9f24f86bbd2_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Season 2 Episode #4: Listening to a Wombyn Healer [Traci Faith Guw Thonalig Hughes Hamilton]")
![Season 2 Episode #3: Healing Through Music [Saahas Patil]](https://s3.castbox.fm/24/07/b6/ebc56850fb9f8fed982133087625acef62_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Season 2 Episode #3: Healing Through Music [Saahas Patil]")
![Season 2 Episode #2: On Another World [Hanif Fazal]](https://s3.castbox.fm/22/2d/bc/50a339b1ace93c18e6532b4b6d53093785_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Season 2 Episode #2: On Another World [Hanif Fazal]")
![Season 2 Episode #1: Getting to know the Man Behind the Music [Dwayne Jackson / Deeslyrics]](https://s3.castbox.fm/0f/d7/b9/03fec3bc69542e9160cf2d11ecf43454ae_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Season 2 Episode #1: Getting to know the Man Behind the Music [Dwayne Jackson / Deeslyrics]")
![Episode 13: Conversation with our Interns [Alexyz Rios & Petra Zadroga] - Season 1 Finale Episode](https://s3.castbox.fm/08/8f/ce/a7c5d8460e0b69effd45df39c71aa2ba5a_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Episode 13: Conversation with our Interns [Alexyz Rios & Petra Zadroga] - Season 1 Finale Episode")
![Episode 12: Rematriate Psychology [Dr. Helen Hsu, President of APA Division 45, 2023- 2024]](https://s3.castbox.fm/5b/f8/32/6279bef06303cf35009c85d51a667122db_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Episode 12: Rematriate Psychology [Dr. Helen Hsu, President of APA Division 45, 2023- 2024]")
![Episode 11: On Dr. Gordon Hall's Leadership Journey [Dr. Gordon Hall]](https://s3.castbox.fm/d8/f5/ed/5d9be7845773beba91d9c9a04edfef2a7c_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Episode 11: On Dr. Gordon Hall's Leadership Journey [Dr. Gordon Hall]")
![Episode 9: On Emerging Leadership [Terrill Taylor]](https://s3.castbox.fm/bd/d8/6c/bc3da4a87f5c001badade0914094c3ee11_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Episode 9: On Emerging Leadership [Terrill Taylor]")
![Episode 8: Conversation with an Indigenous Scholar [Dr. Joseph Gone]](https://s3.castbox.fm/63/c7/91/66ce2e1c4d185fe2c3b8b69497593f8124_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Episode 8: Conversation with an Indigenous Scholar [Dr. Joseph Gone]")
![Episode 7: On Centering AMENA (American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African) Voices [Dr. Germine Awad]](https://s3.castbox.fm/50/34/7f/88045d25107bfc64264beeb95515fc047f_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Episode 7: On Centering AMENA (American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African) Voices [Dr. Germine Awad]")
![Episode 6: On Internalized Oppression [Dr. Jan Estrellado]](https://s3.castbox.fm/82/27/a3/c9d47295788adfbc753f26d412943cac8a_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Episode 6: On Internalized Oppression [Dr. Jan Estrellado]")
![Episode 5: On Parenting Culture , Toward Being an Accomplice [Dr. Anjali Ferguson]](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_episode400/31386767/31386767-1679117289278-4e1aeefa88e45.jpg "Episode 5: On Parenting Culture , Toward Being an Accomplice [Dr. Anjali Ferguson]")
![Episode 4: Conversation with an AAPA (Asian American Psychological Association)Elder [Dr. Reiko True]](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_episode400/31386767/31386767-1677534133915-f6dc63a6cfd7d.jpg "Episode 4: Conversation with an AAPA (Asian American Psychological Association)Elder [Dr. Reiko True]")
United States
