MizzouForward Keynote – Centering Our Work in the Margins: Transforming research, practice, and advocacy

December 6th | 3:30pm – 4:30pm

223 Townsend Hall

Join us for “Centering Our Work in the Margins: Transforming research, practice, and advocacy" a keynote presentation by College of Education & Human Development-Education, School, and Counseling Psychology, MizzouForward faculty candidate, Dr. M. Paz Galupo. Dr. Galupo will present a research overview for approximately 40-minutes with a 20-minute question and answer session to follow.

Dr. M. Paz Galupo is currently a Professor of Psychology at Towson University, Towson, MD.  Dr. Galupo completed a B.A degree in Psychology at Miami University, Oxford, OH and earned M.A and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AK.

As Professor of Psychology and director of  QT-CREW: The Queer/Trans Collective for Research on Equity & Wellness at Towson University.  Dr. Galupo will outline grant funded research programs centering those most marginalized in the LGBTQ+ community (i.e., transgender, bisexual, and LGBTQ+ Black, Indigenous, and People of Color [BIPOC]). Dr. Galupo’s work takes an intersectional and interdisciplinary approach to understanding how identity shapes individual, relational, and health-related experiences of LGBTQ+ folx. During this presentation, Dr. Galupo invites attendees to think together about how centering the experiences of those least represented in our communities, can transform how we approach our work as researchers, practitioners, and as advocates / accomplices. 

You can access Dr. Galupo’s CV via OneDrive here:

 Paz Galupo Abbreviated Current_CV.pdf (University log in required to access)

After the keynote, please provide candidate feedback with our brief survey.