Assistant Professor of Social Work
Portland State University
Dr. Antonia R.G. Alvarez is a queer Pilipinx-American scholar and mama, and an Assistant Professor at the Portland State University School of Social Work. Through the lenses of historical trauma, critical feminisms, and queerness, Antonia is committed to liberatory research and community-engaged practice with LGBTQI/Two-Spirit/Māhū communities of color. Using arts and culture-based interventions, her work explores health disparities and inequities and seeks solutions rooted in community well-being. Antonia received her PhD from the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver, her MSW from the University of Michigan School of Social Work and is a licensed social worker in Hawai`i.
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