Elizabeth Cárdenas Bautista, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Instructor
Location: Morehouse Healthcare - Howell Mill
Phone: (404) 756-1440
E-mail: ecardenasbautist@msm.edu
Education
POSTGRADUATE:Innovative Postdoctoral Entrepreneurial Research Fellowship (IPERF)
Fellowship: Postdoctoral Fellow
GRADUATE:
University of Georgia
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling Psychology
University of Georgia
Degree: Master of Education in Professional Counseling
UNDERGRADUATE:
Clayton State University
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Psychology & Human Services
Research Interests
- Addressing Mental Health and Health Inequities
- Equity, Social Justice, Advocacy in Action
- Immigration
- Multicultural Psychology
- Latinx and Immigrant Mental Health, Bilingual/Bicultural Mental Health Services
- Social Justice, Advocacy, and Health Equity
- Social Political Climate and Racism impact on mental health, Complex Trauma, Resiliency and Post-Traumatic Growth
Clinical Interests
- Multicultural and Latinx Psychology
- Bilingual/bicultural Mental Health Services
- Complex Trauma, Resiliency and Post-traumatic Growth
Publications
- Cárdenas Bautista, E.; Cárdenas, G.; Bautista, M.S.; & Cárdenas Villanueva, M.. Introduction to Latinx Mental Health, (pp.1-13); Un Paso Adelante (A Step Forward): A Family’s Migration Testimonio and Recommendations for Mental Health Providers (pp. 228-247). Latinx Mental Health: From Surviving to Thriving (E.A. Delgado-Romero Ed. 2023).
- Cadenas, G. A.; Morrissey, M. B.; Miodus, S.; Cárdenas Bautista, E.; Hernández, M.; Daruwalla, S.; Rami, F.; & Hurtado, G.. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. A Model of Collaborative Immigration Advocacy to Prevent Policy-Based Trauma and Harm. (August 2022)
- Delgado-Romero, E.A.; Mahoney, G.E.; Muro-Rodriguez, N.; Atilano, R.; Cárdenas-Bautista, E.; De Los Santos, J.; Duran, M.; Espinoza, L.; Fuentes, J.; Gomez, S.; Ingram, R.; Jiminez-Ruiz, J.; Monroig, M.; Mora-Ozuna, C.; Ordaz, A.C.; Rappaport, B.; Suazo-Padilla, K.; & Vazquez, M.S.. La Clinica In LaK’ech: Establishing a Practicum Site Integrating Practice, Advocacy and Research with Latinx Clients(2021). The Counseling Psychologist. Volume 49, Issue 7, pp.987-1012
- Cadenas, G.A.; Cárdenas Bautista, E.; Morrisey, M.B.; Miodus, S.; Hernández, M.; Galleta, A.; Raimi, F.; Steinberg, L.; Marotta, S.; McNeil, B.; Hernández, E.; Garcia, E.A.; Hurtado, G.; Daruwalla, S.; Treptow, R.L.; & Ginez, D.. Protecting Immigrants from Harm: Collaborative Advocacy Strategies for Mental Health Professionals and Community Activists. April (2021)
- Gonzalez, K.A., Capielo Rosario, C., Abreu, R.L. & Cárdenas Bautista, E.. “It hurts but it’s the thing we had to doâ€: Puerto Rican colonial migration. Journal of Latinx Psychology. (2021) Volume 9, Issue 2, pp. 140-160
- Capielo Rosario, C.; Abreu, R.L.; Gonzalez, K.A.; & Cárdenas-Bautista, E.. “That day no one spokeâ€: Florida Puerto Ricans’ Reaction to Hurricane Maria. The Counseling Psychologist. (February 2020) Volume 48, issue 3
Honors and Awards
- 2023 National Science Foundation | Innovative Postdoctoral Entrepreneurial Research Fellow
- 2021 Distinguished Student Service Award | National Latinx Psychological Association (NLPA)
- 2019 SERD Outstanding Contribution to Scholarship on Race and Ethnicity Award | Society of Counseling Psychology - APA Division 17