ARISE Lab

Antiracism, Resistance, Identity, Socialization, and Equity Lab

Abby Saavedra, PhD (she/her)


Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Las Vegas, Nevada


Abby is a co-lead on the Diversity Education Studies Project.

Abby Saavedra (she/her) is postdoctoral fellow at the University of Las Vegas, Nevada. Abby uses mixed methods to research sociopolitical development and the psychosocial impacts of diversity and ethnic studies education, particularly in relation to critical consciousness, activism, racial identity, and mental health. Abby’s scholarly praxis is rooted in her identity as a Filipina American daughter of immigrants, over ten years of experience in student and community organizing and service with Filipinx American communities and students of color, her academic background in Clinical Psychology, and her commitment to integrating Asian American Studies and Liberation Psychology.

Learn more about Abby here.