Viviana Piceno

Viviana Piceno, MSEd, is a third-year doctoral student in the counseling psychology program at Purdue University. She is a Latina who was born and raised in California. Piceno attended California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in Spanish. Her research interests include investigating psychosocial variables, such as belongingness and cultural identity, impacting underrepresented students’ academic process and exploring interventions (i.e., positive psychology and community participatory research) improving resilience within underrepresented communities.