Alyssa Hufana is a recipient of the 2018 APA Minority Fellowship in Mental Health and Substance Use Services. Funded by a grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the MFP has created the Predoctoral Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (MHSAS) Fellowship to support the training of practitioners in behavioral health services and prevention. This fellowship program is designed for students in clinical, counseling and school psychology, and other psychology doctoral students whose training prepares them for careers in behavioral health services.
Hufana is a second year doctoral student in Counseling Psychology in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology at the Gervitz School. She was born and raised in Southern California, and received her B.A in Social Ecology from UC Irvine, and her M.A in Guidance and Counseling at Loyola Marymount University. Under the guidance of Dr. Melissa Morgan Consoli, Hufana’s professional and research interests involve resilience in Filipino Americans and Asian and Pacific Islander populations, multicultural issues, and social justice issues. She is currently completing her clinical externship at UCSB’s Counseling and Psychological Services and Student Health’s Alcohol and Drug Program.