Emanuel Nuñez is a second-year doctoral student in Social Welfare at UCLA Luskin and a licensed clinical social worker from California’s Central Valley. His research explores how Latino communities experience and navigate severe mental illness through qualitative and community-engaged approaches. He holds a dual BA degree in Chicanx Studies and Environmental Studies from UC Santa Barbara and an MSW from CSU Stanislaus. Prior to starting at UCLA Luskin, Emanuel served as an LPS-designated clinician in outpatient and emergency psychiatric settings, including the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health’s Psychiatric Mobile Response Team and Stanislaus County Behavioral Health’s Crisis Care Mobile Unit. He is advised by Dr. Tatiana Londoño.