Her current clinical, teaching, and research focuses on the development and evaluation of culturally-adapted treatments for self-harm/suicide for ethnic/racial minority youth impacted by different social systems (i.e., juvenile justice and child welfare systems). Dr. Meza is a certified bilingual psychologist trained at UC Berkeley and UCSF in cognitive-behavior and dialectical behavior therapies. Dr. Meza also examines cultural factors that may influence psychopathology in Black and Latinx youth, as well as the impact racial discrimination on self-harm. Dr. Meza’s work in advancing mental health treatments among ethnic/racial minority families has been recognized by the National Latinx Psychology Association and has also received the prestigious UC Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship.