Alyssa Nieves

Biography:

Alyssa Nieves is a Psychological Science major and Art, Media and Design minor at Cal State University, United States. Since transferring to a 4-year University she has been actively involved on campus. She is a TRIO McNair Scholar and is currently involved with research on harm prevention to raise awareness on the dangers of opioid use. She joined the research group of Dr. Huynh at The Culture, Diversity and Reasoning Lab at Cal State San Marcos (CSUSM). Currently she is conducting research with Dr. Grabow of Cal State San Marcos on The Association of Trauma and Fentanyl. Her research interests are trauma, mental health, healthy relationships and drug and alcohol treatment. She aspires to be a psychologist with a specialty in trauma to offer a safe space for her clients to heal.