Maria Bruno, PsyD

Executive Director of Belonging and Inclusion & Assistant to Vice President for Student Life

Authored by Maria Bruno, PsyD

Increasing Your Feelings of Belonging Requires Active Participation

Friday, September 9, 2022
I invite you to imagine or reflect on the stereotypes that are assigned in high school. Some of you may remember a famous ‘80s movie where five high school students had to serve an eight-hour detention on a Saturday morning. The characters (reflective of that time) included the following personas: the criminal, the princess, the athlete, the nerd, and the misfit”

Navigating Cultural Spaces, Different Than Your Own

Tuesday, April 5, 2022
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) defines cultural humility as, “a lifelong process of self-reflection and self-critique whereby the individual not only learns about another’s culture, but one starts with an examination of their own beliefs and cultural identities.”
Maria Bruno