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Contact
elena.padron@humboldt.edu- BSS 422
Office Hours
- Tuesday: 4 - 5 pm & Wednesday: 2-3 pm (BSS 422)
- Monday: 2-3 pm (Zoom) https://humboldtstate.zoom.us/j/8271626646
Elena Padrón
Associate Professor & Counseling Graduate Program Coordinator
Elena Padrón, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Psychology & Coordinator of the Masters in Counseling Program at Cal Poly Humboldt. She is a clinical and developmental psychologist with specializations in early childhood, attachment, trauma, and developmental psychopathology.
Her research centers on the intersection of early childhood mental health, parent-child attachment relationships, and intergenerational transmission of trauma, specifically in minoritized populations. Dr. Padrón runs the Intergenerational Trauma & Attachment Lab. Undergraduate and graduate students can apply. Click below to learn more.
Her clinical experience is in child mental health and dyadic/family therapy with multicultural populations. Dr. Padrón has completed academic and clinical work with Latinx and international populations in her native Venezuela as well as in the United States.