Dr. Jessica Graham LoPresti
Advisor
Dr. LoPresti is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in the clinical psychology doctoral program at Suffolk University. Dr. LoPresti graduated from Williams College with a B.A. in Psychology and American Studies and received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Massachusetts Boston. She has published extensively on the multi-level impact of racism on the mental health of people and communities of color as well as barriers to mental healthcare for underserved and underrepresented communities. In addition, Dr. LoPresti owns a clinical private practice where she helps clients cope with a range of psychological struggles including anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, as well as racism-related stress.
Dr. LoPresti is also a co-founder of BARE (Black, Advocacy, Resistance, and Empowerment) Mental Health and Wellness, LLC. BAREMHW’s mission is to address disparities in mental health and wellness through consultation with businesses and community-based organizations to meet their goals of culturally-responsive and anti-racist care, recruitment, hiring, and retention of a diverse workforce, and increasing access and persistence in healthcare engagement for people of color.
Jess currently lives in Boston with her husband and two children. She deeply values the time she spends mentoring undergraduate and graduate students from underserved and underrepresented backgrounds and is passionate about addressing educational, employment, and health disparities.