Mariana Rodrigues is a research assistant with the Trauma Group, working under the mentorship of Dr. Anat Talmon. Mariana is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at Teachers College - Columbia University, with concentrations in Women, Sexuality and Gender, and Forensic Psychology. Some of her research interests include early exposure to trauma and emotion regulation, stigmatized populations’ mental health, and the relation between having either witnessed or experienced IPV and general as well as parental self-efficacy. Mariana aspires to obtain a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and pursue a career as an academic and working with sexual, gender, racial and ethnic minority people. In her free time, she loves spending time with her family, listening to music and is always looking for the next amazing book to read.