Debra Moreno Garcia

Debra Moreno Garcia

Debra Moreno Garcia, PhD, is a faculty member in the psychology department at California State University, Los Angeles; and has worked with children, adolescents, and their families for more than twenty-five years in clinical and research settings. Garcia’s adolescent stress and wellness research focuses on dimensions of adolescent stress, generational communication patterns, family well-being, and advocacy for healthy school climates. She also conducts psychometric research for the development of new stress measures and assessments authenticated by the voice of teens and college students. Garcia is a community leader, speaker, and advocate for healthy neighborhoods and infrastructure systems for marginalized youth with minority status.