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Joyce Amen

(she/her/hers)

“Kindness, kindness, kindness.” — Susan Sontag 1972

“To be noble-minded. To be profound. Never to be ‘nice.'” — Susan Sontag, 7/20/77 

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Education

  • CUNY-Brooklyn College, Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling (2025-Present)
  • CUNY-The City College of New York, Master’s degree in General Psychology (CASAC Track; 2022-2024)
  • CUNY-Brooklyn College, Bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a minor in Puerto Rican and Latino Studies (2018-2021)
  • CUNY-The City College of New York, Bachelor’s degree in History and Jewish Studies, with a minor in English Literature (2015-2021).

Academic Interests

My research interests include substance (mis)use; PTSD; trauma (especially upon disabled persons); psychotic disorders; mood disorders; anxiety disorders; homelessness; sexual trauma; disability justice; policing; the effects of long-term bullying; the medical and mental health industrial complexes; mental health stigma; and ableism, bullying, and ageism in schools and in the workplace.