Marlene Palomar is a Doctoral student at CU 麻豆影院 from Montbello Colorado. She is starting her second year in the School of Education, focusing on learning sciences and human development. She recently graduated with her master's degree in Counseling, specializing in Couple and Family Therapy. Marlene is currently a research assistant working on various projects in the School of Education and the Ren茅e Crown Wellness Institute. Projects include the Lyripeutics Storytelling project where she collaborates with a collective of scholars, educators, community organizers, and artists聽to remix education and wellness through hip hop. Her current research interests include taking an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to studying, learning, teaching and development. She is interested in the use of genuine cari帽o, equity, wellness, narratives, and music to explore issues of social justice, power, and culture in learning.