Team: Education and Training
Ana Amador, LCSW
Ana Amador is the Assistant Director of the UCAAN Education and Training Team. She is an associate clinical social worker who specializes in providing bilingual, evidenced-based outpatient mental health services to children and families. Ana takes a present-centered and person-centered approach, utilizing techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.…
Claudia Avalos-Garcia, LMFT
Claudia Avalos-Garcia is a Curriculum Developer for the UCAAN Education and Training Team and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in providing evidence-based outpatient mental health services in English and Spanish to Transitional-Aged Youth, college students, and adults. Her theoretical approach is eclectic: focusing on Cognitive Behavioral and Cognitive Processing Therapies, Narrative, Solution-Focused, and…
Susan Finley, EdD
Dr. Susan Finley serves as a curriculum developer for the UCAAN Education and Training Team. She brings nearly two decades of experience working in higher education. As an associate professor, she teaches psychology at the graduate and undergraduate levels for colleges and universities in New York and Southern California. Dr. Finley has also worked as…
Ashley Johnson, MS
Ashley Johnson is the Director of Communications for the UCLA-UCSF ACEs Aware Family Resilience Network (UCAAN) Education and Training Team. She is also the Director of Communications with the UCLA Division of Population Behavioral Health and UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence. Ashley’s work focuses on creating program assets, marketing materials, and reports that are effective…
Gustavo Loera, MA
Gustavo Loera is a curriculum developer for the UCAAN Education and Training team. Gustavo is a dedicated educator, researcher, and technical assistance provider with over 20 years of experience in designing and implementing impactful programs and strategies to promote mental health wellness and workforce development. He has worked with school districts, colleges and universities, government…
Charles Martin, EdD
Dr. Charles Martin serves as an e-learning specialist for the UCAAN Education and Training team. Dr. Martin is a distinguished educator with a focus on e-learning, curriculum design, and language education. He earned his doctorate in Educational Technology from the University of Florida, centering his research on language acquisition, leadership, and e-learning. Dr. Martin has…
Catherine Mogil, Psy.D.
Dr. Catherine Mogil serves as a special adviser to the UCAAN Education and Training team. Dr. Mogil works with children of all developmental stages and has been involved in several intervention development and translational research projects examining the efficacy of parent-assisted interventions for infants and toddlers in foster care, school-aged children with developmental disabilities, and…
Shwe Ainsi Nemyo
Shwe Nemyo is a Communications Specialist for the UCAAN Education and Training team and the UCLA Health Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. Shwe comes with a background in marketing communications and health care IT. Shwe received her bachelor’s in public health policy and business management from the University of California, Irvine.
Paulina Nguyen
Paulina is an eLearning Specialist with UCAAN, where she leverages her Bachelor of Science in Community and Public Health from CSU Dominguez Hills. Her extensive experience spans higher education, health care, and ABA therapy, allowing her to expertly lead, design, and implement a variety of courses. Her areas of expertise include biological sciences, diversity, equity,…
