JOSE ANGEL SOTO

Dr. Soto is a Professor in the Clinical Science Program in Penn State’s department of psychology, where he is also the Associate Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Dr. Soto received his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of California, Berkeley and completed his internship and postdoctoral training at UCSF/San Francisco General Hospital. His teaching, service and scholarship focus on advancing knowledge that is informed by diversity. In particular, his research examines the intersections of culture, health, and emotion, with an emphasis on the study of ethnic minority culture and those experiences associated with ethnic minority status (discrimination, oppression, etc.). His work has been published in leading journals in the field. He is currently an Associate Editor at Emotion, and on the editorial boards of Psychological Bulletin, and Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. He has received numerous awards for his work on diversity within academia and is the 2012 recipient of the Charles and Shirley Thomas Award from APA division 45.