<p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">María R. Scharrón-del Río is Associate Professor and Coordinator of the School Counseling Program in the Department of School Psychology, Counseling, and Leadership (SPCL) at Brooklyn College, City University of New York. She is also an active leader in GLARE (GLBTQ Advocacy in Research and Education) since joining the Brooklyn College faculty in 2006. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Puerto Rico, and completed her clinical internship with the Harvard Medical School in Boston.Dr. Scharrón-del Río is committed to the development of multicultural competencies in counselors, psychologists, and educators, using experiential and affective educational approaches.Her research, scholarship, and advocacy focuses on ethnic and cultural minority psychology and education, including multicultural competencies, LGBTQ issues, gender non-conformity, mental health disparities, spirituality, resiliency, and well-being. </span></p>