Cristian Rivera Nales

Cristian Rivera Nales

Doctoral Student

Home department:
VCU Department of Psychology

Doctoral program:
Clinical Psychology

Faculty adviser:
Bryce McLeod, Ph.D.


Cristian earned his Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Washington in 2020 and is a first-year Clinical Psychology student working in Dr. McLeod’s lab. He is interested in increasing the accessibility, implementation, and sustainment of culturally responsive evidence-based practices for underserved children and adolescents. He is also interested in understanding how evidence-based practices are modified to meet the distinct needs of children and adolescents in schools and community settings.