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Congrats to soon-to-be-Dr. Mimi Tekeste on successfully defending her dissertation today!

Please join us in congratulating soon-to-be-Dr. Mimi Tekeste on successfully defending her dissertation today, which is titled: Ethiopian Immigrants in the US: The Implications of Perceived Public Mental Illness Stigma and Mistrust of Mental Health Providers for Mental Health Help-Seeking Intentions. Excellent work, Mimi!

A special thanks to her committee, Drs. Maria Cecilia Zea, Christina Gee, Tamara Taggart, and Noemi Enchautegui de Jesus for the support and mentorship they have given Mimi throughout the process!
And thank you to Dr. Ganiban for chairing the defense.