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Sara Matsuzaka
Assistant Professor, Social Work and Child Advocacy
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Sara Matsuzaka, Assistant Professor, received her PhD in Social Work from Fordham University. Prior to joining Montclair State University, she was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Virginia Department of Psychology where she examined the relationships between experiences with gendered racism and mental and behavioral health among Black women. Strongly informed by intersectionality and minority stress theory, her research investigates how oppressive discourses and institutional practices contribute to mental health and substance use inequities among LGBTQ+ people, Black women, and other multiply marginalized groups. She teaches graduate-level courses such as Generalist Social Work Practice I, Research and Evaluation, Harm Reduction Engagement, and Substance Abuse and Families in Crisis. She has worked as an LCSW in outpatient and inpatient substance use treatment settings as well as in private practice in NYC and Florida.
Specialization
substance use, clinical social work, mental health, LGBTQ, intersectionality