Luke Janes

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Luke Janes is pursuing a Ph.D. in School Psychology at UCSB, has an M.Ed. in education from UC San Diego, and an M.A. in multicultural counseling from San Diego State. He has been a case manager for homeless youth, a high school and middle school teacher, a facilitator in adult prisons for the Alternatives to Violence Project, and a counselor at CALM (Child Abuse Listening Mediation). He was also a founder of a kids camp aimed at inspiring and supporting youth empowerment and activism, and a co-director for a diversity training program. He has significant experience with at-risk, ELL, trauma-surviving, and homeless youth populations. His research interests include trauma and resilience, culturally responsive measurement, and psychological group work. He is currently working in Jill Sharkey's lab in collaboration with local community agencies in the reduction of ethnic disparities in social service access across the county, the need-based prevention of drug abuse and gang involvement among adolescents, and the rehabilitation of adults on probation in Santa Barbara County. He is bilingual in English/Spanish.