Maysa Desousa

Maysa DeSousa has extensive experience in academia and research, having served as Associate Professor and Chair of Psychology at Springfield College from August 2017 to July 2023, after progressing from Assistant Professor to Chair and then to Assistant Professor of Psychology. Maysa held positions as a Research Scientist and Postdoctoral Fellow at the Clinical Excellence Research Center (CERC) at Stanford University School of Medicine from August 2015 to July 2017. Prior to that, Maysa was an Instructor at UNC Charlotte from August 2011 to May 2015, independently teaching courses in Psychological Approaches to Diversity and Child Development. Maysa's academic career began as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Pennsylvania from July 2008 to August 2011, where additional roles included Project Manager and Research Coordinator. Maysa earned a PhD in Health Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a Master of Bioethics from the University of Pennsylvania.