Education
Fellowship in Clinical & Community Psychology, Yale University School of Medicine,
CT
Ph.D. Clinical & Community Psychology, Georgia State University, GA
M.A. Clinical & Community Psychology, Georgia State University, GA
B.A. Psychology, with Honors, University of Texas at San Antonio, TX
About R. Lillianne Macias
R. Lillianne Macias, PhD, is an expert in community-based, trauma-informed and contextually responsive program development and evaluation. Through her community partnership with the national organization Esperanza United, Dr. Macias leads an interdisciplinary team with experience conducting needs assessments, field surveys, multi-state fatality reviews, and youth-focused prevention research under federally funded awards from the Family and Youth Services Bureau and the U.S. Department of Justice. Dr. Macias' teaching experience includes graduate and undergraduate courses in program evaluation, research methods, and trauma and crisis intervention. Her expertise centers on domestic and family violence in Latine communities, and she has been nationally recognized for her approach to mentoring students and early-career professionals.
Select Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Macias R, Colson C, Alvarez C, Jackson A. Case Study of a Family Violence Healthcare
Education Program: A Brief Report.
Journal of Family Violence. 2025 March 27; :-. Available from: https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10896-025-00863-8 DOI:
10.1007/s10896-025-00863-8 - Macias R, Garza A, Grajo K, Nava N, Guzman-Jimenez T, Guadalupe-Díaz X. Intimate Partner
Homicide Prevention Among
Latinas: A Qualitative Study of Risk and Protective Factors. Homicide Studies. 2024 January 31; 28(3):341-359. Available
from: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10887679241227892 DOI: 10.1177/10887679241227892 - Macias R, Nava N, Delgadillo D, Beschel J, Kuperminc G. Finding voice in a year of
collective trauma: Case study of an
online photovoice project with youth. American Journal of Community Psychology. 2022 November 15; 71(1-2):114-122.
Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajcp.12630 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12630 - Macias RL, LeBrón A, Taylor K, Silva M. Después de la tormenta: Collective trauma
following Hurricane Maria in a
northeastern Puerto Rican community in the United States. J Community Psychol. 2021 Jan;49(1):118-132. PubMed PMID:
32906199. - Serrata JV, Macias RL, Rosales A, Hernandez-Martinez Martha, Rodriguez R, Perilla
JL. Expanding evidence-based practice
models for domestic violence initiatives: A community centered approach. Psychology of Violence. 2002. Available from:
https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fvio0000051 DOI: 10.1037/vio0000051
- 2026 Excellence in Experiential Teaching, University of New Haven
- 2025 Teaching Award, American Psychological Association Division 9
- 2023 Research Mentor Award, American Psychological Association Division 27
- 2021 - 2022 Faculty Excellence in Sponsored Programs, University of New Haven
- Community Foundation Grant, 2016
- APA Association Division 27 Mini Research Grant (PI: Macias), 2014-2015
- International Travel Grant, 2012
American Psychological Association - Professional Advancement Grant, 2011
Georgia State University Center for Latin American and Latino Studies - Student Grant, 2010
National Latina/o Psychological Association
- Research Colsultant, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, 2009-present
(NRCDV): National Latino Network, Minneapolis, MN - Psychology Fellow, 2015-2016
Yale Consultation Center, New Haven, CT - Graduate Research Assistant, 2009-2015
Research and Action Lab, Atlanta, GA - Research Assistant III, Department of Family and Community Medicine, 2007-2009
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX - Research Assistant, 2006-2008
Culture and Policy Institute, UTSA, San Antonio, TX - Program Evaluator, 2007
BCFS, San Antonio, TX - Research Project Coordinator, 2005-2007
University of Texas at San Antonio
- Session Facilitator for the Marking the Invisible Visible, Fall 2015
(Introduction to the Profession: Art, Identity, and Hierarchies of Power)
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT - Instructor, Human Sexuality, Fall 2012-2014
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA - Invited Lecturer, "Achievement and Wellbeing in STEM", Fall 2014
(Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA - Lab Instructor, Advanced Research Methods, Summer 2011
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA - Lecturer, "Racial Health Disparities" (Human Sexuality) & "Gender Roles" (Psychology
of Adjustment)
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Center Foundation
- Postdoctoral Fellow, 2016-2017
Yale Mental Health and Counseling, New Haven, CT - Psychology Fellow, 2015-2016
Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, CT - Clinician, 2009-2015
Georgia State University Psychology Clinic, Atlanta, GA - Clinician & Group Co-Facilitator, 2009-2015
Caminar Latino, Inc., Atlanta, GA - Clinician, 2013-2014
Regents Center for Learning Disorders, Atlanta, GA - Therapist, 2013-2014
Oglethorpe University Counseling Center, Atlanta, GA - Therapist, 2013-2014
Grady Hospital Inpatient Program, Atlanta, GA - Clinician, 2012-2013
Positive Impact, Atlanta, GA - Clinician, 2011-2012
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta-Hughes Spalding, Atlanta, GA - Clinician, June 2010
Summer Migrant Worker Health Initiative, Moultrie, GA
- Community Relations Director, 2014-2015
Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA - GSU Clinic Diversity Committee, 2008-2015
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA - Clinical Conference Planning Student Representative, 2012
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA - Diversity Chair, Graduate Association of Student Psychologists
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA - Southeastern ECO Conference Planning Committee
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA - Manuscript Reviewer
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- National Latino Psychological Association
- American Psychological Association (APA), Graduate Student Affiliate
- APA Division 27: Society for Community Research and Action