Dyamon Brown (she/her) is a first year Clinical Psychology doctoral student at Texas A&M University. She is from Columbia, Mississippi, and received her bachelors degree in psychology from the University of Mississippi. She also received her masters degree in clinical psychology from Teachers College at Columbia University. Her research interests are broadly in adolescent mental health. Her primary focus lies in understanding the unique risk and protective factors related to substance use, trauma, and suicidality among Black adolescents and families. Her goal is to develop culturally sensitive interventions and support systems that address these critical issues. She is a Texas A&M Aviles-Johnson Fellow.