Deyanira Enriquez
Doctoral Student
Deyja Enriquez is a doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development program at BU Wheelock, where she specializes in sport and performance psychology. Before she joined BU Wheelock, she worked in labs studying microaggressions, race and ethnicity, and stereotyping. Her applied work has been within community juvenile justice services, an inpatient eating disorder center, coaching, and mental performance. Deyja aims to use her bilingualism and biculturalism to increase accessibility to mental health resources. As a member of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Deyja also aims to increase accessibility to culturally competent services within collegiate and professional sport.
Pronouns: she/hers
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Education
MA, Sport & Performance Psychology, University of Denver
BA, Psychology & Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder
Courses
Research
Deyja’s research interests include the investigation of athletes' racial and ethnic identity and its intersectionality with their athletic identity. This includes the issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice in sport.
Selected Publications
Selected Presentations
Akpobiyeri, A., D’Ugo, M., Enriquez, D., Jones-Coplin, B., & Gearity, B. T. (2020, October 21-24). What’s the cost? Examining athletes’ perceptions of racial/ethnic microaggressions and psychological strain [Poster presentation]. Association for Applied Sport Psychology’s 35th Annual Conference, United States.
Anderson, S., Enriquez, D., Line, J., Zike, D., & Akpobiyeri, A. (2021, April 4-5). Engaging in Advocacy as a Student: Reflection, Education, & Dialogue [Conference Session]. Diversity in Sport Conference, United States.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iVcQk_wtetP9oGgGUB3IKs7lCQ3qC6y3/view. Prewitt-White, T., Zike, D., Enriquez, D., Harris, T., Anderson, S., Line, J., Brueckner, S., & Sappington, R. (2021, October 6-9). Engaging in Advocacy: A Call from AASP’s Inaugural Advocacy Committee [Conference Session]. Association for Applied Sport Psychology’s 36th Annual Conference, United States.