Gaby Villarreal

Gabriela Mejia Villareal is a senior at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley majoring in psychology. She is an honors student and a political psychology research assistant. During the 2014-2015 year, Gaby served as the Vice President for The Latino Theatre Initiative, where she co-directed an original bilingual play that advocated for immigrants’ rights and toured elementary schools with educational plays. She studied abroad in Italy for a year and interned at The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Michigan. Gaby hopes to continue incorporating her interests in psychology, theater, and civic engagement to achieve societal development.