Alexandra Zax is a Clinical Child Psychology PhD candidate in the Clinical Child Psychology Program at the University of Kansas and current predoctoral psychology intern at UIC. To date, her primary research interests aim to shed light on complex associations between individual, cultural, and community factors on mental health and behavioral outcomes in youth. More specifically, she is interested in understanding outcome multifinality among children exposed to trauma and the influence of stress, cognitive factors, and culture on developmental pathways. Using an individual and systems-level approach, her long-term aim is to ameliorate disparities in mental health service access and improve mental health outcomes for minoritized youth.