Education
- Ph.D, Adelphi University
- MSW, New York University
Areas of Expertise
- Mental Health/Mental Illness
- Application of Developmental and Psychodynamic Theories to Contemporary Clinical Practice
- Health and Psychological Well-Being of Hispanics in the United States
- Impact of Parental Mental Illness on Children
- Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Courses Include
- Clinical Practice I, II, III
- Human Behavior and the Social Environment III
- Evidence-Based Mental Health Practice
- Education in Social Work
Recent Scholarship
- Acevedo, G. and Gonzalez, M.J. (2010). Immigration and its effects. In Rovinelli Heller, N. and Gitterman, A. (Eds.), Mental Health and Social Problems: A Social Work Perspective. New York: Routledge.
- Gonzalez, M.J. (2009). Family-oriented social work treatment. In Cohen, C.S., Gimein, T., Bulin, T. and Kollar, S. (Eds.), Real Cases: Integrating Child Welfare Practice Across the Social Work Curriculum. New York: Administration f or Children's Services.
- Gonzalez, M.J. and Acevedo, G. (2006). Psychological intervention with Hispanic patients: A review of culturallysyntonic treatments. In Rosenberg, S. and Rosenberg, J. (Eds.), Community Mental Health in the 21st Century. New York: Routledge.
- Gonzalez, M.J., Lopez, J. and Ko, E. (2005). The Mariel and balsero Cuban immigrant experience: Family reunification issues and treatment recommendations. In Gonzalez, M.J. and Gonzalez-Ramos, G. (Eds.). Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants: Innovative Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Practice. New York: Haworth Press.
- Gonzalez, M.J. and Gonzalez-Ramos, G. (Eds.). (2005). Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants: Innovative Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Practice. New York: Haworth Press.


