Marlene Palomar is a Doctoral student at CU Boulder from Montbello Colorado. She is starting her second year in the School of Education, focusing on learning sciences and human development. She recently graduated with her master's degree in Counseling, specializing in Couple and Family Therapy. Marlene is currently a research assistant working on various projects in the School of Education and the Renée Crown Wellness Institute. Projects include the Lyripeutics Storytelling project where she collaborates with a collective of scholars, educators, community organizers, and artists to remix education and wellness through hip hop. Her current research interests include taking an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to studying, learning, teaching and development. She is interested in the use of genuine cariño, equity, wellness, narratives, and music to explore issues of social justice, power, and culture in learning.