Gio Iacono, PhD

Assistant Professor

Gio Iacono, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work. His areas of practice and research specialization are LGBTQ+ youth mental health, youth resilience, promoting diversity and inclusion within social work education, and mindfulness-based treatment approaches. Dr. Iacono primarily focuses on intervention and community-based participatory research.

Dr. Iacono has worked as a psychotherapist, clinical social worker, educator, community organizer, and researcher in a variety of health and community-based settings. His community development work has been focused on promoting the mental and sexual health of diverse and marginalized communities. Gio has also been a mindfulness meditation practitioner for many years, and integrates mindfulness in his work as an educator, researcher and clinician.

Research Interests
LGBTQ+ youth mental health
Youth resilience
Mindfulness and contemplative practice approaches
Community-based participatory research
Diversity and inclusion in social work education
Intervention research

Curriculum Vitae
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