Maia Niguel Hoskin

Maia Niguel Hoskin, PhD, is a graduate assistant professor of counseling in Los Angeles, California. She is also a contributor for Forbes, What To Expect, Everyday Health as well as a guest editor for ZORA. Dr. Hoskin is consultant, therapist, and race scholar who writes about topics related to structural racism and oppression, women’s issues, and mental health in both scholarly and non-scholarly publications. Her research also explores how social media and mediated images of Blacks impact behavior and mental health conditions, such as anxiety, depression, and racial trauma. Dr. Maia has a catalog of published, peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, and her editorial work has appeared in outlets such as Zora, Momentum, Vox, Healthline, What to Expect, The Healthy, and MadameNoire. She is a staunch activist of racial and gender equity who has lectured at more than 20 speaking engagements and facilitated dozens of workshops on cultural consciousness and mental health for various businesses, organizations, schools, colleges, and universities.