Sarah M. Vitorino, Ph.D.
Sarah is a mindfulness instructor in the PEMBH Department at USC. She also facilitates workshops for Mindful USC across departments and schools, as well as with non-profits and various community partners.
Sarah M. Vitorino, Ph.D. (she/her) is a facilitator for Mindful USC and teaches mindfulness in the Physical Education & Mind Body Health Department at USC. She is the co-facilitator of a faith sharing group with students from LGBTQ+ communities who are also Catholic at USC’s Caruso Catholic Center. She leads workshops for young people on strategies for strengthening mental, physical and spiritual well-being in everyday life. She earned a Ph.D. in Women’s Studies at Emory University and a B.A. in Psychology from Westfield State University. Her dissertation research focused on the power of resilience, faith and community in reentry among women who had been incarcerated.