Anthony Lucas holds an M.A. in Psychology from the Wright Institute and a B.A. in Rhetoric from the University of California, Berkeley. He is currently a third-year doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at the Wright Institute in Berkeley. His doctoral research focuses on romantic relationship dissolution and the impact of heartbreak on the self-concept of LGBT identified people. He is also currently training as a psychotherapist with LGBT and HIV-affected clients at UCSF Alliance Health Project. He is an ambassador for the American Psychological Association and a member of the International Association for Relationship Research.

In 2018, Anthony was a panelist at the 10th Annual UCSF LGBTQIA+ Health Forum where he presented on brief evidence-based psychological interventions along with his experiences working with HIV+ men of color as both a clinician and person living with HIV.

Before graduate school, Anthony worked with newly HIV/AIDS diagnosed youth at the East Bay AIDS Center as a youth advocate and linkage/outreach coordinator to the C.R.U.S.H Project, in which he expanded access to PrEP and HIV/AIDS primary care to people of color in San Francisco and the East Bay. In recognition of this work, Anthony received the CEO Circle Award from Sutter Health and the Pedro Zamora Award from La Clinica de la Raza.

Anthony is Puerto Rican, a long distance runner and likes listening to bachata, reggaetón, rap, and ‘90s hip-hop. He is a cat dad to an orange tabby, loves crime documentaries, and can recite Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 from memory.

Oakland, CA - Wright Institute - Two-Year Full-Time 2019 HIV League Scholar ($7,000)