Yvette Pino

Research Interests:

• I am currently interested in the experience of grief in Native American populations here in the U.S. 
• I am specifically interested in ambiguous loss in these populations due to the large number of missing Indigenous people in the U.S. and how the hope that their loved one will return or is still alive can exacerbate grief severity. 

Selected Publications:

• Pino, Y. & O’Connor, M. F. (In Preparation). Where’s My Sister? Ambiguous Loss in Native American Communities. 

Master's Thesis: 

• Where’s My Sister? The Experience of Ambiguous Loss in Native American Communities with Missing Native American People (2025) 

Courses Taught:

• PSY 352 - Personality (2025)
• PSY 384 - Positive Psychology (2026)
• PSY 456 - Psychology of Death & Loss (2026)

TA for: 

• PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology (2023)
• PSY 240 - Developmental Psychology (2024)
• PSY 352 - Personality (2026)
• PSY 360 - Social Psychology (2024)
• PSY 456 - Psychology of Death & Loss (2025)
• PSY 458 - Youth & Violence (2025)

*Year listed indicates when this individual last worked in the specified course.

Awards and Recognitions:

• Psychology Fellowship in Emotion and Grief (2026)
• Roberti Fund for Native American Students (2025)
• BIPOC Scholarship Recipient (2024) 

Updated: 09/21/26