Helene Chen, M.D., is a fourth-year psychiatry resident at Tulane School of Medicine. She was raised in a small town in Taiwan and became a first-generation college student studying General Biology at the University of California, San Diego. After a few years doing basic science research, she obtained a medical degree at Tulane University. Her interest in psychiatry stems from being exposed to a variety of different cultures, which has cultivated a curiosity in learning more about the experiences of others. Her career interests lie in cultural psychiatry, psychotherapy, and medical education.
Marilyn A. Mendoza, PhD, is a clinical instructor in the Psychiatry Department at Tulane University Medical Center and supervisor for their residents in their clinical work. She is a private practice psychologist specializing in grief. She currently writes a blog on grief for Psychology Today and is the author of We Do Not Die Alone.