Lillian is a clinical psychologist and writer who has worked and volunteered at the intersections of equity, culture, health, and education for over 20 years. She is a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of California and has both research and clinical experience working with ethnically diverse and marginalized populations. Lillian received her Bachelor's degree in Human Biology from Stanford University, her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and her MFA in Fiction from the Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College.