Tony DelaRosa, a doctoral candidate in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is featured in a recent article from UW–Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds (CHM) reporting on a December 2025 talk that highlighted collaborative research focused on well-being in Filipino American communities.
The talk brought together CHM researchers and community partners from the global Filipino nonprofit FilExcellence to share the Usap Tayo study. The project uses community-engaged research to promote well-being in Filipino American communities through Sikolohiyang Pilipino (Indigenous Filipino Psychology) and centers the practice of “kuwentuhan” — where community members co-generate knowledge and understanding about their lived experiences through storytelling.
DelaRosa works on the Usap Tayo study alongside Center for Healthy Minds researchers Hadley Rahrig and Christy Wilson-Mendenhall, in collaboration with FilExcellence partners.
According to the article, the talk concluded with reflections on how community-engaged research can influence policy and center the well-being of marginalized communities.
The Usap Tayo team is scheduled to present their research at the 2026 Association for Asian American Studies Conference in April.
Read the full article: “Reframing Wellbeing Through the Lens of Indigenous Filipino Psychology.”