Dr. Mercado is the coordinator in the Office of Clinical Practice at CSU Fresno. Mercado
began his career as a social worker where his research focused on creating more equitable
approaches to working with families of color or poverty in the child welfare arena.
In 2014, he became one of the first K-12 restorative practices counselors in California.
He has held many roles including an elementary school principal, middle school deputy
principal, counselor, consultant, and adjunct professor for community college and
the State Prison. Felipe has been mentored by Dr. Siri Sat Nam Singh and is trained
in Dare to Lead™, Emotional Intelligence, and Compassion Cultivation. Dr. Mercado was named the CSU, Fresno Health and Human Services Community Hero, in
2019.
Felipe Mercado's research aims to explore how we can increase social justice and equity
in K-12 schools through these avenues:
- Teacher Preparation
- Mental Health Alignment
- Trauma-Informed Practices
- Restorative Practices
- Social-Emotional Learning
- Non-Cognitive Skills
- Organizational Approaches
- Leadership Styles
- Compassion
- Mercado, F., (2021). Wise-Compassionate Framework: A Leadership Guide to Educational
Equity. Journal of Leadership Equity, and Research, 7(1), DOI:https://journals.sfu.ca/cvj/index.php/cvj/article/view/121/241
- Hart,S., Mercado, F. & Wandeler, C., (2019). Youth Design the Future of Transportation
for their Community. DOI: https://transweb.sjsu.edu/research/1909-Youth-Transportation-Design-Challenge
- Mercado, F. (2018). Whole child framework: Supporting educators in their plight toward
MTSS and equity. CLEARvoz Journal, 4(1) DOI:https://journals.sfu.ca/cvj/in
dex.php/cvj/article/view/36/38
- Mercado, F., (2018) Infusing Neuroscience and Education to Create Equity. CLEARvoz
Journal DOI: https://journals.sfu.ca/cvj/index.php/cvj/article/view/36
- Mercado, F. (2017). An intervention that promotes a sense of belonging, grit, mindset,
and hope in minority first-generation students. (Doctoral dissertation )
