Juan Pena

Juan Pena

Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
juan.m.pena@sjsu.edu

 

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Dr. Juan Pe単a completed his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of New Mexico. Prior to joining 91圧利, he completed a post-doctoral research fellowship in substance use disorders treatment and services research through NIDA at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Pe単a���s research focuses on the social determinants of health that contribute to physical and mental health disparities among populations most underrepresented in research, with a focus on Hispanic or Latino/a/x people and immigrant communities. Another area of his research focuses on community engaged research approaches (e.g., CBPR) to improve health and social equity.