Our Team
Alejandra Hurtado de Mendoza, PhD
Principal Investigator - Tenure-line Assistant Professor
Dr. Hurtado de Mendoza is a bilingual Social Psychologist with interdisciplinary training in Anthropology and Communication, Culture, and Technology. She is an expert in behavioral science, health communication, and community-engaged research.
Her research addresses cancer disparities in the United States by developing and testing culturally-targeted health interventions and evaluating their implementation in clinical care.
Staff
Sara Gómez Trillos, MS
Research Specialist
Dariana Sedeño-Delgado
Research Specialist
Clara Barajas, MPH
PhD Candidate, Research Specialist
Fellows & Students
Maisha Huq, PhD
NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Oncology
David Perez
M.D. Candidate, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Yanisbel Ruiz
MD Candidate, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Constanza Menendez Alurralde, MS
MD Candidate, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Julio E. Sánchez González
MD Candidate, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Eddie Minaya, MS
MD Candidate, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Past Members
Staff
Jennifer Argueta Contreras, MS
Adriana Serrano, MS
Medical Students
Maria Alzamora, MD
Ashleigh Brennan
Graduate Students
Jane Nwafor, MD*
Anthony Chicaiza, MS*
Alexandra Bowen, MS*
Qi Zhu
Undergraduate Students
Sarah Youssouf
Valeria Martinez
Bella Ortega*
Teresa Truong
Laura Adeduro
Annabelle Kim
Nikki Feenstra
Jennifer Rodriguez
Natalia Monsalve
Daniela Morales
Halyn Orellana*
Andrés Gronda*
Federico Pallacardo
Sophia De Oliveira
Paola Martinez
Mariangela Mendoza
*This student completed their thesis project as part of our team under the mentorship of Dr. Alejandra Hurtado de Mendoza.
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