Oswaldo Moreno, Ph.D. (He | El)
Dr. Oswaldo Moreno is the Director of La Esperanza Research Program and an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). His research involves understanding and addressing health equity and healthcare inequalities/disparities in the United States that affect individuals from racial/ethnic minoritized backgrounds, especially the Latinx immigrant communities. Dr. Moreno’s research program also includes intersectional approaches to immigration, cultural, contextual, and systemic factors on health outcomes. His research projects have included Latinx immigration health, culturally sensitive interventions, mental health equity, prevention for Latinx youth and families, as well as substance use and mood disorders. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Clark University in Massachusetts, completed a Doctoral Internship at the Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology at Boston University School of Medicine and a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the Brown University School of Public Health.