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Guest speaker

Adrian Aguilera, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Welfare at UC Berkeley and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UC San Francisco. At UC Berkeley, Dr. Aguilera directs the Digital Health Equity and Access Lab (dHEAL). Dr. Aguilera is trained as a clinical psychologist and is an expert in cognitive and behavioral approaches to treating depression and anxiety. His research is focused on utilizing mobile phone technologies and data science to implement mental health interventions to address health disparities in low-income and marginalized populations. He is passionate about leveraging digital health for equity. He leads work in innovative digital health interventions that are designed with and for underserved communities and conducts pragmatic, real world implementations in public sector and community based settings. He partners with community organizations to leverage capacity and conduct research that is relevant to their needs. Furthermore, he directs the Center of Excellence in Behavioral Health Equity, a HRSA funded workforce training grant to increase the capacity of underrepresented students and faculty to serve the needs of diverse communities. He is bilingual (Spanish/English) and bicultural and conducts research studies and interventions in both languages. He has extensive formal training in implementation science for equity, community based research methods and integrating cultural sensitivity all while developing innovative digital technology based interventions.