Chrystal Vergara-Lopez, PhD
Dr. Vergara-Lopez’s program of research investigates neurobiological mechanisms that contribute to psychopathology and substance use. She aims to identify markers of risk and resilience to help deter the drastic increase in rates of psychopathology and substance involvement observed during key developmental life phases.
Nina Ayala, MD, ScM
Dr. Ayala’s research and clinical expertise focuses on leveraging interventions to alter resilience to improve perinatal mental health and patient-reported outcomes.
Karen Jennings Mathis, PhD, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC
Dr. Jennings Mathis’s program of research focuses on the link between stress and eating disorders psychopathology within Black populations with a focus on discrimination and intersectionality, to enhance evidence-based assessments and interventions with integrated cultural factors.