Juan Pena

Assistant Professor Department of Psychology [email protected]

Current Research Activities

Dr. Juan Peña completed his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of New Mexico. Prior to joining SJSU, 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. Peña’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.