Assistant Professor
Rutgers School of Public Health
New York, New York
Pamela Valera, Ph.D., MSW, is a first-generation college graduate who is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban at the School of Public Health, Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey. She received a BA in Psychology from the University of San Francisco, an MSW from the University of Michigan, and her Ph.D., in Social Work from the University of South Carolina. In addition to her academic background, Dr. Valera has completed a three-year NIMH T32 postdoctoral research fellowship in HIV Prevention and Human Sexuality at the Columbia University/New York Psychiatric Institute, as well as clinical training in cancer health from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and also an NHLBI R25 Program to Increase Diversity among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (PRIDE) fellowship from SUNY Downstate Medical Center.
Dr. Valera’s research focuses on addressing health disparities (including mental health and cancer health) in marginalized groups, including people living with HIV, those at risk for HIV, and people involved in the criminal justice system). At Rutgers School of Public Health, she is the co-founder of the Community Health Justice Lab (http://www.chjl.org), where members address the drivers of health inequity among medically underserved and hidden populations using community-engaged research. CHJL is working to implement Mental Health First Aid Training in correctional settings.
Sunday, April 30, 2023
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
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