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Oscar Fernando Rojas Perez, PhD

Assistant Professor in Psychiatry
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Assistant Professor in Psychiatry

Biography

Dr. Rojas Perez is an assistant professort at Yale University School of Medicine. He received his doctorate from the counseling psychology program at the University of Missouri and completed his pre-doctoral internship at La Clínica Hispana in the Yale Doctoral Internship in Clinical and Community Psychology. Broadly, his professional contributions focus on the development and cultural/linguistic adaptation of measures and interventions, Latinx immigrant well-being and trauma, multicultural responsive training, and public policy advocacy. Within this, he is interested in (a) identifying cultural strengths and methods of healing, (b) using culturally responsive approaches focus on equity and liberation, and (c) improving the implementation of mental health interventions. Dr. Rojas Perez’s work has been presented at multiple national and international conferences. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including three American Psychological Association fellowships, the Outstanding Dissertation Award from the National Latinx Psychological Association, and the Lauds and Laurels Distinguished Young Alumnus Award from the University of California Irvine. Dr. Rojas Perez is also an affiliate of the NIMH funded Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS Clinical and Health Services Research Core at Yale University and fellow of the NIMHD Health Disparities Research Institute. Dr. Rojas Perez's co-authored book, ¿Quiénes somos y de dónde venimos? A Historical Context to Inform Mental Health Services with Latinx Populations, examines the various forms of oppression, colonialization, and sociopolitical and sociocultural factors that continue to influence the mental health of Latinxs in the United States.

Clinically, he is licensed and has extensive experience providing evidence-based interventions (e.g., Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Prolonged Exposure Therapy) to a diverse client population (e.g., undocumented immigrants, refugee/asylum seekers, monolingual Spanish-speaker, etc.) in a variety of settings. Dr. Rojas Perez currently serves as the Senior Policy Advisor for the National Latinx Psychological Association.

Appointments

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Education & Training

Psychology Postdoctoral Associate
Yale University School of Medicine (2022)
Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow
Boston University Medical Campus- Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital (2020)
PhD
University of Missouri, Counseling Psychology (2019)
MA
University of Missouri, Counseling Psychology (2015)
BA
University of California, Irvine, Sociology and Chicanx/Latinx Studies (2011)

Research

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Oscar Fernando Rojas Perez's published research.

Publications

2022

  • Tu bienestar es mi bienestar: A psychosocicultural understanding of Latinx immigrant well-being through a qualitative lens
    Rojas Perez, O. F., Heppner, P. P., & Flores, L. Y. Tu bienestar es mi bienestar: A psychosocicultural understanding of Latinx immigrant well-being through a qualitative lens. Journal of Latinx Psychology. 2022. 10(2): 140-155.
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research
  • Comparative performance of the Spanish versions of the Resilience Inventory (IRES) and Resilience Scale-14 (RS-14) among adolescent postpartum mothers in Peru
    Rojas Perez, O. F., Sanchez, S. E., Cruz, V., Sanchez, E., & Gelaye, B. Comparative performance of the Spanish versions of the Resilience Inventory (IRES) and Resilience Scale-14 (RS-14) among adolescent postpartum mothers in Peru. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma. 2022.
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research In Press
  • Unaccompanied migrant youth from Central America: Challenges and opportunities
    Silva, M. A., McQuaid, J., Rojas Perez, O. F., Paris, M. Unaccompanied migrant youth from Central America: Challenges and opportunities. 2022
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research In Press

2021

  • Telehealth treatment engagement considerations with Latinx populations during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Silva, M. A., Rojas Perez, O. F., Añez, L. M., & Paris, M. Jr. Telehealth treatment engagement considerations with Latinx populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lancet Psychiatry. 2021, 8(3):176-178.
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research
  • Peer support in behavioral health care: Why it works in the Latinx context
    Rojas Perez, O. F., Reis, G., Costa, M., Ocasio, L., Diaz, A., Guy, K…& Bellamy, C. Peer support in behavioral health care: Why it works in the Latinx context. Revista Iberoamericana de Psicologia. 2021. 14(2): 1-10.
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research

2020

2019

  • Negative Immigrant Community Experience (N.I.C.E): A scale development study
    Flores, L. Y., Suh, H. N., Rojas Perez, O. F., Aguayo, D., Harvath, J., Valdivia, C., … Martinez, D. Negative Immigrant Community Experience (N.I.C.E): A scale development study. Journal of Latinx Psychology. 2019, 7(2):91-104.
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    Lauds and Laurels Distinguished Young Alumus

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    Outstanding Dissertation Award

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    Donald M. Suggs Dissertation Fellowship

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    Phi Beta Kappa

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Psychiatry

34 Park Street, 1st floor

New Haven, CT 06519

United States