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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 professor at Yale University School of Medicine. He received his doctorate from the Counseling Psychology program at the University of Missouri and completed his predoctoral internship at La Clínica Hispana, a part of 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, as well as the well-being of Latine immigrants and trauma, and multicultural responsive training. Within this, he is interested in (a) identifying cultural strengths and methods of healing, (b) culturally responsive approaches, and (c) improving the implementation of mental health interventions. 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.

Clinically, he is licensed and has extensive experience providing evidence-based interventions to a diverse Latino population in various settings.

Last Updated on November 13, 2025.

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

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2022

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

Honors

  • honor

    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