Dr. David Zelaya

Biography

Dr. David G. Zelaya is an Assistant Professor at Brown University in the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences and serves as the Interim Director of the Doctoral Program in Behavioral Social Health Sciences. His research investigates health disparities affecting minority communities, focusing on the links between HIV risk, mental health, resilience, and alcohol use. Dr. Zelaya is the Principal Investigator on an NIH-NIAAA funded K23 grant aimed at developing a behavioral health intervention for sexual minority Latinx communities to reduce hazardous alcohol use, addressing intersectional forms of discrimination. He is particularly interested in providing culturally competent behavioral health services to historically underserved communities, including Spanish-speaking Latinx and gender-diverse populations. Dr. Zelaya earned his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Georgia State University and completed his psychology residency at Harvard Medical School's Cambridge Hospital. His active involvement in professional organizations includes serving on the Leadership Council of the National Latinx Psychological Association and as chair for the Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs for the American Psychological Association. Dr. Zelaya teaches Introduction to Health Disparities at Brown University.

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