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Melissa DuPont-Reyes is a trained psychiatric social epidemiologist and an interdisciplinary public health scholar at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. Her research focuses on health equity, population mental health, and the prevention of mental illness stigma among diverse and young populations. Dr. DuPont-Reyes seeks to understand early prevention methods for mental illnesses and aims to help reduce disparities in mental health care access and utilization throughout the life course. Current projects include the development and testing of low-dose, high-reach mental health anti-stigma interventions, the evaluation of mental illness stigma concerning intersectional social identities, and advancing theories around help-seeking behaviors related to mental health. She has also led studies exploring the implications of U.S.-based Spanish language media on broader public health issues. Her academic contributions reflect a commitment to ameliorating challenges faced by adolescents and enhancing access to mental health resources.
Department of Anthropology (GSAS)