Dr. Robert Rosales

Biography

Robert Rosales, PhD, LCSW, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences at Brown University. His research focuses on the impacts of minority stress, such as discrimination, and various sociocultural protective factors, including community support, on behavioral health issues like alcohol use. He emphasizes the disparities faced by racial and ethnic minorities regarding social problems and substance use. Dr. Rosales has published work on the Affordable Care Act, examining its effects on the access of racial and ethnic minorities to integrated behavioral health care. His expertise was recognized in 2021 when he received the NIH Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award, which supports his research on socio-cultural protective risk factors related to alcohol use among Hispanic sexual minority youth. Dr. Rosales is committed to building a better understanding of the multilevel predictors that affect health care access quality and the associated implications for underserved populations.

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