Jennifer M. Canovas BA
Research Associate II, ACCESS for Mental Health Lab
she/her
Contact
Email:
canovas [at] uic.edu
Building & Room:
Institute for Juvenile Research (IJR)
Address:
1747 W. Roosevelt Rd. Chicago IL 60612
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About
Jennifer Canovas is a Research Associate in the ACCESS for Mental Health Lab under the mentorship of Dr. Tara Mehta and a graduate of Williams College, where she earned her B.A. in Psychology and Art History. Her research interests focus on reducing mental health disparities among historically marginalized communities, with a particular emphasis on immigrant and LGBTQ+ populations. She is passionate about using community-engaged approaches to improve access to evidence-based care, and support sustainable, culturally responsive mental health interventions.
Interests
- Reducing mental health disparities
- Latinx populations
- Marginalized youth
- Barriers to mental health
- Community-engaged research
- Dissemination and implementation science