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Jennifer M. Canovas BA

Research Associate II, ACCESS for Mental Health Lab

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Contact

Email:

canovas [at] uic.edu

Building & Room:

Institute for Juvenile Research (IJR)

Address:

1747 W. Roosevelt Rd. Chicago IL 60612

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.

  • Reducing mental health disparities
  • Latinx populations
  • Marginalized youth
  • Barriers to mental health
  • Community-engaged research
  • Dissemination and implementation science