Dharma Cortés, PhD
Senior Scientist, Health Evaluation Research Lab
Dharma Cortés, PhD
Senior Scientist, Health Evaluation Research Lab
Project 4
Biography
Dr. Dharma Cortés received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree from the University of Puerto Rico, a Doctorate degree in Sociology from Fordham University, and completed her post-doctoral training in Medical Anthropology at Harvard Medical School’s Department of Social Medicine.
Research
For more than twenty years Dr. Cortés has been conducting community-based research with Latinos in the U.S., focusing on acculturation, health, mental health, and access to healthcare. She has contributed as principal investigator, co-investigator and consultant to studies funded by the NIH, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the Robert Wood-Johnson Foundation.
