Dr. Marcos Reyes Estrada

Biography

Dr. Marcos Reyes-Estrada is currently the Program Director at the Ph.D. Clinical Psychology Program, Carlos Albizu University, and is an Associate of the Research Department at VA Caribbean Healthcare System. Dr. Reyes-Estrada received his Ph.D. from Ponce Health Sciences University and completed his postdoc on Primary Care Mental Health Integration at VA Caribbean Healthcare System. His current research focuses on behavioral health, primary and integrated care, healthcare providers, health disparities, mobile health, stress, and biomarkers. Dr. Reyes-Estrada has a keen interest in the use of mobile technology for a better understanding of biological, psychosocial and health services delivery issues. He has experience in qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods. He has received funding to study the role of religion in HIV/AIDS stigma among Puerto Ricans’ nurses.

Research / Research Interests

Primary Care Behavioral Health; Evidence-based Practice; Chronic Diseases; HIV/AIDS; Stigma; Underserved Populations; Veterans Population, PTSD, Mobile Health (mHealth); Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trail (SMART); Innovative Research Methods; Community Base Participatory Research; Translational Research

Academics, Education, Certifications

• 2009 B.A. in psychology, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, San Juan P .R.
• 2012 M.S. in clinical psychology, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce P.R.
• 2015 Ph.D. in clinical psychology, Ponce Health Sciences University, APA Accredited Program, Ponce P.R.
• 2016 Post-doctoral Clinical Psychology Fellowship, Primary Care Mental Health Integration, VA Caribbean and Healthcare System, APA Accredited Program, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Recent Publications

• Reyes-Estrada, M., Rivera-Segarra, E., Ramos-Pibernus, A., Rosario-Hernández, E., & Rivera-Medina, C. 2014). Desarrollo y validación de una escala para medir religiosidad en una muestra de adultos en Puerto Rico [Development and validation of a scale to measure religiousness in a sample of adults in Puerto Rico]. Revista Puertoriqueña de Psicología, 25(2).

• Rivera-Díaz, M., Varas-Díaz, N., Coriano-Ortíz, D., Padilla, M., Reyes-Estrada, M., y Serrano, N (2015): Ellos de la calle, nosotras de la casa: el discurso patriarcal y las experiencias de mujeres que viven con el VIH/SIDA en Puerto Rico [They belong to the street: we belong to the house: patriarcal discourse and experiences of women living with HIV/AIDS in Puerto Rico]. Cuadernos de Trabajo Social, 28(1): 81-90.

• Reyes-Estrada, M., Varas-Díaz, N. & Martínez-Sarson, M. T. (2015). HIV/AIDS Stigma and Religion: Considerations for the nursing profession. The New School Psychology Bulletin, 12(1): 48-55.

• Talavera-Valentín, J., & Reyes-Estrada, M. (2015) Avanzando los Tratamientos Basados en Evidencia en Puerto Rico desde un Acercamiento Transdisciplinario. Behavioral Sciences Journal, 30(1): 158-167.

• Pagán-Torres, O., Reyes-Estrada, M., & Cumba-Avilés, E. (2017). Religión, Espiritualidad y Terapia Cognitivo Conductual: Una Reseña Actualizada. Salud y Conducta Humana, 4(1): 13-34.

• Cappas, N. M., Reyes-Estrada, M., Toro, V., Hoyos, V., Delgado-Mercado, N., Soto, P., Duran, G., & Angela, L., (2018) Integrating Behavioral Health Care Into HIV/AIDS Care Clinics in Puerto Rico. Revista Puertorriqueña de Psicología, 28(2).