KarenG.Martinez-GonzalezMD

Summary

• Karen G. Martinez, MD, MSc is an ABPN board certified child and adolescent psychiatrist in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Puerto Rico where she directs the Center for the Study and Treatment of Fear and Anxiety and is the interim chair of the Department of Psychiatry. She leads an interdisciplinary team in the development of research and treatment protocols aimed at improving the assessment and treatment of anxiety in Puerto Ricans. This Center consists of an interdisciplinary group of psychiatrists, neuroscientists, psychologists and occupational therapists studying the role of physiological fear on anxiety disorders and cultural adaptation of treatments for anxiety disorders. She also completed a Post-Doctoral Master’s in Clinical and Translational Research in 2006 and is now the Principal Investigator (R25MD007607) and Director of this program. She is also the Principal Investigator (R21MD013652) of a grant studying the epigenetic and microbial profile of prenatal stress related to Hurricane María. She is an active member of several professional organizations, such as the Anxiety and Depression Association of America where she has spearheaded multiple projects in order to increase outreach to diverse population including being the co-chair of the Multicultural Special Interest Group. She is also part of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Trauma and Disaster Committee and member of the board of directors of the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS).