Serena Rodriguez

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About

Dr. Rodriguez is an implementation scientist focused on designing, implementing, and evaluating interventions that improve health and reduce disparities, particularly among historically marginalized populations. She is Co-director of the Texas Implementation Science Research Consultation (TX IS) Hub to End HIV, a capacity-building resource providing implementation science expertise in HIV/AIDS research, practice, and policy. In addition, Dr. Rodriguez co-leads CoLab: Community, Connection, and Collaboration, a research team committed to programs, services, and research in substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery support services. CoLab’s research centers individuals with lived experience. In the past, Dr. Rodriguez led studies examining access to women's health services in rural Uganda, cervical cancer screening among women with refugee status, and cancer care delivery for women living with HIV. Prior to academia, she worked at a social justice organization in Brooklyn, New York.

Center Affiliation

• Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research

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Research Interests

• Implementation Science
• Population Health
• Social Determinants of Health
• Substance Use

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Personal Links

• go.uth.edu/colab
• https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=O6ZcP1sAAAAJ