Jennifer S. De La Rosa, PhD
Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine (Research Scholar Track)
Assistant Research Professor, Pharmacology
Dr. De La Rosa serves as the strategy director for the Comprehensive Center for Pain & Addiction. Her central mission is to improve health outcomes, quality of life and functional resilience in people living with co-occurring chronic pain and mental health challenges. Self-determination is a common thread throughout her research, community engagement and workforce development projects. She is engaged in national advocacy to advance science, policy and workforce development to better meet the needs of this uniquely underserved population.
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Degrees
- PhD: Sociology, University of Arizona, Tucson
- MA: Sociology, University of Arizona, Tucson
Fellowship
University of Arizona Academic Leadership Institute, 2023
Research Interests
chronic pain, mental health, substance use disorder, network analysis, health service quality, patient-centered care, behavioral medicine, aging, arts and humanities