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Chrystal Vergara-Lopez, PhD

Senior Research Scientist and Clinical Psychologist

Chrystal Vergara-Lopez, PhD, is a senior research scientist at the Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine and the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence for Stress, Trauma, and Resilience (STAR) at The Miriam Hospital. She also serves as an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. In these roles, Dr. Vergara-Lopez provides supervision and mentorship to clinical and research trainees, fostering the next generation of behavioral health researchers and practitioners.

Her research employs experimental and longitudinal methods to identify cognitive, biological, and contextual mechanisms underlying mental health and substance use. She focuses on cognitive control, repetitive negative thinking, adversity, stress physiology, and hormonal influences during key developmental periods, including adolescence and young adulthood. Her work is supported by the Brain and Behavior Foundation, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, reflecting her contributions to advancing behavioral health science. Through multidisciplinary collaborations, she aims to translate research findings into effective interventions that improve health and resilience across diverse communities.

Dr. Vergara-Lopez is a licensed psychologist with clinical expertise across the lifespan. She provides integrated behavioral health services, individual therapy, well-being interventions, and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation. She is committed to culturally responsive and linguistically appropriate care. She earned a BA in Psychology from New York University, an MA and PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University at Buffalo, completed a clinical residency at Rutgers University, and a NIDA-funded postdoctoral fellowship at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

Email: [email protected]
Website: https://vivo.brown.edu/display/cvergara

Read more about her research at starcobre.org

Locations

Primary

Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine
Coro Center West (directions)
1 Hoppin Street, Suite 317
Providence, RI 02903

Phone: 401-793-8000

Education

  • Post Graduate:  SUNY, Buffalo, NY
  • Fellowship:  The Miriam Hospital, Brown University, Alpert Medical School

Specialties

  • Psychology

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