Postdoctoral Associate

Catalina Canizares is a postdoctoral student. She received her B.A. in Clinical Psychology and M.S. in Clinical and Health Psychology from the University of the Andes and Ph.D. in Social Work from the Florida International University. Her research focuses on evidence-based interventions for suicidality among Latino adolescents. She is also working towards understanding the effects of mass casualties in adolescent suicidality.

Featured Works

  • Galeano Petro, L., Gaviria, A., Cañizares, C., Uribe, C., Ferro, E., Arenas, A., Gómez, Y., & Lattig, C. (2019). Assessment of perception of stressful life events as important factors in major depressive disorder (MDD). European Neuropsychopharmacology, 29, S841–S842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.08.108

  • Claudia Latigg, M., Andres Villamizar, V., Gaviria, A., David Angel, J., Cañizares, C., Ferro, E., Arenas, A., & Gomez, Y. (2017). 233. BDNF methylation and stress response in a clinical population with major depressive disorder. Biological Psychiatry, 81(10), S96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.02.247

  • Horn, A. B., Cañizares, C., & Gómez, Y. (2014). Prevention of adolescent depression in the Spanish-speaking world. International journal of environmental research and public health, 11(6), 5665-5683. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110605665