BRIDGES Project
Latino Coalition Coordinator
rodrigv2@stjohns.edu
Tel: (718) 990-8219
Fax: (718) 990-8228
Vanessa Rodriguez, Ph.D., is a Clinician, Latino Coalition and
BRIDGES Project Coordinator at the PARTNERS Program. She received
her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from St. John’s
University. Her dissertation focused on the effectiveness of
Cognitive Processing Therapy for Mexican women with a history of
trauma. She has worked for PARTNERS since 2004 as a clinician and
researcher for the PARTNERS clinic-based initiative and state
psychiatric inpatient project. Her clinical and research
interests include cultural adaptations to evidence-based trauma
treatment for Latino families, increasing mental health service
utilization within Latino communities, and early childhood mental
health.