Vanessa Rodriguez, Ph.D.

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.