Entry Year
2019
Major Area of Study
Behavioral Medicine
Mentor
Kristen Wells, PhD, MPH
mgonzales2@sdsu.edu
Phone Number
(805) 248-9541
Research Interests
Manuel is interested in mental and physical health disparities among Hispanic/Latinos and cultural factors that influence these disparities. He is also interested in developing and testing culturally adapted intervention/prevention efforts.
Representative Publications
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Gonzales, M. IV., & Blashill, A. J. (2018). Depressive symptoms and indoor tanning among U.S. Hispanic adolescents: Results from a nationally representative sample. Health Psychology, 37, 24-27.
Grants/Awards
- San Diego State University/ University of California, San Diego University Graduate Fellowship ($25,000) 2019
- San Diego State University’s Most Outstanding Graduate in Psychology Award 2019
- California State Universities Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement Ali C. Razi Scholar ($12,000) 2018
- Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Sexual and Gender Minority Special Interest Group Student Poster Award 2018
- Society of Behavioral Medicine Citation Award 2018
- California State University’s Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholarship recipient ($3,000) 2017
- National Institutes of Minority Health Initiative for Maximizing Student Development Scholar 2017-2019
