Jana Haritatos, Ph.D.
(she/her/hers)
Vice President, Research / Staff
As Vice President of Research at Hopelab, Dr. Haritatos leads the organization’s behavioral science research strategy and cultivates a network of scientific collaborators and advisor to inform the design, evaluation, and delivery of high impact solutions to improve the health and well-being of young people.
Prior to joining Hopelab, Dr. Haritatos received her doctorate in Psychology from the University of Michigan and completed an NIMH post-doctoral fellowship in Psychology & Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Department of Psychiatry, where her research focused on psychological and socio-cultural determinants of health in diverse populations.
Content written by Jana Haritatos, Ph.D.
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