Oswaldo Moreno, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director, Clinical Training, Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program
Honors in Psychology Coordinator
Counseling Psychology
Tenured
Faculty
Clinical Psychology
Education
- Ph.D., Clark University
- M.T.S., Harvard University
- M.S., Clark University
- B.S., Arizona State University
Research Interests
Dr. Oswaldo Moreno’s research involves understanding and addressing health equity and healthcare disparities and inequalities in the United States that affect individuals from racial/ethnic minoritized backgrounds, especially the Latinx/e immigrant and Spanish-speaking communities. Dr. Moreno’s research program also includes intersectional approaches to immigration, cultural, contextual, and systemic factors on health outcomes. His research projects have included cultural and ethnic minority health, Latinx/e immigrant health, culturally sensitive interventions, psychology of religion, as well as substance use and mood disorder prevention efforts for Latinx/e youth and families.
Currently, Dr. Moreno directs La Esperanza Research Program, which is working on culturally enhancing a group-based motivational interviewing intervention for Latinx/e adolescents, identifying priorities, use of services, and behaviors related to health and comorbidities among youth and families in marginalized communities in the greater Virginia area (VCU iCube), as well as exploring early immigration, anti-immigration sentiment and policies on the psychological well-being among first-generation Latinx/e immigrants.
Areas of Expertise:
- Community Health
- Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology
- Health Disparities and Health Inequalities
- Latinx/e Immigrant Health
- Psychosocial Determinants of Health
Select Publications
- Moreno, O., Rosales, R., Munoz, G., Zelaya, D., Figuereo, V., & Bravo, A.J. (2023). Workplace and school microaggressions on anxiety: The role of cultural values among Hispanic Americans. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. doi: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2023.101774
- Galvan. T., Venta, A., Silva, M., Mercado A., Moreno, O., & Garcini, L. (2023).Applying an anti-racist framework to reduce disparities and promote psychological well-being in unaccompanied immigrant minors. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.01.023
- Moreno, O., *Sosa, R., *Hernandez, C., Cadenas, G., & Nienhusser., H.K. (2022). Immigration status, mental health, and intent to persist among Immigrant college students. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. doi: 10.1037/dhe0000456
- Hernandez, R., Willis, K., Moreno, O., & Corona (2022). Does religious commitment mediate the association between acculturative stress and Latinx young adults’ tobacco use? Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. doi: 10.1177/00220221221093814
- Cariello, A. N.., Perrin, P.., Derlan, C.L., Espinoza, A, *Morlet-Paredes, A, & Moreno, O. (2022). Moderating influence of social support on the relations between discrimination and physical health via depression in Latinx immigrants. Journal of Latinx Psychology, 10(2), 98–111. doi: 10.1037/lat0000200
Affiliations
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- National Hispanic Science Network (NHSN)
- National Latinx Psychological Association (NLPA)
- The American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE)
Courses
- Abnormal Psychology, undergraduate level
- Cross-Cultural Psychology, undergraduate level
- Diversity Dialogue: Intersectionality, graduate level
- Multicultural Counseling Practicum, graduate level
- Personal Awareness in Multicultural Counseling, graduate level
Awards
- Dr. Edwin J. Nichols Cultural and Diversity Grant Award
- ASSET Junior Faculty Fellow, University of California, San Diego, 2021
- Community Engagement Award, VCU Psychology Department, 2020
- Interdisciplinary Research on Hispanic Drug Abuse - National Hispanic Scientist Network Research Fellowship (R25DA026401), 2016-2018