Nicole Montañez

Nicole is a doctoral student in Community Health Sciences within the Fielding School of Public Health specializing in Health Psychology. Nicole is a consultant and junior investigator with research and programmatic interests including identifying gaps in clinical research for better participant outcomes, training on coping skills for those living with an acute or chronic disease (i.e., TB and HIV) mental health distress and/or disability, stigma, and/or violence. 

Nicole believes in the incorporation of social and behavioral sciences and mindfulness within clinical research through creating informed, diverse, equitable, and inclusive studies and training to enhance community and participant experiences and outcomes. Nicole holds a Master of Social Work Health-Care from the University of Pretoria in South Africa and is an investigator of record within the International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials (IMPAACT) Network. Nicole’s public health background spans over ten years of domestic and international experiences with infant, adolescent, and adult populations.