Rebeca Castellanos Gonzalez

Dr. Rebeca Castellanos Gonzalez is an Assistant Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences within the College of Medicine. She can be contacted at castereb@musc.edu and may be reached at (843) 792-0686. Her clinical and research work focuses on culturally adapted psychological interventions, mindfulness practices, and addressing health disparities in Latinx populations, particularly for individuals with chronic conditions like cancer or undergoing solid organ transplant.

• Education: Ph.D. in Clinical-Community Psychology from the University of South Carolina; Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas" in El Salvador.
• Training: Clinical internship at the Charleston Consortium; Postdoctoral training in Clinical Health Psychology at MUSC's Division of Bio-Behavioral Medicine.

Her research emphasizes cultural adaptations of interventions, Latinx mental health, and health disparities, with a focus on evidence-based care for chronic illness populations. She actively contributes to clinical training and patient care in behavioral medicine contexts.