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Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda is Associate Professor at Duke University School of Nursing holding the Dorothy Powell Term Chair. She serves as Faculty Lead for the Population Health Research Area of Excellence within the Center for Nursing Research and Co-Director of the Pilots Core for Duke's Clinical Translational Science Institute, driving initiatives in health disparities research and community-engaged science.
Her educational foundation includes:
- PhD from University of Miami
- MSN from Johns Hopkins University
- MPH from Johns Hopkins University
- BSN from Georgetown University
Dr. Gonzalez-Guarda's research centers on syndemic intersections of intimate partner violence, substance abuse, HIV, and mental health among U.S. Latinos, employing mixed methods and community-engaged strategies. She pioneers culturally-tailored interventions addressing acculturation stress and resilience, with recent focus expanding to colorectal cancer survivorship, palliative care for Latino elders, and ethical frameworks for immigrant health data. Her work consistently applies social determinants of health lenses to dismantle systemic barriers in vulnerable populations.
Her 2025 publications reveal three critical trends: (1) Deepening analysis of colorectal cancer through social determinants and symptom clusters; (2) Expansion into culturally-centered palliative care for Latino dementia patients; and (3) Methodological innovations in ethical data collection for immigrant populations, particularly through RADx-UP initiatives addressing pandemic inequities.
Key honors include:
- Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN)
- Service on the Institute of Medicine Future of Nursing Committee (2010)
- Appointment to National Advisory Council on Nursing Education and Practice (2012-2016)
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars Program
- Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration Minority Fellowship
As principal investigator, she leads NIH-funded research including R01 MD012249-01 examining acculturation stress in Latino immigrants and a Hillman Foundation project developing smartphone interventions for intimate partner violence prevention. She mentors underrepresented minority nurses through programs promoting health disparities research careers and serves on national committees shaping nursing leadership diversity.
She co-directs the Clinical Translational Science Institute's Pilots Core and leads the Population Health Research Area of Excellence, while co-founding LATIN-19—a grassroots coalition mitigating COVID-19 impacts on North Carolina's Latinx community through vaccine advocacy and culturally responsive outreach.
