Tatiana Vera (she/her/ella) is a licensed clinical/counseling psychologist in California and New York with experience across health systems, academic research, private practice, and digital health. She earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Teachers College (TC), Columbia University, and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Sharp Health Care, where she provided care across inpatient and outpatient behavioral health settings.
Her work increasingly focuses on the intersection of clinical psychology, healthcare innovation, and technology. Through digital health training and her work developing Vestra Health, she has explored how measurement-based care, clinical data, and technology can improve behavioral health screening, engagement, care navigation, and follow-up. She is particularly interested in responsible AI applications that support clinicians, improve workflows, and expand access to evidence-based mental healthcare.
Her broader experience includes clinical care, program development, quality improvement, research operations, implementation, training, and multidisciplinary collaboration. At Columbia University, she has managed funded research focused on culturally attuned mentorship, social connectedness, and health among transgender and nonbinary people of color, while her earlier work at Montefiore Medical Center centered on substance use, medication adherence, hepatitis C treatment, and health equity.
Her clinical and research approach is grounded in multicultural psychology, trauma-informed care, and culturally responsive practice. She also completed specialized training through Teachers College’s Bilingual Latinx Mental Health concentration and the PASEO Salud Mental Program in Peru.
Tatiana is especially interested in opportunities in digital mental health, clinical strategy, behavioral health innovation, clinical product development, responsible AI, measurement-based care, and scalable mental health delivery.
Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, surfing, reading nonfiction, and balancing it all out with highly unserious reality television.
Vera, T. M., Baker, B. A., Butts, Y., Miville, M. (Abstract Accepted). Culturally inclusive mentoring for Women of Color in Higher Education. In R. Ghosh, P. Kumar, P. Kumar & P. Budwar (Eds), Unraveling the Tapestry of Traditional, Relational and Multicultural Feminist Mentoring Frameworks. World Scientific Publishers.
Vera, T. M., Miville, M. L., Arredondo, P., & Capodilupo, C.. (2026). Mujeres en STEM: Strategies for navigating the chilly climate y entre fronteras. in M. R. McMahon, M. T. Mora, & A. R. Qubbbaj (Eds), Advancing Latinas in STEM Academic Careers Volume. Springer.
Arredondo, P., Miville, M., Capodilupo, C., Vera, T. (2022). Women and the challenge of STEM professions: Thriving in the chilly climate. Springer Publishing Company.
Miville, M. L., Vera, T., Bensmiller, N. (2024). Counseling and Gender: Intersectional approaches for practice, research, and advocacy. Springer Publishing Company.
Vera, T. M., Miville, M. L., Arredondo, P., & Capodilupo, C.. (accepted, under review). Mujeres en STEM: Strategies for navigating the chilly climate y entre fronteras. in M. R. McMahon, M. T. Mora, & A. R. Qubbbaj (Eds), Advancing Latinas in STEM Academic Careers Volume. Springer.
Treves-Kagan, S., Ruvalcaba, Y., Corry, D.T., Ray, C., Le, V.D., Lee, R.D., Siordia, C., Mercado, M.C., Estefan, L.F., Vera, T.M., Kearns, M.C., Mercer Kollar, L. M., Satter, D.E., Penman-Aguilar, A., Montero, J. T. Intimate Partner Violence- Related Homicides of Hispanic and Latino Persons – National Violent Death Reporting System, United States, 2003-2021. MMWR Surveil Summ 2024;73(No.SS-9):1-17. Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.ss7309a1
Treves-Kagan, S., Le, V.D., Berra, L.S., Ray, C.M., Ruvalcaba, Y., Wood, L., D’Angelo, D., Vera, T.M., Estefan, L.F. (2024). Trends in Contacts Made by Immigrants to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Public Health Reports®. 0(0). doi:10.1177/00333549241279101
Litwin, A. H., Shafner, L., Norton, B., Akiyama, M., Agyemang, L., Guzman, M., Vera, T., Heo, M. (2020). Artificial intelligence platform demonstrates high adherence in patients receiving fixed dose ledipasvir and sofosbuvir: A pilot study. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 7(8). https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa290
Jost, J. J., Tempalski, B. Vera, T., Mangalonzo, A. P., Litwin, A. H. (2019). HCV knowledge and risks behaviors among young suburban people who inject drugs. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16111958
Messner, C., Vera, T.,Washington, C., Quinlan, S., Zador, D., & Wong, A. (2013). Issues of self-image, disfigurement, and sadness in people living with cancer. The Oncology Nurse. 6(3).
Messner, C., & Vera, T. (2011). Cancer and the Workplace. The Oncology Pharmacist, 4(6). Retrieved from http://theoncologypharmacist.com/top-issues/2011-issues/september-vol-4-no-6/14519-top-14519
Messner, C. & Vera. T. (2011). Cancer and the Workplace. The Oncology Nurse, 4(6), 24-26. http://media.cancercare.org/enews/2011/11/cancer_in_the_workplace.pdf
Bensmiller, N., Miville, M. L., Vera, T. M., Quincoses, C., & Wilhite, A. (2023, August 3-5). Addressing gender-based violence for BIPOC and TGNC Communities: A call to action [Critical Conversation]. American Psychological Association 2023 Convention, Washington, DC.
Vera, T. M, Quincoses, C., Bensmiller, N., Baker, B., & Gomez, S.N. (2023, March 3). Latinas en STEM: Culturally appropriate mentorship within the academy. [Workshop]. Association for Women in Psychology 2023: Engaging Transformative Justice as Feminist Praxis, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Vera, T., Arredondo, P. A., Miville, M. L., & Capodilupo (2023, March 1-3). Mujeres en STEM: Strategies for navigating the chilly climate y entre fronteras. [Presentation]. 2023 American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) National Conference: La Lucha Sigue: Refusal, Resistance, and Praxis at Critical Junctures, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Vera, T. & Gomez, S.N. (2022, November 14-18). ¿Quién tiene el poder?: A case study in multiculturally navigating respeto and intergenerational differences in the therapeutic relationship. [Roundtable]. IX Conferencia Internacional Psicología de la Salud, Psicosalud 2022, Havana, Cuba/Virtual.
Gomez, S.N. & Vera, T. (2022, November 14-18) Familismo in the [Zoom] Room: A Case Study Providing Culturally Appropriate Care at a College Counseling Center during the Sars-CoV-2 Pandemic [Symposium Presentation]. IX Conferencia Internacional Psicología de la Salud 2022, Havana, Cuba./Virtual
Vera, T. (2022, June 6). Mentoring Latinas en STEM: Understanding Culturally Relevant Mentorship Practices within Academia. [Roundtable]. 12th Annual Diversity in Research and Practice (DiRP), Online
Vera, T. (2022, April 9). Mentoring Latinas en STEM: A Meta-Analysis on Culturally Appropriate Mentorship within the Academy. [Symposium/Conference Presentation]. Women in Science at Columbia Graduate Research Symposium (WISC-GRS) 2022, Online.
Baker, B. A., Vera, T., Manosalvas, K., Endale, T., Cavic, E. (2022, February 24-26). Pouring from Abundance: Self and Collective Care as Liberatory Practices for BIPOC Communities. [Roundtable/Conference Presentation]. 39th Annual Winter Roundtable: Collective Action & Liberatory Practices in Psychology and Education, Online
Vera, T., Arredondo, P. A. (2021, October 30). Women and the challenge of STEM professions: Thriving in the chilly climate [Conference Presentation]. ICPCE 2021 Convention, Online.
Vera, T., Miville, M. L., Arredondo, P. A., Capodilupo, C. (2021, April 8-9). Women and the challenge of STEM professions: Thriving in the chilly climate. ADVANCING Latinas in STEM Academic Careers [Symposium]. 2021 NSF INCLUDES Symposium, Online.
Vera, T., Guzman, M., Soloway, I., Joseph, G., Agyemang, L., Schwartz, J., Akiyama, M., Litwin, A. H., (2019, September). Factors contributing to HCV treatment failure and successful retreatment in people who use drugs. [Poster Presentation]. International Network on Hepatitis in Substance Users, Montreal, Canada.
Guzman, M., Vera, T., Soloway, I., Stein, M., (2018, October). The distribution of naloxone in an opioid treatment program in the Bronx: A comparative analysis of provider vs peer educator led distribution models. [Poster Presentation]. National Harm Reduction Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Jost, J. J., Tempalski, B. Vera, T., Mangalonzo, A. P., Litwin, A. H. (2017, September). HCV knowledge & risks behaviors among young suburban people who inject drugs. [Poster Presentation]. International Network on Hepatitis in Substance Users, New York, NY, United States.
Garvia, Y., Bailey, B., Quezada, L., Gomez, S., & Vera, T (moderator). (2024, July 23). Financial Support: Experiences of Approved Funding Support [Video Presentation]. National Latinx Psychological Association. Zoom.
Sanchez, A., Sullivan, L.D., Faison, A., & Vera, T (moderator). (2024, February 28). Amplifying AfroLatinx Voices [Video Presentation]. National Latinx Psychological Association. Zoom.
Pereira, E., Sparks, J., Vera, T., & Huet, Y. (2023, May 18). The Role of Mentoring in Supporting Faculty Equity and Success [Panel]. 2023 Latina THRIVE Summit South Padres Island, TX, USA
Arredondo, P., Miville. M. L., & Vera, T. (2022 October 20-22). Meet the Authors - Women and the challenge of STEM professions: Thriving in the chilly climate [Meet and Greet]. 2022 National Latinx Psychological Association Conference. Denver, CO, USA
Vera, T. M. (2022, Aug 3). Violence affecting immigrant populations: Policy and social determinants of health [PowerPoint slides]. Center for Disease Control, Division of Violence Prevention. Zoom.
Vera, T. M. (2022, Aug 4). Mentoring Latinas en STEM: Understanding culturally relevant mentorship [PowerPoint slides]. Center for Disease Control, Research and Evaluation Branch. Zoom.
Iyengar, S., Howard, L., Vera, T, Nauth, J., Belbase, L., Dagadu, N.A (2022, July 28). Mental health impacts of violence on women [Video Presentation]. Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security, and Conflict Transformation: Rethinking Violence and the Future of Women Series. Zoom.
Vera, T, Miville, M. L., Arredondo, P. A., Capodilupo, C (2022, April 20). Book Talk: Women and the challenge of STEM professions: Thriving in the chilly climate [PowerPoint slides]. Teachers College, Columbia University Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology. Zoom: https://www.tc.columbia.edu/events/info/women-and-the-challenge-of-stem-professions-thriving-in-a-chilly-climate-11341477/
Vera, T., Gomez, S. (2022 April 16). NLPA Student Healing Space [Video Presentation]. National Latinx Psychological Association. Zoom.
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