Angela Martinez
Post-Baccalaureate Researcher
Angela Martinez earned her Bachelor’s of Science, majoring in Biomedical Sciences and Psychology, at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in 2023. After undergrad, she joined the Hot Metal Bridge (HMB) Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship program where she worked in the Department of Neuroscience. In January 2024, she joined Dra. Andrea Medrano’s Community Research Exploring Adolescent Resilience (CREAR) Lab to gain further experience in strength-based approaches to research. After Angela’s HMB year, she transitioned to work in a neuroimaging lab at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center studying how neurodevelopmental processes take place during adolescence to support the transition to adulthood. In parallel, she has continued to work in the CREAR Lab contributing to projects that study protective factors and mental health outcomes in youth facing contextual adversity. Angela is driven to understand how biological, psychological, and social systems converge to shape mental health and to translate that understanding into equitable, community-based interventions. Her long-term goals are to continue collaborative interdisciplinary research and implementation while advancing novel approaches toward access to essential health resources.
Accepted and Published
Medrano, A. S., Medina, C. M., Davila, S. A., Adame Montelongo, E. S., Sgourakis Jenkins, A., Pina, I. M., Vazquez, Y. N., Leonard, A. F., Dupree, G. E., Martinez, A., Kabir, Z., & Wah Figueroa, F. (2026). Sexual Victimization in School, Community, and Online Contexts: A Scoping Review on the Measurement of Youth Sexual Victimization. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380251412532
Davila, S. A., Martinez, A., & Medrano, A. S. (2025). Navigating familial stressors and material needs: Examining resilience and family cohesion as protective factors for rural Mexican adolescents. Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology. Advance Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000754
Under Review
Davila. S.A., Martinez, A., Henry, D., Medrano. A.S. (under review). Perceived Economic Realities: A Mixed Methods Exploration of Socioeconomic Status in Rural Mexico.
Presentations and Conferences
Martinez, A., Davila, S.A., Medrano, A.S., (2025, May). Examining Protective Factors in the Context of Familial and Economic Stressors in Rural Mexican Adolescents.Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
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