Dr. Iribarren holds a doctorate in clinical psychology and a master’s in social welfare. His research focuses on health care, the poor, and community collaborations. He is currently working on developing evidence-based interventions, understanding health care access and disparities, and integrating biomarkers into social sciences research. As a project director at the UCLA Center for Community Health, Dr. Iribarren helped develop an intervention program aimed at reducing the number of homeless adolescents in Los Angeles County. As director of a UCLA community consultation program office, he was in charge of a pioneering effort to assess the Mexican American community’s involvement in medical research. Dr. Iribarren is also involved in documentary filmmaking and other arts-related projects.

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