Principal Investigators

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GUADALUPE X. AYALA MA, PhD, MPH

Dr. Ayala is a Professor in the School of Public Health at San Diego State University. Her research at SDSU HealthLINK Center focuses on the development and adaptation of family and system-based interventions to prevent and control obesity, diabetes and asthma among Latinos and other underserved populations. In addition to her leadership as a Co-Director, Dr. Ayala oversees the Center’s Administrative, Investigator Development and Community Engagement Cores and coordinates transdisciplinary intervention efforts under the Center’s Research Infrastructure Core. For more information, please review Dr. Ayala’s full-profile on our staff directory portal. 

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KRISTEN J. WELLS PhD, MPH

Dr. Wells is an Associate Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University. Her research at SDSU HealthLINK Center focuses on improving the quality of healthcare delivered to underserved populations, with a specific specialty in patient navigation and cancer communication. In addition to her leadership as a Co-Director, Dr. Wells oversees the Center’s Research Infrastructure Core operations including five specialized research groups concentrating on measurement methods, health sensor methods, intervention methods, health data analytics, and biomedical methods. For more information, please review Dr. Well’s full-profile on our staff directory portal.