About

Professional biography

I am an Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University. My work integrates neuroscience, behavioral and clinical science, and advanced data-analytic methods to develop quantitative, interpretable measures of mental health processes. I trained in psychotherapy and neuroscience, and my research brings together clinical insight and mechanistic approaches to examine how clinically meaningful processes can be characterized across behavioral, neural, speech, language, and clinical data.

Education and training

2015–2019PhD in Neuroscience, Universidad de Valparaíso
2013–2015MSc in Biology, Universidad de Valparaíso
2007–2010Master of Education, Universidad Autónoma de Chile
2001–2007Title of Psychologist, Universidad del Mar, Chile (see US equivalence). Qualifying for clinical practice in Chile.

Appointments and positions

Current appointments

2026–presentAssistant Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry), Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University
2024–presentAffiliated Faculty Member, Health Analytics, Columbia University Data Science Institute

Previous research appointments

2024–2026Associate Research Scientist, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University
2022–2024Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Columbia University Data Science InstitutePIs: Kate Fitzgerald, MD, and Melanie Wall, PhD
2019–2022Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Behavioral Pharmacology Laboratory, McLean Hospital / Harvard Medical SchoolPIs: Carol Paronis, PhD, and Diego Pizzagalli, PhD
2018–2019Visiting Student Researcher, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPI: Kay Tye, PhD
2018Visiting Student Researcher, Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research, McLean Hospital / Harvard Medical SchoolPI: Diego Pizzagalli, PhD

Earlier teaching and clinical positions

2010–2017Adjunct Teaching Faculty, Department of Psychology, Universidad de Las Américas
2010–2012Academic Coordinator and Teaching Faculty, Department of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Chile
2008–2010Mental Health Counselor, Emergency Room, Hospital Dr. Sótero del Río

Funding and research support

2026–2028John P. Lambert Assistant Professorship, Columbia UniversityEndowed faculty support for the development of a research program in child and adolescent mental health.
2025–2027Young Investigator Grant, Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
2021–2022Seed Grant, NIMH Conte Center P50 MH119467, McLean Hospital

Fellowships and training awards

2022–2024Data Science Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship, Columbia University
2015–2019Fellowship for Doctoral Studies, Advanced Human Capital Training Program, CONICYT, Chile