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Luis Miguel Mestre, PhD, MS

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Postdoctoral Fellow

Contact Information

Luis Miguel Mestre, PhD, MS

Office Location

Mailing Address

  • Yale School of Medicine

    389 Whitney Avenue

    New Haven, Connecticut 06511

    United States

Appointments

Biography

Luis Miguel Mestre, Ph.D., MS, is a Post Doctoral Fellow at The Consultation Center, Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Mestre's got his Ph.D. in Epidemiology with a minor in Data Science from Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington; his doctoral training was focused on quantitative epidemiology, statistics, obesity, aging, cigarette smoking, and health disparities.

Dr. Mestre's current work as a post-doctoral fellow is in substance use, especially cigarette smoking, health disparities and substance use, and substance and obesity from a psychosocial perspective. Recent projects include polysubstance use in marginalized groups, clinical trials intervention in smoking cessation, food aversion, and eating disorders and their interaction with tobacco use, and substance use and obesity.

Education & Training

  • PhD
    Indiana University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics/Epidemiology (2023)
  • MS
    University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Department of Mathematical Sciences/ Mathematical Statistics (2018)
  • BS
    Universidad Metropolitana (Currently Universidad Ana G. Méndez in Cupey), School of Science and Technology/Biomathematics (2016)

Honors & Recognition

AwardAwarding OrganizationDate
Research Training Program in Substance Abuse Prevention: NIDA – Award # 5T32DA019426-19NIDA2023
Minding A Mid-America Gap: NIDA/NIAAA Epidemiology Research Training for Clinical Researchers and Clinicians in Currently Under-Served Areas Role: Pre doctoral traineeService: Award# R25DA051249NIDA/NIAAA2022, 2023
Obesity and Longevity Across Generations: National Institute of Aging (NIA) Diversity Supplement: Award# 3R01AG057703-02S1National Institute of Aging (NIA)2020, 2022
AGMUS Institute of Mathematics Scholarship (NSF Grant: Award #0822404)National Science Foundation (NSF)2012, 2015

Departments & Organizations