James J. García, PhD (He/Him/Él) 

Dr. García is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Cal State Fullerton. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Health Psychology from the University of North Texas. He completed his Pre-Doctoral Clinical Internship at the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System and a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Health/Rehabilitation Neuropsychology at Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare. Clinically, he has worked with medical populations for over a decade, delivering health psychology interventions and neuropsychological evaluations to communities of color, Spanish speakers, and racial/ethnic LGBTQ+ patients across the continuum of medical care (e.g., inpatient medical rehabilitation, intensive care units, outpatient medical rehabilitation, medical/surgical units, primary care, residential medical facilities). He regularly provides didactic seminars to doctoral level clinical neuropsychology students on diversity issues in clinical neuropsychology. Using a Public Health and Community Health approach to eliminate Health Disparities and Health Equity, Dr. García has been involved in health activism at the national level and with local community-based organizations, including his past leadership role as Vice President of Outreach and Community Engagement for the Pomona Pride Center. He has served as an invited community member for the OC Healthcare Agency on their LGBTQ+ report. Currently, he is a Member of the Stroke Psychological Health and Well-Being Committee and a Member of the Stroke Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee of the American Heart/Stroke Association. He is also extensively involved in reviewing diversity science as an Associate Editor for the journal Current Psychology and Editorial Fellow for the journal Health Psychology. Additionally, he sits on several advisory boards for federally-funded health disparities grant projects at CSUF.