Dr. Miguel Ángel Cano – Associate Professor, O’Donnell School of Public Health, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Dr. Miguel Ángel Cano is an interdisciplinary researcher with training in psychology and public health, and conducts research in the fields of social epidemiology, health equity, and prevention science/health promotion. His program of research concentrates on the etiology and prevention of health risk behaviors (e.g., alcohol misuse) and poor mental health (e.g., depression, generalized anxiety, psychological distress) among adolescents and emerging adults (ages 18-25), particularly among populations that are under-resourced and/or disproportionately exposed to adversity (e.g., Hispanics). His primary research interests are 1) examining social stressors (e.g., discrimination) and coping resources (e.g., social support, cultural assets) associated with alcohol misuse and poor mental health, and 2) developing and adapting evidence-based interventions that aim to enhance resilience and prevent/reduce health risk behaviors and poor mental health. Dr. Cano has published over 175 peer-reviewed articles, and his research program has been supported by funding from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), and the National Institute on Aging (NIA).
Dr. Cano has served as a standing member of the NIAAA study section for Epidemiology, Prevention, and Behavior Research, he is an elected Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), and was elected to the Board of Directors of the Society for Prevention Research (SPR). He is also an Associate Editor of the journal Behavioral Medicine, and has served on the editorial board of the following journals: Annals of Epidemiology, American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, Emerging Adulthood, Journal of Clinical Psychology, Journal of Latinx Psychology, Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion, and Journal of Research on Adolescence.