As a first-generation, Latina psychologist, Dr. Sylvia Herbozo is passionate about improving equity in higher education and health care. She has 15 years of experience in mentoring psychology doctoral students, including first-generation students and those from marginalized groups. Her mentees have been accepted into highly competitive predoctoral internships and postdoctoral fellowships. She also has mentored postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty in securing academic jobs. Her professional development services include workshops and individualized feedback which strive to demystify the internship, fellowship, and academic job application processes.

Dr. Herbozo also has expertise in obesity and eating disorders. Her current research examines racial and ethnic disparities in: 1) access and utilization of bariatric surgery; 2) weight outcomes after bariatric surgery. She was awarded grant funding to investigate socioeconomic, cultural, and psychological correlates of weight regain in Latino and Black bariatric surgery patients. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international conferences.

Clinically, Dr. Herbozo provides psychological services for patients seeking bariatric surgery. Her clinical practice emphasizes culturally relevant and bilingual services for Spanish speaking patients.

Dr. Herbozo offers lectures and trainings on obesity, eating disorders, health inequities, and systemic inequities in academia. She has worked with universities, nonprofit organizations, and digital health start up companies.

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