Mayte Restrepo, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at UConn Health. Dr. Restrepo’s research focuses on understanding the impact of violence and adverse experiences on mental health outcomes and the buffering effects of resilience factors. She recently led the development of a data infrastructure system to track Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences in Connecticut adolescents. As a result of this work, a new data platform, the PACE data portal (https://www.ctdata.org/ct-pace-portal), provides information on the prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in the state and the disparities in ACEs exposure based on gender, race and ethnicity, and sexual orientation. This work has demonstrated the importance of using surveillance data to inform prevention efforts.

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
B.A.	Universidad Nacional de Colombia	Psychology
M.A.	University of Connecticut	International Studies with an Emphasis in Latin America
MPH	University of Connecticut	Public Health
Ph.D.	University of Connecticut	Public Health

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
Service-Learning Faculty Fellow	University of Connecticut
Emerging Scholar Fellow	Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
Dissertation Research Fellow	UConn Human Rights Institute
Graduate Research Fellowship	UConn Institute for Human Rights
Whetten Foundation Travel Fund	UConn Institute for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, El Instituto
Susan S. Addiss Award in Applied Public Health Practice	Department of Public Health Sciences, UConn
American Public Health Association-Maternal and Child Health Fellow	American Public Health Association
Professional Development Scholarship	Organization of American States
Graduate Research Grant	UConn Human Rights Institute
Robert G. Mead, Jr. Fellowship in Latin American Studies	UConn Institute for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Dr. Restrepo teaches Global Health and Mixed Methods in Public Health Research. She also teaches community engagement and qualitative methods in research.

Name & Description	Category	Role	Type	Scope	Start Year	End Year
UConn Office of Outreach and Engagement Steering Committee	Advisory Committee	Member	UConn-Storrs	University	2023
Diversity Champions Committee – UConn Health	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	UConn Health	Local	2023
Hispanic Health Council Board of Directors	Advisory Committee	Member	External	Local	2021
Women and Health Together for the Future	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	International	2021
American Public Health Association	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	2020
Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	International	2018
Graduate Public Health Curriculum Planning Committee	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	UConn Health	Local	2016

• Links between Social Determinants of Health (community violence, poverty, employment, education, discrimination) and multiple forms of violence impacting youth (child maltreatment, teen dating violence, bullying, school violence). 


• Effects of adversity and violence exposure in mental health outcomes for racial/ethnic and sexual minority youth. 


• Factors at the community level (community cohesion/trust, safety, physical environment) and interpersonal level (caring adults, family support, belongingness) that prevent or reduce the likelihood of interpersonal violence and buffer the effects of adversity on mental health problems (suicide, depression).


• Implementation of data-to-action community-based participatory research strategies with minorities to enhance community advocacy and social change.

Journal Articles

Book Chapters

Case Reports

Websites

Title or Abstract	Type	Sponsor/Event	Date/Year	Location
Armed Conflict Exposure and Mental Health: Examining the Role of Imperceptible Violence (APHA).	Talk	APHA Annual Meeting	2023	Atlanta, GA
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Contexts of Armed Conflict: The Case of Colombia (TUFH-International Virtual Conf)	Poster	TUFH Regional Virtual Conference for the Americas	2023	Virtual