Ana Jessica Alfaro, PsyD

Research Fellow, Advanced Fellowship Program in Geriatrics, VA Palo Alto Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center

Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine

2021 Fellow

Ana Jessica Alfaro, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist with specialized training working with older adults of different levels of functioning, cognition, and disability, across a variety of settings including hospice and palliative care, primary care, and outpatient mental health.  She is currently a Research Fellow in the Advanced Fellowship Program in Geriatrics at VA Palo Alto Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center and a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Alfaro’s professional and research interests include increasing access to geriatric mental health services to underserved aging populations and leveraging technology to deliver evidence-based mental health assessments and interventions to older adults.

Areas of Interest
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Health Technology, Mental Health/Substance Use Disorders, Veterans,

Program Info

Program Track
Non-Residential

Placement
U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging in the Office of Ranking Member, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC)

The 2021 Fellows