MINT
Jennifer Cortina, MSHI
Program Coordinator, Network for Enhancing Wellness in Disaster-Affected Youth (NEW DAY)
Professional Biography
Jennifer Cortina is the Program Coordinator for the Network for Enhancing Wellness in Disaster-Affected Youth (NEW DAY), a SAMSHA funded disasters mental health training project and was also the Clinical Coordinator for the Free Family Telehealth Program, a donor funded telehealth project, both programs within the Mental health Interventions and Novel Therapeutics (MINT) Program at Florida International University (FIU) as well as the FIU Coordinator for the The Latin American Trans-ancestry INitiative for OCD genomics (LATINO), an NIH-funded large-scale collaborative effort of clinicians and scientists from across the US, Canada, and several Latin American countries. The LATINO research study’s goal is to identify factors contributing to the development of OCD in individuals who identify as Latino/Hispanic. Jennifer was also a graduate clinician for the Technological Interventions for Ecological Systems (TIES) Lab, a collaboration between the Mental health Interventions and Novel Therapeutics (MINT) Program at Florida International University (FIU) and the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to her position with MINT, she was the Intake Department Coordinator for the Clinic with the Center for Children and Families at FIU under the mentorship of Isabel Rodríguez Duncan (LCSW, Ed.S.).
In 2014, Jennifer completed her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Spanish & Psychology and obtained a certificate in Speech-Language Pathology in 2015, all at Florida International University (FIU). She also worked as a behavior consultant and research assistant in the Classroom Behavior Support (CBS) Project, an IES funded project between Florida International University’s Center for Children and Families and Ohio University’s Center for Intervention Research in Schools, working with elementary school teachers in Miami and Ohio using Tier 1 and Tier 2 classroom interventions.
In 2019, she graduated from the University of Miami (UM) with a 3.95 GPA and received a Master of Science degree in Health Informatics (MSHI). In 2021, Jennifer was selected for the Graduate Accelerator Program and completed a Full Stack Development Bootcamp with the female-led tech education company Tech Talent & Strategy (TTS, formerly Tech Talent South). In May of 2024, she graduated from the Apple iOS App Development with Swift program at Miami Dade College, a partnership with Apple and the Miami Codes initiative and has recently obtained the Apple App Development with Swift Associate Certification.
Jennifer is passionate about generating culturally competent, evidence-based, holistic, and integrative mental-health care as well as learning and applying new technologies.
Contact: jdcortin@fiu.edu
Publications, Posters & Presentations
Urcuyo, A.E., P. Salas-Wright, C.P., Cortina, J., Morales, M., Maldonado-Molina, M.M., Garcia, M.F., Bates, M., Giusto, A., Schwartz, S.J., & Comer, J.S. (2025, Oct. 23-25). Protective strengths and risk factors in Venezuelan families resettled in the US: A qualitative examination of mothers’ perspectives. Poster presented at The National Hispanic Science Network 25th Annual Conference, Miami, Fl.
Aziz, H., Vidal-Martinez, G., Onyeka, O.C., Anderberg, J.L., Vargas-Medrano, J., Sotelo, D., Kourtesi, D., Frederick, R.M., Muñoz, J.S., Berrones, D., Zavala Cruz, V., Thompson, P., Tonarelli, S., Latin American Trans-Ancestry INitiative for OCD genomics (LATINO), Brazilian Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorder Working Group (GTTOC), Wiese, A.D., Crowley, J.J., Crowley, J.J., Storch, E.A. (in press). Frequency and Self-Reported Outcomes of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in the U.S. and Latin America. Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatría.
Avery, J. E., Pinciotti, C. M., Zhang, C., Muñoz, J. S., Berrones, D., Cruz, V. Z., Wiese, A. D., Anderberg, J. L., Frederick, R. M., Miño, T., Lanzagorta, N., Restrepo Castro, J. C., Ochoa-Panaifo, M. E., Goodman, W. K., Latin American Trans-ancestry INiative for OCD genomics (LATINO), Brazilian Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorder Working Group (GTTOC), Crowley, J. J., Cervin, M., & Storch, E. A. (2025, November). Benchmarking empirical severity for the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale-Second Edition. To be presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Mathai, D.S., Robinson, J.O., Wagner, K., Neitzke-Spruill, L., Berrones, D., Anderberg, J.L., Frederick, R.M., Zavala Cruz, V., Munoz, J.S., Latin American Trans-Ancestry INitiative for OCD genomics (LATINO), Brazilian Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorder Working Group (GTTOC), Rodriguez, C.I., Averill, L.A., Crowley, J.J., Storch, E.A., & McGuire, A.J. (in press). Real-world use of classic and non-classic psychedelics in Hispanic/Latino adults with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: International findings from the LATINO Study. Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry.
Wagner, K. M., Cervin, M., Cheng, J. S. C., Arriaga, J., Zavala Cruz, V., Berrones, D., Muñoz, J. S., Frederick, R. M., Anderberg, J. L., Núñez Bracho, B. E., Adorno, V. R., Fontenelle, L. F., Wiese, A. D., Latin American Trans-Ancestry Initiative for OCD genomics (LATINO), Brazilian Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorder Working Group (GTTOC), Crowley, J. J., & Storch, E. A. (in press). Transdiagnostic links of reward processing in OCD and depression. Journal of Affective Disorders.
Pinciotti, C.M., Avery, J., Zhang, C.C., Munoz, J.S., Berrones, D., Zavala Cruz, V., Wiese, A.D., Anderberg, J.L., Frederick, R.M., Miño, T., Lanzagorta, N., Restrepo Castro, J.C., Ochoa-Panaifo, M.E., Latin American Trans-ancestry INitiative for OCD genomics(LATINO, Brazilian Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Work Group (GTTOC), Goodman, W.K., Crowley, J.J., Storch, E.A., & Cervin, M. (in press). Benchmarking empirical severity for the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale-Second Edition. Journal of Affective Disorders.
Moore, H. C., Li, D., Wagner, K. M., Cheng, J. S., Ahmad, M., Tonarelli, S., Nicolini, H., Moyano, M. B., Zavala Cruz, V., Berrones, D., Muñoz, J. S., Frederick, R. M., Anderberg, J. L., Latin American Trans-ancestry Initiative for OCD genomics (LATINO), Brazilian Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorder Working Group (GTTOC), Crowley, J. J., Storch, E. A. (2025, July). Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Symptom Profiles and Perceived Effectiveness: A Comparison Between Adults with and without Co-occurring Tics. International OCD Foundation. Chicago, Illinois.
Duong, J. B., Carta, K. E., Walters, S. N., Freitag, G. F., Jumonville, G., Carrasco, A. S., Painter, C., Forbes, J., Luevanos, M., Ahmed, Y., Javvaji, A., Plaia, J., Bennet, S., Kehrer, S., Cortina, J., and Timmons, A. (June 2024) Empowering Mental Well-Being: The Role of User Involvement in Shaping Therapeutic Mobile Application Features and Mental Health Outcomes. Poster abstract submitted to the Society of Digital Mental Health 2024 Conference, Virtual.
Barnes, E.D., Brown, M., Urcuyo, A., Reis-Maldonado, T., Cortina, J., Gurwitch, R., Green, J.G., Comer, J. (2023, Nov. 1-4). Community Trainings in Evidence-Based Supports for Youth Following Disaster. In Supporting Children and Youth through Cross-Sector Implementation of Trauma-Informed Practices. Symposium conducted at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 39th Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA.
Barnes, E.D., Green, J.G., Comer, J., Urcuyo, A., Cortina, J., Maldonado-Reis, T. Gurwitch, R. (2024, Feb 14-17). Efficacy for Helping Youth and Readiness to Respond Post-Disaster. Paper presented at National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.
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