Assistant Professor
Northern Arizona University
Tara Bautista, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Northern Arizona University and leads the Stress and Health Equity Research Laboratory. Prior to starting at NAU she was a postdoctoral fellow in the School of Medicine at Yale University. Dr. Bautista graduated with a BA in psychology from San Diego State University, Imperial Valley and earned her PhD in Health Innovation from the College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University. Dr. Bautista’s research interests include stress and substance use disorders among underserved populations and adapting evidence-based interventions to reduce health disparities and promote health equity. Her current work is focused on culturally adapting a mindfulness-based intervention for Latina mothers who drink alcohol to cope with stress.
