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Lourdes Guerrero, EdD, MSW
Associate Director
SOL-INCA (Study of Latinos – Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging) Lab at the University of California, San Diego
Dr. Lourdes Guerrero is AssociateDirector of the SOL-INCA (Study of Latinos – Investigation of NeurocognitiveAging) Lab at the University of California, San Diego. She was the former MultiplePrincipal Investigator for the Resource Center for Minority Aging Research(RCMAR) Coordinating Center at UCLA, and is currently serves as co-Investigatorof the San Diego Alzheimer’s disease Resource Center for Minority Aging (SanDiego -AD RCMAR).
Dr. Guerrero is a multidisciplinary,bilingual and bicultural researcher with training and experience working inmedical education, higher education policy, and community-based socialservices. She was the Associate Director of the Geriatric Workforce EnhancementProgram at UCLA, and served on the evaluation teams of the Clinical andTranslational Science Institute, and the NIH Diversity Program ConsortiumCoordination and Evaluation Center at UCLA.
Prior to working in academia, Dr.Guerrero was the Director of Special Projects for UC College Prep Online, andthe Programs and Communication Director for Excelenciain Education in Washington, DC. She has served on the board of directors ofvarious non-profit organizations including Ready, Set, Read! and MEND (MeetEach Need with Dignity. She is currently the Vice President of Operations forthe Berkeley Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association, and serves as an ExternalAdvisory Board member of Drexel University’s NIH FIRST award.
Dr. Guerrero obtained her Doctorof Education degree from UCLA and Master of Social Work degree from theCatholic University of America in Washington, DC. She also has a Master ofPastoral Ministry degree from the Franciscan School of Theology and a BA inChicano Studies from UC Berkeley. She is the principal of The Gigas Group, LLC,a consulting company focused on conducting culturally relevant evaluations andresearch. The Gigas Group, LLC client list includes the Latina ResearchersNetwork, the Alzheimer’s Association of Los Angeles, the Ventura County AreaAgency on Aging and Cornell University.
Her ORCID publication list ishere: