Alejandra Garcia Isaza

Alejandra García Isaza is Assistant Professor of Instruction in Kinesiology and Health Education at the University of Texas at Austin. She trained as a professional psychologist at Universidad de San Buenaventura in Medellín, Colombia, and earned a PhD in Prevention Science from the University of Oregon. Her work advances prevention science through the design, implementation, and evaluation of culturally responsive, place-based interventions. Her research examines the social and emotional processes that shape intergroup attitudes toward migrants and applies prevention science to develop and evaluate interventions that promote social cohesion.

Dr. Garcia Isaza does not accept graduate students.