Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dr. Sánchez González is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. As a rehabilitation psychologist, she supports individuals with disabilities and chronic conditions in living personally and socially fulfilling lives. She earned her PhD in counseling psychology from Texas A&M University and completed a postdoctoral residency in rehabilitation psychology at Johns Hopkins. Her research focuses on designing and implementing community-based interventions to improve the health of older adults and people with multiple chronic conditions. She is particularly interested in understanding the role of social connection in disease management and the potential influence of culture in shaping social connections, with the ultimate goal of integrating these insights into clinical care for older adults.