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Roxana E. Delgado, PhD, MS

Professor/ Military Research Scholar
The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, United States

Dr. Delgado is a Professor, Military Research Scholar, and the Director of the Caring for the Caregiver Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, School of Nursing. She is also a VA-affiliated researcher and one of the investigators at the VA Elizabeth Dole Center of Excellence for Veteran and Caregiver Research. Dr. Delgado completed post-doctoral work as a Military Health Institute Fellow at the School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She developed the “Military and Veteran Caregiver Portfolio”, a research platform that addresses the short and long-term health-related outcomes of caregivers and included the cultural adaptation of educational training for Hispanic family caregivers, assisting a loved one with Alzheimer’s Disease. Her research focuses on predictors and health outcomes in caregivers, with an emphasis on the long-term trajectory of disease and illness. Her professional experience was inspired by her firsthand experience as the wife of a combat Veteran and Purple Heart Recipient. She is a nationally recognized speaker, author, researcher, and avid advocate for traumatic brain injury and the science of caregiving. She serves on various advisory boards to inform national policies and programs for Veterans and caregivers. A 2015-16 Elizabeth Dole Foundation Fellow representing the State of Texas, she is passionate about what she does, and her goal is to dedicate her life and profession to contributing to science and helping wounded, ill and injured Veterans and their caregivers discover ways to thrive.

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