César G Escobar-Viera, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral and Community Health Sciences

Current Appointments

  • Director, Program for Internet Delivered Interventions on LGBTQA+ Mental Health (PRIDE iM)

Areas of Expertise

  • Children & Adolescents
  • Mood Disorders
César G Escobar-Viera, MD, PhD
Expertise & Interests Selected Publications Education & Credentials Related News

Expertise & Interests

Research Interests

Depression & suicide prevention among LGBTQ+; Digital mental health interventions, social media; Mixed methods

Selected Publications

  1. Biernesser C, Win E, Escobar-Viera CG, Farzan R, Rose M, Goldstein T. Development and Codesign of Flourish: A digital suicide prevention intervention for LGBTQ+ youth who have experienced online victimization. Internet Interventions. 2023 Dec;34:100663. DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2023.100663
  2. Escobar-Viera CG, Coulter RWS, Friedman MR, Thoma BC, Switzer GE, Martina JD, Egan JE, Primack BA. The influence of social media experiences and behaviors on depressive symptoms among sexual and gender minority young adults in the United States: Research protocol for a mixed methods longitudinal study. JMIR Research Protocols. 2023 Jan 1;12:e43627 PMID: 36692929
  3. Escobar-Viera CG, Porta G, Coulter RWS, Martina J, Goldbach J, Rollman BL. A chatbot-delivered intervention for optimizing social media use and reducing perceived isolation among rural-living LGBTQ+ youth: Development, acceptability, and utility. Internet Interventions. 2023 Dec,34:100668. PMID: 37746640
  4. Gordon JD, Whitfield DL, Mammadi T, Escobar-Viera CG. Social support-seeking strategies on social media at the intersection of LGBTQ identity and race/ethnicity: Insights for intervention from a qualitative study. JMIR Formative Research. 2023 Oct; 7:e51702. PMID: 37862069
  5. Escobar-Viera CG, Choukas-Bradley S, Sidani J, Maheux A, Roberts S, Rollman BL. Examining social media experiences and attitudes toward technology-based interventions for reducing social isolation among LGBTQ youth living in rural United States: An online qualitative study. Frontiers Digital Health. 2022. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2022.900695

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
MD, Universidad Nacional de Asuncion, Asuncion, Paraguay, Facultad de Ciencias Medicas
Education
PhD, Health Services Research, University of Florida - Gainesville, College of Public Health and Health Professions
Education
MPH, Management and Policy, University of Florida - Gainesville, College of Public Health and Health Professions
Residency
Psychiatry, Universidad Nacional de Asuncion, Asuncion, Paraguay
Postdoctoral
Research on Media, Technology, and Health/ Health Policy, University of Pittsburgh
Postdoctoral
Health Services Research, Stanford University

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Board of Directors, Society for Digital Mental Health
  • Member, Society of Behavioral Medicine

Selected Honors & Awards

  • Scholar, Health Disparities Research Institute, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
  • Fulbright Scholarship Award, U.S. Department of State

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