Ruby Natale

Biography:

Ruby Natale, PhD, PsyD, is a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Co-Director of the Community Wellness Interprofessional Collaborative (IPC) at the University of Miami/Mailman Center for Child Development. For more than 22 years, she has partnered with community-based organizations to improve the health and well-being of young children and families in underserved communities. Her research focuses on reducing health disparities through culturally responsive, community-engaged interventions and technology-enhanced approaches. Dr. Natale has led multiple federally funded randomized controlled trials and developed the Jump Start and Jump Start Go programs, which leverage community-based participatory research, implementation science, and mobile technology to promote early childhood mental health and wellness among diverse populations.