Dr. Eugenia Millender is an associate professor, co-founder, and co-director of the Center of Population Sciences for Health Equity. As an indigenous Afro-Latina nurse scientist, she has dedicated her career to increasing access to mental health equity and providing culturally appropriate care. Dr. Millender's research focuses on investigating ways to reduce mental health disparities among indigenous and vulnerable populations that result from stress and trauma. She works with community-based organizations and employs her expertise in mood disorders, stress, trauma, and how these are expressed through gene-environment interaction.