Psychologist and Research Assistant at CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) in Lima, Peru.
As research assistant at CRONICAS, Victoria has previously worked in the CRONICAS’s research project ALLILLANCHU that aimed to implement a mental health screening in primary care level by non-mental health professionals through the use of technology. In this project, Victoria was in charge of monitoring the intervention process, coordinating with fieldworkers and supervising primary healthcare providers.
As fieldwork supervisor within the LATIN MH clinical trial, she is responsible for training the research assistants before starting the recruitment process, supervising and supporting them during the recruitment and follow-up period, ensure protocol adherence and for corresponding with the health staff to increase engagement and support.
