Alejandra M. Colón López (PhD 2022) is a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Medical Education at UAB Heersink School of Medicine.

Research Interests: Medical education/training, Trust, Gender, Well-being and burnout in healthcare, Hispanic health, Qualitative methods, and Mixed methods research.

Publications: See her Google Scholar opens a new website page.

Education:

• BA, University of Puerto Rico, Cayey Campus, Cayey, PR, General Social Science
• MA, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, Sociology
• PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Medical Sociology

Selected Presentations:

• Colón-López, A., Meese, K.A. “Identifying Causes of Distress among Healthcare Team Members during COVID-19" presented at the 2022 MMIRA Global Conference: Rethinking Mixed Methods Applications in Health Services Research to Address Diverse Health Needs August 2022. (Virtual)
• Colón-López, A. “Gendering Trust in General Surgery Training: The Association with Postgraduate Year, Prior Experience in the Operating Room, and Gender.” presented at the 2022 Eastern Sociological Society Mini-Conference: Health Professions Education in the 21st Century March 2022. (Virtual)
• Colón López, A. M. “Communicative Patterns in Patient-Physician Interactions in Puerto Rico”, presented at the 1st Sociology and Other Disciplines Congress, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, December 2016.

Selected Teaching Experiences:

• Introduction to Medical Sociology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Instructor
• Sociology of Social Media, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Instructor
• Social Statistics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Lab Instructor
• Developing Social Theory, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Co-Instructor
• Dentistry and Culture, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Teacher Assistant
• Minority Health, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Teacher Assistant
• Sociology of Gender and Sexuality, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, Teacher Assistant

Honors & Awards:

• UAB National Alumni Society Dean’s Award, 2022
• UAB College of Arts and Sciences’ Dean’s Graduate Student Award, 2022
• William Cockerham Paper Award, 2021
• Minority Serving Institute Travel Scholarship, 2019
• Capacitation for Graduate Students Grant, Modality of Investigation, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, 2015
• Dean’s Award for Academic Excellences, University of Puerto Rico, Cayey Campus, 2014
• Award for Best GPA in the Major and College, University of Puerto Rico, Cayey Campus, 2014