Patricia Aguado, Ph.D. Ph.D.

Patricia Aguado, Ph.D.

Social Work

Associate Professor

Office:  Room LWH 3043
Phone:  (773) 442-4760
Email:  p-aguado@neiu.edu
Office Hours:  By appointment
Country:  United States

SWK 403: Generalist Practice I
SWK 405: Generalist Practice II
SWK 491: Advanced Research I
SWK 492: Advanced Research II
SWK 495: Advanced Field Practicum I
SWK 496: Advanced Field Practicum II

Research Interests

Health Disparities, HIV & AIDS, Mental Health, Immigrant and Minority Health, Risk Behaviors, and Substance Use 

Education

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, Jane Addams College of Social Work

MSW, New York University, Silver School of Social Work

Background

Dr. Aguado earned a Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is a bilingual/bicultural clinical social worker with more than 15 years of practice and research experience in the field of HIV/AIDS. Her research interests focus on the social and cultural determinants of sexual health and retention in HIV care.