Ricardo F. Muñoz

Ricardo F. Muñoz, PhD

Distinguished Professor of Clinical Psychology, Palo Alto University

Founder, Institute for International Internet Interventions for Health (i4Health)

Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, University of California, San Francisco

Fellow, American Psychological Association, Association for Psychological Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Ricardo Felipe Muñoz is an academic, psychologist, and author. He is Distinguished Professor of Clinical Psychology at Palo Alto University, and Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (based at San Francisco General Hospital—SFGH). He serves as Adjunct Clinical Professor at Stanford University, and Affiliated Faculty at the University of California, Berkeley.

Muñoz was elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2016 "for distinguished contributions towards the prevention of major depression and the development of Internet interventions to improve mental health worldwide." His research program has had a particular focus on making behavioral health interventions accessible to low-income and Spanish-speaking populations. He is the Founding Director of the Institute for International Internet Interventions for Health (i4Health) at Palo Alto University, and the Depression Clinic at San Francisco General Hospital (founded in 1985 with Psychology Fellows Jeanne Miranda and Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola), and has been awarded numerous awards for his teaching and research work in the field. He has published numerous scientific journal articles, book chapters, and books including, Control Your Depression, The Prevention of Depression: Research and Practice, and Controlling Your Drinking.

Muñoz has been elected Fellow of the American Psychological Association and Association for Psychological Science.