
Biography :
Dr. Tollinchi-Natali is an Assistant Professor at the School of Dental Medicine at Ponce Health Sciences University and a researcher with HER LAB at the Ponce Research Institute. Her research addresses health disparities, oral health care access, tobacco use, chronic conditions, and serious mental illness among vulnerable populations. She is pursuing a Postdoctoral Master’s in Clinical and Translational Research at the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus. She also serves as a Behavioral Medicine Attending for the Family Medicine Residency Program at Mayagüez Medical Center. As a licensed clinical psychologist, she specializes in health psychology, primary care and psycho-oncology.