Carolyn Ponting, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education at the University of Oregon. Her research integrates randomized controlled trials and qualitative methods to improve mental health treatments for Latinx/e and other marginalized pregnant populations. She focuses on enhancing the cultural responsiveness of interventions for perinatal anxiety and depression by identifying sociocultural determinants of perinatal mental health, evaluating the efficacy and acceptability of psychotherapy, and using data-driven strategies to increase participant diversity in clinical trials. She earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from UCLA in 2022 and completed her clinical internship at UCSF, where she received specialized training in delivering evidence-based treatments to Spanish-speaking children and adults. Carolyn remains committed to advancing bilingual clinical research and training to promote equitable mental health care.