Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin Medical College of Wisconsin
Mother Child W Physician
Pediatric Psychology and Developmental Medicine
Vanessa Aguilera Snyder, PsyD

Vanessa Aguilera Snyder, PsyD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Locations

  • Pediatric Psychology and Developmental Medicine

Education

BS, Psychology, University of Georgia, 2015
BA, Sociology, University of Georgia, 2015
MA, Clinical Psychology, Wheaton College, 2017
PsyD, Clinical Psychology, Wheaton College, 2020
Pre-Doctoral Internship, Pediatric Psychology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, 2020
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Pediatric Psychology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 2021

Biography

Dr. Aguilera is a licensed clinical psychologist who was trained broadly as a Child and Adolescent Psychologist and then specialized in Pediatric Psychology. She takes a systemic, trauma-informed and evidenced based approach to treatment. Dr. Aguilera’s areas of clinical interest include: chronic illness, neurodevelopmental disorders, congenital heart disease, treatment adherence issues, and systemic/family-centered care. She has extensive experience working with families whose children have complex medical needs and comorbid developmental disabilities. Dr. Aguilera’s research interests center on increasing accessibility to high-quality, family-centered and culturally sensitive mental health care through applied research efforts.

Research Interests

Increasing accessibility to trauma-informed, culturally-sensitive mental health care for historically underserved communities.

Publications

Publications of Vanessa A. Aguilera PsyD from the Faculty Collaboration Database