Julia Lechuga completed her PhD in psychology in 2008 from the University of Texas at El Paso and her postdoctorate in 2010 at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She is currently Associate Professor at the University of Texas at El Paso in the Department of Public Health Sciences.

• Effective teaching practices fellowship award - Association of College and University Educators (ACUE), University of Texas System (09/01/2021-09/30/2021)
• Outstanding performance for securing Extramural funding - The University of Texas at El Paso (09/01/2021-09/30/2021)
• Outstanding performance for securing Extramural funding - The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) (11/01/2020)

• NIH/NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow , Medical College of Wisconsin (2010)
• Ph D in General Psychology, The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) (2008)

• The Influence of Perceived Immigration Context and Healthcare Utilization Immigration Law Concerns on Latinx Immigrants’ HIV Testing The Journal of Latinx Psychology 10 2 (2022), Beatriz Suro, Julia Lechuga.
• Latinx Immigrants’ Legal Concerns About SARS‑CoV‑2 Testing and COVID‑19 Diagnosis and Treatment Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 24 (2022), Julia Lechuga.
• Validation of Brief Condom Use Attitudes Scales for Spanish Speaking People who use crack cocaine in El Salvador Archives of Sexual Behavior 51 (2022), Sarah Beachy, Lechuga.
• US Latinx immigrants' COVID19-related immigration concerns JAMA Network 4 7 (2021), , Julia Lechuga.
• Testing for differences in reporting of somatic symptoms of depression in racial/ethnic minorities Health Education and Behavior 48 3 (2021), , , , , Julia Lechuga.

• A research collaboration to support people who inject drugs: A multidisciplinary team approach to HIV research (2022), Volume The Binational US-Mexico Border Commission, Julia Lechuga.
• The intersection of opiate use disorder, ageism, and stigma: Opportunities for creating supportive environments (2022), Volume Virtual, Julia Lechuga.
• Creating supportive treatment environments for BIPOC, tailoring treatment to the realities of drug use at the border (2022), Volume Corpus Christi, Texas, Julia Lechuga.
• The perpetuation of HIV risk in Latinx immigrants: A cross-national perspective (2022), Volume Montreal, CA, Jesus Aleman, Julia Lechuga.
• Immigration concerns and the utilization of healthcare including HIV prevention services (2020), Volume virtual, Julia Lechuga.

• R01: OPTIMIZING A BIO-BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION TO PROMOTE VIRAL SUPPRESSION AMONG HIV+ PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS ON THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER
• Adaptation, Implementation, and Testing of Project Encuentro in the U.S-Mexico Border
• Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California San Francisco (CAPS)
• Perceived Immigration Laws Impact on Hispanic Immigrants HIV Health Behavior
• Adaptation, Implementation, and Testing of Project Encuentro in the U.S-Mexico Border