Dr. Gerardo González is professor of psychology at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM). After graduating from California School of Professional Psychology and completing postdoctoral fellowships at University of California, Berkeley, and University of California, San Francisco, Dr. González joined CSUSM in 1991. His research has emphasized Latino and cultural/linguistic minority populations, including dropout prevention with Latino middle school children, college persistence in underrepresented university students, and prevention of depression in primary care for Spanish-speaking populations. He has published extensively in scientific journals on the detection of clinical depression using bilingual computer-assisted assessment techniques. Dr. González has been the principal investigator for major grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Dr. González received the CSUSM President’s Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity in 2004.

Dr. Gonzalez was past director (2002–2006) of the National Latino Research Center (NLRC) at CSUSM.  The NLRC was established in 1999 to promote scientific research, exchange of information, training, and technical assistance and services related to the U.S. Latino population. Dr. Gonzalez served as CSUSM Dean of Graduate Studies and Associate Vice-President for Research from 2005 to 2014. As Dean of Graduate Studies, Dr. Gonzalez oversaw CSUSM graduate programs. As Associate Vice-President for Research, he was responsible for university centers/institutes, research activities, and sponsored projects. Dr. Gonzalez is a licensed psychologist in the State of California.