Daphne Hernandez, PhD, MSEd, FAAHB, is a developmental psychologist whose research focuses on health disparities. Her research has been funded by NCI, NICHD, William T. Grant Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, USDA, and Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research. She has served as a senior mentor for the Robert Wood Johnson New Connections Mentoring Program, American Academy of Health Behavior's Research Scholars Mentoring Program, and the American Psychological Association's Leadership and Education Advancement Program for Diverse Scholars Program. She is currently the PI of an USDA-funded undergraduate training program called HOUSTON Academy 2.0, and a previous recipient of a research and professional development mentoring grant designed to support a junior researcher from the William T. Grant Foundation. She has received mentoring awards from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the American Academy of Health Behaviors. She is an Associate Editor for Family and Community Health.