Dr Adriana Ortega holds a PhD in Applied Psychology and an MSc in Occupational Health Psychology from the University of Nottingham, UK, and a BA in Behavioural Science with a minor in Women’s Studies from Green Mountain College, USA. She is a certified trainer and an ICF-trained coach, currently pursuing international certification as a health coach and in culinary medicine.
With over 20 years of experience across the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Southeast Asia, and her native Venezuela, Dr Adriana brings a rich cross-cultural perspective to applied psychology and public health. Educated in the USA and UK, and having lived and worked in Scsandinavia, and Southeast Asia, she integrates global insights into mental health equity, workplace wellbeing, and emerging adult development. Her research contributes to sustainable development through transdisciplinary approaches to community and organizational health and wellbeing
She has led and collaborated on funded projects in areas such as executive functioning in hybrid work environments, person–job fit among Gen Z, and healthcare utility among Indigenous communities. Her work spans community-based research, organizational health, and policy-relevant outputs, with expertise in qualitative and mixed-methods research, resilience frameworks, and culturally attuned health communication. She has served as keynote speaker, external examiner, and reviewer for international journals, and is a founding member of the Monash Women Empower Network.
Dr Adriana’s applied research focuses on occupational health psychology, workplace health and wellbeing, health risk behaviour and behaviour change, health and wellbeing, and psychosocial development among emerging adults.

• Occupational health psychology
• Mental health and well-being in the workplace
• Organizational Healthiness
• Workplace Health promotion 
• Intervention design and evaluation
• Emerging adult development 
• Health risk and Behavior Change
• nclusive pedagogy and resilience frameworks
• Cross-cultural perspectives in health and wellbeing