Dr. Christina P.C. Borba is the Director of the Office on Disparities Research and Workforce Development (ODWD), the Director for the Office of Rural Mental Health Research and the Acting Director for the Division of Services and Intervention Research (DSIR) at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). In her roles Dr. Borba guides priority-setting for research funding and identifies trends and gaps in the areas of mental health disparities, women’s mental health, and mental health in rural communities. She serves as the liaison to external constituents on research issues relevant to mental health disparities and supports the development and maintenance of the mental health research workforce. Additionally, as the Acting Director of DSIR, she leads programs of research and research training that aim to accelerate translation of research findings from basic and clinical studies to real-world practice settings and communities, where findings can be applied to improve public health. Dr. Borba’s career spans more than 25 years and includes experience informing and developing evidence-based interventions to mitigate disparities in mental health. Dr. Borba received her doctorate in public health from Emory University and her master’s degree in public health from Boston University. In her previous position, she served as the Vice-Chair of Research in the Department of Psychiatry at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Director of the BMC Global and Local Center for Mental Health Disparities. Dr. Borba was an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine before joining the NIMH in 2022.