Daniela Ramirez-Meneses
Research Assistant
Universidad Científica del Sur
Daniela Ramirez-Meneses is a clinical psychologist by the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. She has research experience in gender and mental health, with a particular focus on depression and anxiety in youth. She has experience coordinating a Lived Experience Advisory Panel composed of people with experience of emotional distress, and has a special interest in interventions focused on vulnerable populations.
In the COLMA project, Daniela is a research assistant and is part of the working group focused on the community groups component of the intervention.
Recent publications:
- Hidalgo-Padilla, L., Ramirez-Meneses, D., Ariza-Salazar, K. et al. Incorporating the voice of young people in mental health research: reflections from three lived experience advisory panels in Latin America. Res Involv Engagem 11, 34 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-025-00703-5
- Flores S, Ramirez-Meneses D, Carbonel A, Sanchez H, Vilela-Estrada AL, Toyama M, Priebe S. Outcomes and experiences of an art workshop on young people’s symptoms of depression and anxiety in Peru: a non-controlled trial. Arts Health. 2025:1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2025.2471414
- Toyama, M., Vilela-Estrada, A.L., Ariza-Salazar, K. et al. Resources used by young people to overcome mental distress in deprived settings in Latin America: a qualitative study. BMC Psychol 13, 727 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02830-w
Daniela Ramirez-Meneses is a clinical psychologist by the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. She has research experience in gender and mental health, with a particular focus on depression and anxiety in youth. She has experience coordinating a Lived Experience Advisory Panel composed of people with experience of emotional distress, and has a special interest in interventions focused on vulnerable populations.
In the COLMA project, Daniela is a research assistant and is part of the working group focused on the community groups component of the intervention.
Recent publications:
- Hidalgo-Padilla, L., Ramirez-Meneses, D., Ariza-Salazar, K. et al. Incorporating the voice of young people in mental health research: reflections from three lived experience advisory panels in Latin America. Res Involv Engagem 11, 34 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-025-00703-5
- Flores S, Ramirez-Meneses D, Carbonel A, Sanchez H, Vilela-Estrada AL, Toyama M, Priebe S. Outcomes and experiences of an art workshop on young people’s symptoms of depression and anxiety in Peru: a non-controlled trial. Arts Health. 2025:1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2025.2471414
- Toyama, M., Vilela-Estrada, A.L., Ariza-Salazar, K. et al. Resources used by young people to overcome mental distress in deprived settings in Latin America: a qualitative study. BMC Psychol 13, 727 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02830-w


