Julianna Martinez is a Clinic Coordinator at the UCLA PEERS® Clinic. She primarily manages aspects of the PEERS® for Preschoolers social skills intervention and the UCLA PEERS® Certified Training Seminars. Julianna also supports the PEERS® for Adolescents and PEERS® Summer Boot Camps where she serves as a behavioral coach. Julianna graduated from the University of San Diego where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a double minor in Biomedical Ethics and Business Administration. She intends to pursue a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology in the future. Her research and clinical interests include culturally adapting evidence-based care and addressing mental health disparities for underserved youth and their families.
Coordinators
Clinic Coordinator
Olivia is a Clinic Coordinator for the UCLA PEERS® Clinic. She graduated from UCLA with a major in Neuroscience (BS) and a minor in Public Affairs. At the PEERS® Clinic, Olivia assists with organizing and training research assistants for PEERS® Bootcamps, serves as a behavioral coach in PEERS® Bootcamps and Educational Classes, and is part of the PEERS® for Careers data coding team. Olivia plans to attend medical school and hopes to continue working with autistic individuals as a psychiatrist in the future.
Clinic Coordinator
Mateen Rosenblum is a Clinic Coordinator for the UCLA PEERS® Clinic. He manages aspects of the PEERS® For Careers and PEERS® For Dating groups. He also helps oversee the lab and the research assistant team. Mateen serves as a behavior coach in PEERS® For Careers, PEERS® For Dating, PEERS® For Adolescents and PEERS® for Preschoolers! Mateen graduated from the University of Illinois Champaign Urbana with a bachelor's degree in clinical psychology. Mateen intends to pursue a doctoral degree in clinical psychology in the future. His research interests include exploring protective factors against adolescent anxiety and depression. He is also interested in neurodivergent mental health and the impacts of familial mental health on adolescent outcomes.
Clinic Coordinator
Sydney Mazza is a Clinic Coordinator at the UCLA PEERS® Clinic. She primarily manages the PEERS® for Adolescents and PEERS® for Young Adults programs, as well as Individual PEERS® patients. In addition, she serves as the Research Coordinator for the PEERS® for Young Adults Follow-Up Study. Sydney earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Spanish from the University of California, Los Angeles. She intends to pursue a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology in the future. Her research and clinical interests include the early assessment and intervention of autistic adolescents and adults, mood and anxiety disorders in adolescents and adults, and the intersection of psychopharmacology and therapeutic outcomes.
Clinic Administrator
Diana Rodriguez is an Administrator for the UCLA Tarjan Center and the PEERS® Clinic. She provides administrative and financial support for the programs. Administratively she assists with meeting planning, coordination of events, and the director's calendar, general staffing support and reimbursements for all Tarjan PEERS® faculty and staff. Diana joined the UCLA Tarjan Center and PEERS® clinic in November of 2023. Her previous experience includes 7 years at the UCLA Department of Internal Medicine as an Administrative Assistant and 5 years in Family Medicine at St. John's Hospital as a Medical Assistant.
