Brian D. Gonzalez, PhD

Brian D. Gonzalez, PhD, is Associate Center Director for Research Career Development. His office aims to enhance the recruitment and career development of Moffitt's research trainees, staff, faculty and leadership.

Dr. Gonzalez’s research focuses on improving the quality of life in cancer survivors. He aims to develop biopsychosocial models to identify cancer survivors who are at greatest risk of worsening in quality of life. He also creates behavioral interventions to improve quality of life, including digital interventions.

His academic training includes a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of South Florida and a postdoctoral fellowship in Behavioral Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center. After fellowship, he was a tenure-track faculty member at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Dr. Gonzalez joined the Moffitt faculty in 2016 and was appointed Scientific Director of the Participant Research, Interventions, & Measurements (PRISM) Core. Under his leadership, the PRISM Core expanded its services for digital, quantitative and qualitative data collection in support of participant research studies.