Dr. Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Rojas
Senior Research Fellow | Clinical Psychologist
BA (Psych), MA (Clinical Psych), PhD (Clinical Psych), HSP
Dr. Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Rojas is a licensed clinical psychologist with a clinical research and continuum of care background, dedicated to expanding mental health access through a multicultural lens. Her expertise lies in translating clinical research on psychological constructs and treatment quality into scalable digital tools. She specializes in integrating measurement-based care into digital health outcomes and clinical quality assurance. Backed by a strong clinical science foundation, Dr. Rojas leverages multi-method approaches to personality and behavior assessment to design equitable, effective care for BIPOC communities.
Areas of expertise
Multi-method approach to development and validation of personality and behavior assessment; development of assessments for personality and behavior. Translating and implementing evidence based practices for screening, assessment, and interventions into digital behavioral health tools. AI safety evaluator for wellness tools. Clinical practitioner and supervisor across the continuum of care in behavioral health.
Recent document templates created by Dr. Liz Rojas
Crisis Psychotherapy Session Note (90839) – US
Discharge Summary (US)
Higher Level of Care Referral Letter (US)
Treatment Summary & External Request Letter (US)
WHODAS 2.0 – Interview
Professional registration & endorsement
Liz is a licensed Clinical Psychologist (California, Telehealth Florida). Credentialed member of the National Register of Health Service Psychologists. Substance Use Disorder Specialist.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist with the California Board of Psychology (PSY31515)
Clinical experience
Liz is an integrated clinical practitioner trained and certified in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), mindfulness-based approaches, trauma therapies – Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), mindfulness based, and recovery oriented approaches spanning all levels of care: outpatient, intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization, residential and inpatient psychiatry. She also has her own private professional practice and consulting delivering psychological assessment and digital therapy in the community.
Research
Dr. Rojas's research has focused on both theory and real-world application of tests and measurements. She has contributed to building and validating tools for distress tolerance and borderline personality features, understanding these constructs' nomological networks relative to negative affect in addition to translating evidence-based practice for screening and assessing co-occurring psychopathology and substance use disorders into criminal justice settings.
Clinical Supervision & Teaching
Liz has served as a clinical supervisor and mentor for psychologist fellows, interns, practicum students, psychiatry residents, and master’s level clinicians . She previously held an appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor in Stanford University's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and served as a graduate instructor for undergraduates in research methods and behavior modification.
Selected peer-reviewed publications
- Peters, R.H., Young, M.S., Rojas, E.C., & Gorey, C.M. (2017). Evidence-based treatment and supervision practices for co-occurring mental and substance use disorders in the criminal justice system. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 43(4), 475–488.
- Strickland, C.M., Hopwood, C.J., Bornovalova, M.A., Rojas, E.C., Krueger, R.F., et al. (2019). Categorical and dimensional conceptions of personality pathology in DSM-5: Toward a model-based synthesis. Journal of Personality Disorders, 33(2), 185–213.
- Rojas, E.C., Hicks, B.M., Stark, S., Hopwood, C.J., & Bornovalova, M.A. (2015). Elaborating on the construct validity of the Minnesota Borderline Personality Disorder Scale (MBPD): A multi-sample, longitudinal examination. Psychological Assessment, 27(1), 332.
- Kiselica, A.M., Rojas, E., Bornovalova, M.A., & Dube, C. (2015). The nomological network of self-reported distress tolerance. Assessment, 22(6), 715–729.
- Bornovalova, M.A., Matusiewicz, A., & Rojas, E. (2011). Distress tolerance moderates the relationship between negative affect intensity with borderline personality disorder levels. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 52(6), 744–753.
Conference presentations, webinars & public scholarship
Liz has delivered an external webinar on Supporting employees with substance use disorders in the workplace to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) stakeholders, public presentation on Veterans, Gun Violence, Suicides, to local public community members, and an invited talk on Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance use at the VA Palo Alto Continuum of Care Continuing Education Conference
Awards & recognition
- McKnight Doctoral Fellow
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAA) Conference Award Recipient
- Graduate with Distinction Honors Thesis
Contribution to NovoPsych
As a senior research fellow, Liz focuses on leveraging NovoPsych and NovoNote’s assessments and AI scribe to develop and iterate tools that reduce clinical administrative burden in practice, with focus on the US practitioner base and expanding NovoNote’s library of use of clinical prompts for notes and documentation. She also works with Insightable Minds as the clinical content creator and reviewer for meditation practices.
"I've seen how much of a difference it makes when care is designed around who someone actually is — their culture, their context, their story. My hope is that digital tools can help increase equitable, accessible care to underserved communities"