Monica Rivera Mindt PhD

Dr. Rivera Mindt is a board-certified neuropsychologist, and a tenured Professor of Psychology & Director of the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program at Fordham University, with a joint appointment in Neurology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in NYC. She completed her PhD from the University of Nebraska, her internship at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and her postdoctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at the University of California, San Diego.

Dr. Rivera research program is funded by NIH & the Alzheimers Association and is dedicated to understanding the intersection between health disparities, culture, & cognition, particularly among underrepresented minorities.

Dr. Rivera has numerous publications; has served as a grant reviewer for NIMH and the Alzheimers Association; is President-Elect of the Hispanic Neuropsychological Society, and now serves as the inaugural Editor for the Culture & Gender in Neuropsychology Department of The Clinical Neuropsychologist journal. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN).