Xavier Cagigas PhD

Xavier E. Cagigas, Ph.D., is a bilingual and bicultural clinical and research neuropsychologist who has been a faculty member within the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences since 2010. He currently serves as associate director of the UCLA Hispanic Neuropsychiatric Center of Excellence, and co-director of the Cultural Neuropsychology Program, as well as, the LACDMH-partnered Bilingual and Spanish Interdisciplinary Clinical Training Program (BASIC-T). His scholarly interests include examining the interface of cultural practices, bilingualism, and neurocognition.

Xavier E. Cagigas was the 2016 recipient of the prestigious Annual Frances J. Bonner Diversity Award from the MGH/Harvard Department of Psychiatry & Center for Diversity and is a Past-President of the Hispanic Neuropsychological Society. Dr. Cagigas has emerged as a champion for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion both within UCLA and across academic circles both nationally and internationally, and is a recognized expert in the emerging disciplines of cultural neuropsychology and cultural neuroscience.