Please consider the slate of candidates for open HNS officers. Please vote for a candidate. Their backgrounds are a link if you click on their name. It is important to vote, even when the office is uncontested. Here are the candidates and their statements. HNS Secretary (Choose 1) Beatriz (Tish) MacDonald Member-at-Large (Choose 1) Adriana M. Strutt, Ph.D., ABPP Heidi A. Bender, Ph.D. Student Representative-Elect (Choose 1) Paula Aduen Esmeralda Valdivieso, M.A. Miguel Arce Rentería, Ph.D. When you are ready to vote click here for your ballot. You will have only one chance … [Read more...]
2018 HNS Secretary: Beatriz (Tish) MacDonald
My name is Beatriz (Tish) MacDonald and I am a clinical neuropsychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of New Mexico, Health Sciences Center. I received my undergraduate degree at Harvard University and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver, with specialties in neuropsychology, multicultural awareness, and statistics. I completed my internship and postdoctoral training in clinical neuropsychology at the University of New Mexico (UNM), Health Sciences Center. Recently, I founded the PASEO Multicultural … [Read more...]
2018 HNS Member-at-Large Candidate Statement: Adriana M. Strutt, Ph.D., ABPP
Nominee: Adriana M. Strutt, Ph.D., ABPP; Baylor College of Medicine; Houston, Texas HNS Member at Large Dr. Adriana Macias Strutt has been faculty at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) since 2008 with broad clinical experiences in the assessment of patients across the life span. She is involved in teaching learners of all levels and in conducting clinical research, some of which focuses on the assessment of ethnic minorities. She is a bicultural/bilingual female who is dedicated in advancing the field of neuropsychology to ensure service quality for diverse individuals. She has been … [Read more...]
2018 HNS Member-at-Large Candidate Statement: Heidi A. Bender, Ph.D.
Heidi Allison Bender, Ph.D. is Director of Neuropsychological Services at the Mount Sinai Epilepsy Center and Assistant Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry within the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She is Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology with a practice evaluating neurologically-complex, and linguistically- and culturally-diverse patients across the lifespan. Dr. Bender graduated from New York University with both her Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in Psychology. She then received two additional Masters degrees and a Ph.D. from the Neuropsychology Subprogram … [Read more...]
2018 HNS Student Representative-Elect: Paula Aduen
I was born in Bogota, Colombia, however I was raised with one foot in my home country and the other in the United States. Growing up within this context has allowed me to gain a nuanced understanding of the process of biculturalism and its permeating impact. This lens that I have developed and continue to construct has guided my clinical approach in my training as an aspiring neuropsychologist. Throughout my clinical placements, I have strived to incorporate and intertwine my emphasis on multicultural awareness. Being fluent in both Spanish and English, I have conducted neuropsychological … [Read more...]
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