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Monica C. Acevedo-Molina, PhD, is a clinical neuropsychologist in the Department of Clinical Neuropsychology at Barrow Neurological Institute.
Dr. Acevedo-Molina specializes in the neuropsychological assessment of adults and geriatric adults with neurodegenerative conditions. She has a particular expertise in working with Spanish-speaking and bilingual (Spanish/English) individuals. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Hispanic Neuropsychology Society, the International Neuropsychology Society, the Movement Disorders Society, and the National Academy of Neuropsychology.
Dr. Acevedo-Molina earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology from the University of Arizona in Tucson, where she also received a Graduate Certificate in Science Communication. She completed her postdoctoral residency in clinical neuropsychology at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona.
Dr. Acevedo-Molina’s research focuses broadly on the development of culturally appropriate neuropsychological assessment tools and the study of neurodegenerative diseases in Hispanic populations, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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- Postdoctoral Residency, Barrow Neurological Institute, Clinical Neuropsychology, 2023-2025
- PhD, University of Arizona, Clinical Psychology, 2023
- Predoctoral Internship, VA Boston Healthcare System, 2022-2023
- Graduate Certificate, University of Arizona, Science Communication, 2022
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program, University of Iowa, 2017
- BA, University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, 2016
- American Psychological Association
- Hispanic Neuropsychology Society
- International Neuropsychology Society
- Movement Disorders Society
- National Academy of Neuropsychology
- Galileo Circle Scholarship, University of Arizona College of Science, 2021
- Memory and Memory Disorders Research Award, International Neuropsychology Society (INS), 2020
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA), National Institute on Aging (NIA), 2020
- Multicultural Alzheimer’s Prevention Program (MAPP) Scholars Program, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 2019
- Graduate Access Fellowship, University of Arizona, Department of Psychology, 2017
The perks of being bilingual: Autobiographical memory and aging among bilingual and monolingual Hispanic adults.
Date: 03/2025
Authors: Mónica C Acevedo-Molina, Daniel A Hernández, Austin M Deffner, Jessica R Andrews-Hanna, John M Ruiz, Matthew D Grilli
Past and future episodic detail retrieval is reduced among clinically normal older adults at higher genetic risk for late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Date: 02/2023
Authors: Mónica C Acevedo-Molina, Sean C Thayer, Kiley Horn, Hanna Nkulu, Lee Ryan, Jessica R Andrews-Hanna, Matthew D Grilli
Emotion matters: The influence of valence on episodic future thinking in young and older adults.
Date: 10/2020
Authors: Mónica C Acevedo-Molina, Alexandra W Novak, LiseAnne M Gregoire, Leah G Mann, Jessica R Andrews-Hanna, Matthew D Grilli
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- Spanish
Monica C. Acevedo-Molina, PhD, is a clinical neuropsychologist in the Department of Clinical Neuropsychology at Barrow Neurological Institute.
Dr. Acevedo-Molina specializes in the neuropsychological assessment of adults and geriatric adults with neurodegenerative conditions. She has a particular expertise in working with Spanish-speaking and bilingual (Spanish/English) individuals. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Hispanic Neuropsychology Society, the International Neuropsychology Society, the Movement Disorders Society, and the National Academy of Neuropsychology.
Dr. Acevedo-Molina earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology from the University of Arizona in Tucson, where she also received a Graduate Certificate in Science Communication. She completed her postdoctoral residency in clinical neuropsychology at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona.
Dr. Acevedo-Molina’s research focuses broadly on the development of culturally appropriate neuropsychological assessment tools and the study of neurodegenerative diseases in Hispanic populations, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
- Aetna
- AHCCCS (Referral Required)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Third Party
- Cigna
- Commercial Networks
- Government Plans
- Humana
- Market Place Plans (Referral Required)
- Medicare Advantage Plans (Referral Required)
- United Healthcare
- Postdoctoral Residency, Barrow Neurological Institute, Clinical Neuropsychology, 2023-2025
- PhD, University of Arizona, Clinical Psychology, 2023
- Predoctoral Internship, VA Boston Healthcare System, 2022-2023
- Graduate Certificate, University of Arizona, Science Communication, 2022
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program, University of Iowa, 2017
- BA, University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, 2016
- American Psychological Association
- Hispanic Neuropsychology Society
- International Neuropsychology Society
- Movement Disorders Society
- National Academy of Neuropsychology
- Galileo Circle Scholarship, University of Arizona College of Science, 2021
- Memory and Memory Disorders Research Award, International Neuropsychology Society (INS), 2020
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA), National Institute on Aging (NIA), 2020
- Multicultural Alzheimer’s Prevention Program (MAPP) Scholars Program, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 2019
- Graduate Access Fellowship, University of Arizona, Department of Psychology, 2017
The perks of being bilingual: Autobiographical memory and aging among bilingual and monolingual Hispanic adults.
Date: 03/2025
Authors: Mónica C Acevedo-Molina, Daniel A Hernández, Austin M Deffner, Jessica R Andrews-Hanna, John M Ruiz, Matthew D Grilli
Past and future episodic detail retrieval is reduced among clinically normal older adults at higher genetic risk for late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Date: 02/2023
Authors: Mónica C Acevedo-Molina, Sean C Thayer, Kiley Horn, Hanna Nkulu, Lee Ryan, Jessica R Andrews-Hanna, Matthew D Grilli
Emotion matters: The influence of valence on episodic future thinking in young and older adults.
Date: 10/2020
Authors: Mónica C Acevedo-Molina, Alexandra W Novak, LiseAnne M Gregoire, Leah G Mann, Jessica R Andrews-Hanna, Matthew D Grilli
- English
- Spanish