Dr. Nilda G. Medina
Associate Professor
Universidad Ana G. Méndez-Carolina
Dr. Nilda G. Medina is an Associate Professor at the School of Social and Human Sciences of Universidad Ana G. Méndez (UAGM), Carolina. She holds a PhD in Academic-Research Psychology from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus and a Master Degree in General Psychology from New York University (NYU). From 2011 to 2015 she was a Research Professor in UAGM’s Project VIAS-RIMI and is currently Principal Investigator of several research projects, including Project ECO-RED (Effects of air pollutants on respiratory health and cognition of Puerto Rican children – R15MD010201), funded by the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Medina has several publications in professional journals such as Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action (John Hopkins University Press), the Puerto Rican Journal of Psychology, among others. In addition, she has participated as a speaker in academic and professional forums sponsored by the Inter-American Psychological Society, the American Psychological Association, the National Association of School Psychology and the Puerto Rico Psychology Association, among others. Likewise, she has worked as a school psychologist in the public and private sector. Her research interests include neurocognitive development, language development, learning disabilities, school violence and school climate.
Contact information:
Email: nmedina18@suagm.edu