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Patricia Garcia, Psy.D., HSPP

Assistant Professor of Neurology and PM&R
Indiana University School of Medicine
Noblesville, Indiana, United States

Patricia Garcia, PsyD, HSPP is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and an early career clinical neuropsychologist who specializes in the neurocognitive and psychiatric assessment of adult populations. She joined Indiana University School of Medicine in 2023, and prior to her appointment, she worked as a staff neuropsychologist at the Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana from 2020-2022, also serving as adjunct clinical professor of PM&R affiliated with IU School of Medicine. Clinically, Dr. Garcia evaluates a variety of adult patient populations who present with acquired and neurodegenerative diseases affecting cognition and personality. Her research interests include cognitive aging after a brain injury, neuropsychiatric sequelae following brain lesions, and cultural adaptations of psychological/behavioral interventions addressing neuropsychiatric symptoms in adult populations. She obtained her doctoral degree from Albizu University-Miami campus with a focus in neuropsychology, and then completed a residency in neuropsychology at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital where she received extensive training on the neurocognitive assessment of trauma populations, including brain injury and stroke. Her training was inclusive of assessment and intervention at acute/inpatient settings at the nation-renowned Ryder Trauma Center and outpatient clinics. Dr. Garcia currently serves as the chair of Culture and Diversity Task Force in Traumatic Brain Injury from the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine; is faculty with the Outreach Recruitment and Engagement (OREC) core of the Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (IADRC); and co-created the Hispanic Community Advisory Board for OREC that looks to promote brain health education and increase Hispanic participation in ADRD clinical trials in the state of Indiana. Additionally, she is an active member of committees with the National Academy of Neuropsychology (Women in Neuropsychology and Conflict of Interest committees) and was selected to take part in the Leadership and Ambassador Development Program (LEAD) organized by NAN.

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