Leadership Team

Xavier E. Cagigas, PhD
Associate Director of the UCLA Hispanic Neuropsychiatric Center of Excellence
Co-Director of the UCLA Cultural Neuropsychology Program
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences
Immediate-Past President of the Hispanic Neuropsychological Society

Dr. Xavier Cagigas serves as Associate Director of the HNCE and Co-director of the Cultural Neuropsychology Program.  Dr. Cagigas is the Founding Director of the UCLA Cultural Neuropsychology Initiative, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, the former Director of Clinical Services & Training of the UCLA Medical Psychology Assessment Center (MPAC), and Immediate-Past President of the Hispanic Neuropsychological Society.

Paola A. Suarez, PhD
Co-Director of the UCLA Cultural Neuropsychology Program
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences
Current Chair of the National Academy of Neuropsychology Culture & Diversity Committee

Dr. Paola Suarez, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, serves as an important member of the HNCE in her role as Co-director of the Cultural Neuropsychology Program. For the past two years, Dr. Suarez has served as a faculty member in the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and as Associate Director of the Cultural Neuropsychology Initiative. She was recently elected Chair of the Culture and Diversity Committee of the National Academy of Neuropsychology.

Alberto Miranda, PsyD
Cultural Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellow