“I decided to apply for ADAA’s diversity membership scholarship because of ADAA’s commitment to diversity and the integration of clinicians and researchers with diverse backgrounds in medicine, psychology, neuroscience, and other disciplines to advance science and treatment.”
“The access to ADAA information has been an excellent opportunity for me to improve my scientific and clinical knowledge because of its mental health professional member base and the broader scientific community that shares research techniques, data, and approaches.”
“It has been a fantastic experience being a ADAA member because it is related to my career interest. It provides a network of diverse peers and professional development opportunities. These aspects help me navigate my final graduate school years and focus my academic and professional goals.”
“I am currently the Chief Intern at the Center for the Study and Treatment of Fear and Anxiety (CETMA) of the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Science Campus. In November 2020, I was the Third prize winner in the oral presentation category at the 5th Behavioral Health Student Research Symposium of Southern Puerto Rico, Ponce Health School of Medicine (PHSU), Ponce, P.R.”
Stephanie Ortiz Domenech, BA, is a PhD student in clinical psychology at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. Her clinical and research work as a graduate student mainly focuses on anxiety-related disorders. She has worked as a trainee therapist for three years at the Center for the Study and Treatment of Fear and Anxiety (CETMA) of the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Science Campus. This center consists of an interdisciplinary group of psychiatry residents and psychology doctoral students, providing culturally adapted treatment for anxiety related disorders in Puerto Rico. Currently, she is the Chief Intern at CETMA and a psychology intern at PORTI; a NIMH RAISE Early Treatment Program. Her research interests lie in cognitive processes, decision making, problem-solving, and anxiety disorders. She is particularly interested in the differentiation between risky and ambiguous decision-making and the role of anxiety in this cognitive process.
