Emily Flores
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Emily is a student in clinical psychology doctoral program at Wayne State University, with minors in neuropsychology and statistics. She is a predoctoral training fellow of the Institute of Gerontology.
Emily's research interests include improving the ecological validity of neuropsychological assessments for individuals with acquired brain impairment, such as dementia and traumatic brain injury. She is especially interested in lessening the healthcare equity gap by researching, creating, and norming neuropsychological tests that can be used for assessing Spanish-speaking individuals. Her current project is validating a Spanish translation of scales designed to assess financial capacity and risk of exploitation among older adults.
Research Focus
- Psychological Assessment
- Ecological Validity
- Dementia
- Cross Cultural Psychology
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Education
- B.S., Psychology and Child Learning & Development, 2018
- M.S., Clinical Psychology with specilization in Neuropsychology, 2020
- Ph.D., Clinical Psychology minor in Neuropsychology, 2021-Current
Professional Service
- Co-founder & Co-President of LatinXcellence GSO
Honors and Awards
- Agency: Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer's Disease (MCCFAD): Mercedes Florez Memorial Research Fund. Financial exploitation among Spanish-speaking older adults. PI. 2023-2024 ($10,000)
Publications
- Emily V. Flores & Peter A. Lichtenberg (2023) Cross-Validation of the Lichtenberg Financial Decision Rating Scale, Clinical Gerontologist, DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2023.2196989