Science, language, and the developing brain.

My path into neuropsychology has always been guided by one question: how can clinical science better reflect the children and families it is meant to serve?

At Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, I work as a pediatric neuropsychologist in the Department of Neuropsychology. I am also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine.

My clinical and scholarly work focuses on pediatric epilepsy, presurgical and neurosurgical evaluation, bilingual neuropsychology, acquired brain injury, and cognitive rehabilitation. Across these areas, I am especially interested in communication: between language and cognition, between clinical teams, and between research findings and real-world care.

I conduct neuropsychological work in both English and Spanish and hold certified clinical proficiency in Spanish. That experience informs research on bilingual assessment practices, access, and how neuropsychology can respond more thoughtfully to linguistic and cultural context.