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PsyD Student
Albizu University
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Rita M. Rivera, MS, CTP, is pursuing a Psy.D. in clinical psychology at Albizu University in Florida. She is past chair of the Florida Psychological Association of Graduate Students (FPAGS) and Student Representative for Divisions 1, 15, 49, and 52 within the APA. Rita is also co-chair of several working groups of the APA’s Interdivisional COVID-19 Taskforce, including the Higher Education working group. She is a writer for APA’s Society of Counseling Psychology-SCP Connect Team and her Psychology Today blog, “Physio & Psych.” Her areas of interest include fields that explore the relationship between physiology and mental health, particularly among minority and underserved populations. Rita has clinical experience working with Hispanic/Latinx patients and high-risk populations both in the United States and in her home country, Honduras.
