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Mercedes Fernandez, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at NSU's College of Psychology. Her research focus is in the area of experience-dependent neuroplasticity in humans and involves using electroencephalographic and neuropsychological measures. She is interested broadly on frontal-lobe neural inhibitory control and neuropsychological test performance in bilinguals. She measures the brain’s electrical activity to study the link between second language proficiency and neural inhibition. More recently, Dr. Fernandez has been studying performance differences between monolinguals and bilinguals on verbal and non-verbal neuropsychological tests.

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Education/Academic qualification

Ph.D., University of Arizona

… → 1998

M.A., Florida Atlantic University

… → 1995

B.A., Florida International University

… → 1990

B.A. English, Florida International University

… → 1987

External positions

Associate Professor of Psychology, Neuropsychology Program Coordinator., Carlos Albizu University

Feb 2009Apr 2009

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Neuropsychology Program Coordinator., Carlos Albizu University

20032009

Clinical Supervisor, Carlos Albizu University

20032009

Neuropsychologist., Neurological Consultants, Sunrise Medical Group

Apr 2001Dec 2001

Senior Research Associate, University of Miami

20002001

Neuropsychologist, Self-Employed

2000 → …

Neuropsychologist, Centers for Psychological Growth

20002001

Disciplines

  • Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Psychology