Linda Ruiz, PhD
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Assistant Professor
Biography
Linda D. Ruiz, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology at Yale School of Medicine, Neuropsychology Division. Dr. Ruiz earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from DePaul University and her bachelor's degree in psychology from Stanford University. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship and predoctoral internship in neuropsychology at the VA Maryland Health Care System in Baltimore. As a fellow, Dr. Ruiz engaged in multi-disciplinary collaboration to meet the complex needs of patients treated within the VA Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence (MSCoE) and the Epilepsy Center of Excellence (ECoE) from a whole health perspective.
Appointments
Neurology
Assistant ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Neurology
- Neuropsychology
- Yale Medicine
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Fellowship
- VA Maryland Health Care System (2022)
- Postdoctoral Fellowship
- VA Maryland Health Care System (2020)
- Internship
- VAMHCS / University of MD SOM Consortium (2019)
- PhD
- DePaul University, Clinical Psychology (2019)
- BA
- Stanford University, Psychology (2011)
Research
Publications
2021
Neighborhood Socioeconomic Resources and Crime-Related Psychosocial Hazards, Stroke Risk, and Cognition in Older Adults
Ruiz, L.D.; Brown, M.; Li, Y.; Boots, E.A.; Barnes, L.L.; Jason, L.; Zenk, S.; Clarke, P.; Lamar, M. Neighborhood Socioeconomic Resources and Crime-Related Psychosocial Hazards, Stroke Risk, and Cognition in Older Adults. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 5122. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105122Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
The role of neighborhood context and school climate in school-level academic achievement
Ruiz, L. D., McMahon, S. D., & Jason, L. A. (2018). The role of neighborhood context and school climate in school‐level academic achievement. American journal of community psychology, 61(3-4), 296-309.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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