B.A. Psychology Florida International University 2002
M.S. Clinical Psychology Nova Southeastern University 2010
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology Concentration Nova Southeastern University 2013

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Positions

• Associate Professor, Indiana University-Bloomington 2022- present
• Associate Professor, Albizu University, Miami, FL 2020 - 2022
• Assistant Professor, Albizu University, Miami, FL 2015 - 2020
• Clinical Supervisor/Clinical Neuropsychologist, Goodman Center for Psychological Services, Miami, FL 2015 - 2020
• Neuropsychology Post-Doctoral Fellow, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA 2013 - 2015
• Health Psychology Clinical Intern, Broward Health Medical Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2012 - 2013

Grants/Awards

• National Institute on Aging (NIA) K23 Career Development Award. 2024-2028 Grant# 1K23AG084856-01A1 Project Title: Cultural adaptation of a mobile caregiver intervention for Hispanic dementia caregivers.      
• National Institute on Aging (NIA) Butler-Williams Scholars Program, 2021
• National Institute of Health (NIH) Loan Repayment Program (LRP), 2020-2022, 2024-2025
• Florida Department of Health, Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer's Disease Program. 2020-2022 Grant #: 20A13 Project Title: Relationship between functional measures, cognitive performance and AD biomarkers between Hispanic and White Non-Hispanic Older adults
• 1Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) AlzSTARZ Career Development Award 2018-2020 Project Title: The influence of acculturation, test taking effort, and education on cognitive performance among Hispanics with MCI and dementia.

Scholarly Interest

Dr. Rodriguez's research focus is on Hispanic older adults at risk for developing dementia and on identifying cultural factors that contribute to cognitive decline, neurodegeneration, risk/protection against developing dementia, and the caregiver experience among Hispanic families. She has used neuroimaging measures to distinguish between dementia types and early/prodromal stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and has identified sensitive measures of cognition among Hispanic populations.

• Rodriguez, M.J., Mendoza, L., Garcia, P., Padron, D., Duarte, A., Marsiske, M., Fiala, J., Gonzalez, J., & Duara, R. (2024). Functional measures and AD biomarkers among Hispanic and White non-Hispanic older adults. Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment, and Disease Monitoring.16(3), e12632

• Rodriguez, M.J. & Perales-Puchalt, J. (In Press). The need for identifying neuropsychiatric symptoms and neural correlates among racially and ethnically minoritized older adults. International Psychogeriatrics.

• Arango-Lasprilla, J.C., Rivera, D., Rodriguez, M.J., Christ, B.R., Moreno, O., Usuga D.R., Olabarrieta-Landa, L., Perrin, P.B., Carrion, C.I., Valdes, G.M.M., Krch, D., Amaya, A., Drago, C.I., Garcia, P., & Ricera, P.M. (in press). WHO-UCLA auditory verbal learning test: Normative data for Spanish-speaking adults in the United States. DOI:10.3233/NRE-240090.

• Valdes, G.M.M, Olabarrieta-Landa, L., Carrion, C.I., Laquerica, A., Maltez, F.I., Rodriguez, M.J., Dini, M.E., Munoz, G., Usuga, D.R., Drago, C.I., Garcia, P., Rivera, P.M., Perrin, P.B., & Arango-Lasprilla, J.C. (in press). Normative data for test of visuo-spatial, visuo-constructional skills and visual memory for Spanish-speaking adults in the United States. NeuroRehabilitation, DOI:10.3233/NRE-240089.

• Olabarrieta-Landa, L., Rivera, D., Xia, B., Moreno, O., Usuga D.R., Vales, G.M., Valdes, G.M., Lopez, E., Rodriguez, M.J., Carrion, C.I., Lequerica, A., Drago, C.I., Garcia, P., Rivera, P.M., Perrin, P.B., & Arango-Lasprilla, J.C. (In Press). Normative data for verbal fuency and naming tests in Spanish-speaking adults in the United States. DOI:10.3233/NRE-240087.

• Arango-Lasrpilla, J.C., Watson, J.D., Rodriguez, M.J., Ramos-Usuga, D., & Perrin, P.B. (2024). Patterns of Alcohol Use in Hispanic Individuals with TBI over the Ten Years Post-Injury: A Model Systems Study. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 24, https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm14010105

• Rodriguez, M.J., Kercher, V. M., Jordan, E. J., Savoy, A., Hill, J. R., Werner, N., Owora, A., Castelluccio, P., Boustani, M. A., & Holden, R. J. (2023). Technology caregiver intervention for Alzheimer's disease (I-CARE): Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of Brain CareNotes. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society,1111/jgs.18591. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18591

• Jamshidi-Naeini, Y., Golzarri-Arroyo, L., Siddique, A. B., Vorland, C. J., Rodriguez, M. J., Holden, R. J., & Allison, D. B. (2023). Corrected analysis of "the effects of bright light treatment on affective symptoms in people with dementia: a 24-week cluster randomized controlled trial" that accounts for clustering and nesting verifies conclusions. BMC psychiatry, 23(1), 683. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05180-2

• Garcia, P., Mendoza, L., Padron, D., Duarte, A., Duara, R., Loewenstein, D., Greig-Custo, M., Barker, W., Curiel, R., Rosselli, M., & Rodriguez, M.J. (2023). Sex significantly predicts medial temporal volume when controlling for the influence of ApoE4 biomarker and demographic variables: A cross-ethnic comparison. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS, 1-10. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355617723000358

• Kim, J., Lee, J., Rodriguez, M., Han, A., & Ju, H. J. (2023). Identifying the Relationships between Types of Leisure Activities and Cognitive Functions in Older Adults. American Journal of Health Behavior, 47(4), 650-659.

• Arango-Lasprilla, J. C., Watson, J. D., Rodriguez, M. J., Ramos-Usuga, D., Mascialino, G., & Perrin, P. B. (2022). Employment probability trajectories in hispanics over the 10 years after traumatic brain injury: A model systems study. NeuroRehabilitation, 51(3), 397-405. https://doi.org/10.3233/NRE-220066

• Rodriguez, M. J., Burke, S., Padron, D., Duarte, A., Rosselli, M., Grieg-Custo, M., ... & Duara, R. (2022). Associations Between Country where Education is Obtained and Cognitive Functioning Among South American and Caribbean Older Adults Living in the US. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 37(3), 257-274. Doi: 10.1007/s10823-022-09456-0

• Torres, V. L., Rosselli, M., Loewenstein, D. A., Lang, M., Vélez-Uribe, I., Arruda, F., ... & Duara, R. (2022). The contribution of bilingualism to cognitive functioning and regional brain volume in normal and abnormal aging. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 25(2), 337-356. Doi: 10.1017/S1366728921000705.

• Barker, W., Quinonez, C., Greig, M.T., Behar, R., Chirinos, C., Rodriguez, R., Rosselli, M., Rodriguez, M.J., Curiel, R.C., Rundek, T., McFarland, K., Hanson, K., Smith, G., DeKosky, S., Vaillancourt, D., Adjouadi, M., Marsiske, M., Ertuken-Taner, N., Golde, T., Loewenstein, D., & Duara, R. (2021). Utility of Plasma Neurofilament Light in the 1Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC). Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 79, 59-70.

• Mendoza, L., Garcia, P., Duara, R., Rosselli, M., Loewenstein, D., Greig-Custo, M., Barker, W., Dahlin, P., & Rodriguez, M.J. (2020). The effect of acculturation on cognitive performance among older Hispanics in the United States. Applied Neuropsychology: Adult, DOI: 10.1080/23279095.2020.1725888

• Rodriguez, M,J., Mendoza, L., Rodriguez, I., Roselli, M., Loewenstein, D., Burke, S., Orozco, A., & Duara, R. (2020). Cultural factors related to neuropsychological performance and brain atrophy among Hispanic older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Applied Neuropsychology: Adult, 12(1),1-9. doi: 10.1080/23279095.2020.1761368.