Veronica Edgar, Ph.D. Titles and Appointments Professor Schools Medical School Departments Psychiatry | Pediatrics You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Veronica Bordes Edgar, Ph.D., obtained her undergraduate degree in Psychology with high honors from UT Austin. She went on to obtain her doctorate degree in counseling psychology at Arizona State University. During that time, she received training at Children’s Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School for her clinical internship. Dr. Bordes Edgar subsequently completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology at the University of Minnesota Medical School/Children’s Hospital from 2008 to 2010. She joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2014 and is a Professor in Psychiatry and Pediatrics. She is the co-Director of the Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, where her departmental activities include neuropsychological evaluation of children with developmental disabilities, teaching/training of graduate students, residents, and fellows. Dr. Bordes Edgar is also Director of Clinical Training for the Doctoral Program in Clinical Neuropsychology in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Bordes Edgar is board certified in Clinical Neuropsychology and Pediatric Neuropsychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. Dr. Bordes Edgar’s clinical and research expertise is in the area of pediatric neuropsychology with particular interest in working with children who have neurodevelopmental disorders both acquired and genetic. She is bilingual/bicultural and is an expert in cultural and bilingual neuropsychology. Currently, she serves as President of the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology. Education Undergraduate School The University of Texas at Austin (2001), Psychology Other Post Graduate Training Arizona State University (2005) Graduate School Arizona State University (2005), Psychology Internship Harvard Medical School/Children's Hospital Boston (2008), Psychology Medical School Arizona State University (2008) Other Post Graduate Training Arizona State University (2008) Graduate School Arizona State University (2008), Psychology Fellowship University of Minnesota Medical School/Children's Hospital (2010), Pediatric Neuropsychology Research Interest Bilingual (Spanish-English) and Cultural Issues in Neuropsychology Central Nervous System Disorders Genetic Disorders Neurodevelopmental Disabilities in Young Children Pediatric Neuropsychology Publications First-in-human high dose AAV9 intrathecal gene therapy for paediatric CLN7 disease: a phase 1, open-label, single ascending dose, non-randomised clinical trial Greenberg BM, Minassian B, Messahel S, Edgar VB, Lowden A, Dahshi H, Nettesheim ER, Nguyen HH, Hughes S, Muthukumar AR, Srinivasan K, Iannaccone S, Varadarajan G, Gray SJ, Kayani SN EBioMedicine 2026 Jan 123 Supporting Spanish-Bilingual Assessment Skills as an English-Monolingual Supervisor in the United States: The Bilingual Supervisee and Monolingual Supervisor (BSAMS) Training Model Orobio J, Dorsman K, Dryden M, Cartwright J, Bordes Edgar V, Neumann J Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health 2026 11 3-13 From Houston to Minnesota: The commission to plan the updating of neuropsychology’s training guidelines Roper BL, Bordes Edgar V, Stringer AY, Whiteside DM, Penna S, Salinas CM, Gooding AL, Madore MR, Jak AJ, Fuchs K Clinical Neuropsychologist 2026 40 376-424 Commentary on the controversies, challenges, and missteps of the Minnesota Guidelines process from the perspective of the Steering Committee Reyes A, Bordes Edgar V, Penna S, Correia S, Bristow T, Whiteside DM, Stringer AY, Fuchs K Clinical Neuropsychologist 2026 The Minnesota Conference proposed guidelines for education and training in clinical neuropsychology Stringer AY, Fuchs K, Bordes Edgar V, Bristow T, Correia S, Penna S, Reyes A, Whiteside DM, Block C, Bodin D, Butt S, Calamia M, Didehbani N, Dodzik P, M. Dotson V, Fernandes M, Freece K, Fuller R, Getz G, Harder L, Irani F, Janzen L, Johnstone B, Kaseda E, Kramer M, Kubu C, Lafosse J, Lee-DaRocha J, MacDonald B, Strutt AM, Madore M, McBride W, Medina LD, Mucci G, Nayar K, Paltzer J, Ray C, Ready R, Schmitt TR, Rush B, Singh S, Sperling S, Stanford L, Stiers W, Stricker N, Thornton A, Van Patten R, Vandermorris S, Verroulx K, Wilson J, Wright I, Zartman A, Bilder R, Fujii D, Heffelfinger A, Parsons T, E. Puente A, Rey-Casserly C, Roper B, Schmitter-Edgecombe M Clinical Neuropsychologist 2026 40 331-375 Implementing the Minnesota Conference Guidelines in doctoral, internship, fellowship, and continuing education programs Correia S, Stringer AY, Dodzik P, Mucci G, Ready R, Van Patten R, Abrams-Silva L, Block C, Bodin D, Calamia M, Freece K, Fuller R, Kaseda E, MacDonald B, Madore M, Paltzer J, Ray C, Schmitt TR, Strutt AM, Bristow T, Bordes Edgar V, Fuchs K, Penna S, Reyes A, Whiteside DM, Bauer RM Clinical Neuropsychologist 2026 40 453-497 Examining adaptive functioning in pediatric patients with congenital heart disease Anton CM, Triplett KN, Iverson IA, Bordes Edgar V, Siebenmorgen MK, Cheatham-Johnson RJ, Magnuson KI, Canas A Child Neuropsychology 2026 Annual report of the presidents of the AACN, ABCN, and AACNF Carone DA, Bordes Edgar V, Doane B, Kulas J Clinical Neuropsychologist 2026 Editorial: Introducing the Minnesota Conference Guidelines on Education and Training in Clinical Neuropsychology Whiteside DM, Penna S, Stringer AY, Fuchs K, Reyes A, Correia S, Bristow T, Bordes Edgar V Clinical Neuropsychologist 2026 40 325-330 Proceedings of the Minnesota 2022 conference on clinical neuropsychology training guidelines Reyes A, Fuchs K, Penna S, Waldron EJ, Madore M, Heffelfinger A, Correia S, Bristow T, Whiteside DM, Stringer AY, Bordes Edgar V Clinical Neuropsychologist 2026 40 425-452 Results 1-10 of 39 1 2 3 4 Next Last Books Featured Books Mexicans, Mexican Americans, Caribbean, and other Latin American. In Ethnocultural Perspectives on Disaster and Trauma. A. J. Marsella, J. L. Johnson, P. Watson, J. Gryczynski (Eds.) Arredondo P, Bordes V, Paniagua F. (2008). New York: Springer; 299-320. Cultural Values. In Adaptation Guidelines for Serving Latino Children and Families Affected by Trauma Perez M, Valdez G, Bordes V, Carrasco N. (2008). San Diego, CA: Chadwick Center for Children and Families. Barriers and Practical Approaches to Neuropsychological Assessment of Spanish Speakers. In Minority and Cross-Cultural Aspects of Neuropsychological Assessment: Enduring and Emerging Trends. F. R. Ferraro (Ed.) Salinas CM, Bordes-Edgar V, Puente A. (2016). New York: Taylor & Francis; 229-258. Culture and Language Diversity in Pediatric Neuropsychology. In Clinical Cultural Neuroscience. O. Pedraza (Ed.) Bordes Edgar V, Romero RA. (2020). New York, Oxford University Press Cultural competencies for higher education personnel working with Latinas/os: Challenging our cognitive and behavioral flexibility. In Handbook for Latina/os in higher education: A camino largo, paso corto. A. M. Gloria, J. Castellanos (Eds.) Arredondo P, Bordes V. (in press). Honors & Awards FellowAmerican Psychological Association (2024) Mentorship in Cultural Neuropsychology AwardHispanic Neuropsychological Society (2024) Hispanic Health Leadership AwardNational Hispanic Medical Association (2023) Jerry Sweet Leadership AwardAmerican Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (2023) FellowHispanic Neuropsychological Society (2021) FellowNational Academy of Neuropsychology (2021) Outstanding Research MentorUT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program (2021) Tony Wong Diversity Award for Outstanding Work Related to Diversity as a MentorNational Academy of Neuropsychology (2021) Early Career Psychologist Service AwardAmerican Board of Professional Psychology (2018) Student ScholarshipNational Latina/o Psychological Association (2008) Distinguished Doctoral Candidate AwardArizona State University Faculty Women's Association (2007) Excellence in Campus Leadership AwardAmerican Psychological Association of Graduate Students (2005) Presidential Citation for Professional Leadership and ServiceNational Latina/o Psychological Association (2004) FellowFord Foundation - The National Academies (2003) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (2012) American Board of Professional Psychology (2014) American Psychological Association (2009) Hispanic Neuropsychological Society, Member (2007) Hispanic Neuropsychological Society, President (2020) International Neuropsychological Society (2007) National Academy of Neuropsychology (2012) Society for Clinical Neuropsychology (2007) Society for Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics (2016)
