Dr. Ana M. Gutiérrez-Colina, a recent graduate of the Department of Psychology's Clinical Psychology program has been awarded the Robert C Anderson Memorial Award! This award is given to recent Ph.D.s for outstanding research at the university or immediately after graduating. Dr. Gutiérrez-Colina is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, investigating cross-cutting issues relevant to multiple pediatric populations. Her work examines adherence to prescribed medication regimes, quality of life, cognitive and psychosocial function, and medical outcomes. She has pursued novel research ideas with direct clinical implications and has demonstrated sophistication in study conceptualization, design and data analysis. Dr. Gutiérrez-Colina is currently working on research that could elucidate how the presence of abnormal resting-state neural networks may be one of the mechanistic drivers underlying disruptions in executive functioning in youth with epilepsy. This work seeks to enhance the development of intervention efforts targeting neurocognitive vulnerabilities in children with epilepsy. She has also employed innovative statistical approaches to examine unanswered questions about barriers to medication adherence. Congratulations, Dr. Gutiérrez-Colina! To read more about the Robert C. Anderson Memorial Award and other recipients, visit the UGA Research page.
