My bio
Dr. Romero was born in the Philippines and immigrated to California after college. She received a bachelor’s in psychology, from Assumption College, Philippines. She attended graduate school at Palo Alto University for her Master and Doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology. Dr. Romero completed her pediatric neuropsychology internship at Virginia Beach Cities Public School and her postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology in the Division of Pediatric Clinical Neuroscience at the University of Minnesota (U of MN). She received fellowship training in the U of MN Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program. She was an Assistant Professor at Minnesota School of Professional Psychology and an Adjunct Professor at U of MN. Dr. Romero relocated to Florida, where she was in private practice conducting developmental/neuropsychological evaluations and interventions for children and adults and provided supervision.
Currently, Dr. Romero is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychiatry – Division of Psychology and the service coordinator for the UF Health Psychoeducational and Neuropsychological Assessment Services. She has over 20 years of experience working with neurodivergent individuals. Dr. Romero is a member of UF Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment (CAN) Clinical Operations Committee. She supervises graduate students, psychology interns, and postdocs in complex neuropsychological assessments and comprehensive autism diagnostic evaluations. She had contributed many research articles, presentations, and book chapters related to autism and neuropsychology, with particular focus on multicultural considerations.
Board certifications
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Licensed Psychologist
Florida Department of Health
Education
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Doctor of Philosophy - Clinical Psychology
Palo Alto University, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, 2008
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Masters - Clinical Psychology
Palo Alto University, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, 2005
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Bachelor of Science - Human Services
Assumption College, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines, 1999
My areas of focus
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Fetal alcohol syndrome
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Intellectual disability
- Language disorders in children
- Preschooler development
- Psychoeducational and Neuropsychological Assessment
- School-age children development
- Social anxiety disorder
Specialties
Additional languages
- Filipino
Gender
Female
Accomplishments
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Excellence in Teaching Award
UF Division of Psychology, 2020-2022
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Exemplary Teacher
UF College of Medicine, 2020
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Outstanding Research Award by Postdoctoral Fellow
Pediatric Research, Education and Scholarship Symposium, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, 2010