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Valerie F. Reyna, Ph.D. is the Director of the Informatics and Decision-Making Laboratory in the College of Medicine at the University of Arizona and is also Director of the Division of Learning, Technology, and Assessment of the Arizona Research Laboratories. She earned her bachelor’s degree in three years from Clark University, graduating summa cum laude in 1976. She received her doctoral degree from Rockefeller University in 1981 in Psychology. She has held faculty appointments at the University of Texas and at Stanford University, and has published over 80 articles and books on such topics as the psychology of reasoning and the decision-making and false memories in children and adults. Dr. Reyna has received numerous awards and distinctions, including election to the fellowship status in the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Society, and the American Psychological Association. She has also received awards for teaching, among these, selection as a University of Arizona Faculty Fellow. She has served in national, state, and local organizations, including current appointments to a National Institutes of Health study section, APA Dissertation Awards Committee, and the editorial boards of such journals as Medical Decision Making and Child Development. She has also held leadership positions in several organizations dedicated to equal opportunity for women and minorities, including the Arizona Association for Chicanos in Higher Education, Association of Women Faculty, Hispanic-Jewish Dialogue, and the Hispanic Professionals Action Committee. Currently, she is Professor of Surgery and Medicine at University of Arizona’s Health Sciences Center, and is conducting research on the psychology of medical judgment and decision-making. Dr. Reyna is also involved in the National Institutes of Health sponsored grant, "Arizona Hispanic Center of Excellence," and the U.S. Department of Commerce sponsored grant, "Education, Culture, and Lifelong Learning: The Pascua-Yaqui Connection."
Dr. Reyna's Curriculum Vitae

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Kristin Poirier

Assistant to the Director

Bonnie Bell

Assistant to the Director

Sarah Carter

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