Enrique Lopez

Department Faculty

Campus: Los Angeles, CA
Department: Clinical Psychology
Institution: The Chicago School

Address: 707 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90017

Office Phone: 213-283-4228
Email

Biography

Dr. Lopez attended Occidental College for undergrad. He obtained his graduate degrees from Pepperdine University. He holds a doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology & completed a post-doctorate fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology with specialties in pediatric, adult, cross-cultural, and health-related issues at UCLA's Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital.

After his training, he worked at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center at their HIV Mental Health Services. Currently, he holds privileges at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience and conducted research as a Senior Research Neuropsychologist on HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders among minority populations. He was the Head of the Psychology Section representing the Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences, Rehabilitation Medicine, Pain Center, & Neurosurgery.

Dr. Lopez goal is to critically collaborate with others to address the complex challenges currently faced by marginalized individuals regarding health issues from a psychological and neuropsychological perspective, especially LGBTQ+ and People of Color. Dr. Lopez is openly gay & a native of Zacatecas, Mexico

Education History

Degree	Institution	Year
Post-Doctoral Fellowship Clinical Neuropsychology	UCLA , UCLA	2000
Psy.D	Pepperdine Univerisity , Los Angeles, CA	1998
M.A.	Pepperdine University , Los Angeles, CA	1992
B.A.	Occidental College , Los Angeles, CA	1989

Professional Memberships

Role	Organization
Member	American Psychological Association (APA)
Member	International Neuropsychology Society (INS)
Member	National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN)
Member	American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN)

Community Involvement

Role	Organization
Volunteer Co-Chair Advisory Board Member	Colors Youth Counseling Services

Areas of Expertise

Area	Expertise
	GLBT Identity Models
Diversity	Latino/a Mental Health
Neuropsychology/Neuroscience	Clinical Neuroscience

Licenses

Psychologist , California

Publications

Journal
Laiene Olabarrieta-Landa, Diego Rivera, Bridget Xia, Oswaldo Moreno, Daniela Ramos Usuga, Gloria M. Morel Valdes, Enrique Lopez, Miriam J. Rodriguez, Carmen I. Carrion, Anthony H. Lequerica, Christin I. Dragon, Patricia Garcia, Patricia M. Rivera, Paul B. Perrin, and Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla (2024). Normative data for verbal fluency and naming tests in Spanish-speaking adults in the United States. NeuroRehabilitation, 55 , 195–208.
Luz Robles, Enrique López, Xavier Salazar, Kyle B. Boone & Debra F. Glaser (2015). Specificity data for the b Test, Dot Counting Test, Rey-15 Item Plus Recognition, and Rey Word Recognition Test in monolingual Spanish-speakers. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 37 (6), 614-621.
López, E., Steiner, A. J., Smith, K., Thaler, N. S., Hardy, D. J., Levine, A. J., ... & Goodkin, K. (2017). Diagnostic utility of the HIV dementia scale and the international HIV dementia scale in screening for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders among Spanish-speaking adults.. Applied Neuropsychology Adult, 24 (6), 512-521.
Smith, K., Steiner, A. J., IsHak, W. W., Acosta, J., Erich, B., D'Elia, L., ... & López, E. (2014). Utilizing the Color Figure Mazes Test to Assess Executive Functioning while Screening for HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders in HIV-1 Seropositive Spanish-Speaking Adults. AIDS & Clinical Research, 5 (10), 1-8.

Professional Skills

Neuropsychology, Neurodiversity, HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder, Cross-Cultural Neuropsychology