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āPatricia I. Moreno, PhD
Dr. Moreno is a licensed clinical psychologist and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She is also Lead of Evidence-Based Survivorship & Supportive Care at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Moreno holds an honorary appointment as Ad Honorem Professor in the Department of Psychology at the Universidad de la Frontera in Temuco, Chile. She received a BA in Psychology & Spanish-Hispanic Studies from the University of Texas at Austin and an MA/PhD in Clinical Health Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) under the mentorship of Drs. Annette Stanton and Julienne Bower. During her graduate studies, Dr. Moreno was supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) T32 training program, 'Integrated Training in Population, Behavioral, and Biomedical Sciences,' and completed an APA-accredited internship at the Duke University School of Medicine in Cancer Behavioral Symptom Management and Support. She subsequently completed a National Cancer Institute (NCI) T32 post-doctoral fellowship, 'Behavioral and Psychosocial Research Training in Cancer Prevention and Control' at Northwestern University. Prior to joining the University of Miami, Dr. Moreno was on faculty in the Department of Medical Social Sciences at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine between 2018 and 2021.
National Cancer Institute
Post-Doctoral T32 Program (5T32CA193193)
Behavioral and Psychosocial Research Training in Cancer Prevention and Control
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
August 2016 - August 2018
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Clinical Psychology
minor in Health Psychology
June 2016
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EDUCATION
TRAINING
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Pre-Doctoral T32 Program (5T32GM084903)
Integrated Training in the Population, Behavioral, and Biomedical Sciences
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
September 2011 - August 2013
APA-Accredited Clinical Internship
Duke University School of Medicine
Cancer Behavioral Symptom Management and Support Track
July 2015 - June 2016
University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Psychology
Spanish-Hispanic Studies
August 2009
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Master of Arts (MA)
Clinical Psychology
December 2011