About me

Born and raised in the mountains of Puerto Rico, Almarely L. Berríos Negrón discovered her passion to explore the world. Growing up she received many awards and acknowledgments for her art, and surprised many when she shared her desire to become a scientist. Throughout her studies, she developed an interest in working continuously towards inclusivity and mentorship among students like her.

Her desire to help others through her work inspired her to create many initiatives and programs in the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey during her leadership as president in the National Biological Honor Society (BBB) Zeta Epsilon Chapter. She created the Biological Pairing Research Program, the B(i)OS Journal Club and A Helping Hand, as well as other smaller programs, with the purpose to promote community outreach and science amongst minority students.

She is a certified graphic designer, with training and experience in visual arts, programming language (coding), neuroanatomy and cognition. She is also a doctoral candidate at Ponce Health Sciences University working towards obtaining a Ph.D in Clinical Psychology. She has worked in projects involving the use of programming languages such as Python, as well as the implementation of visual arts to improve cognitive measurements. She has contributed to the creation of tools such as mSpelling, Stimpool, and Wdiff, made with Python v3. At the moment, she is working on the modification of a cognitive task to measure sustained attention, with visual arts, for Hispanic/Latinx adults who are diagnosed with ADHD from Puerto Rico. She has also worked in research projects involving the impact of socioeconomic experiences and chronic conditions on mental health in Puerto Rico, exploring the relationship of resilience and social support with mental health outcomes such as depression, anxiety and PTSD.

Recently, to continue her interest in outreach, she created the project "Estoy Sanando" as a way to advocate for mental health and promote healing amongst hispanic/latinx and spanish speaking communities. She also collaborates as an Associate Editor for the Ibero-American Journal of Neuropsychology, and works as a Graphic Designer and Content Creator for the Psychology Association of Puerto Rico and the PROSPECT study from Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health.