Dr. Rivera Mindt is the recipient of several awards for her research, teaching, and contributions to the field, including the: 2002 NIH Faculty Loan Repayment Award; 2004 NIH National Center on Minority Health & Health Disparities Scholar Award; 2005 Fordham University Teacher of the Year Award; 2007 Northeast Consortium for Minority Faculty Development Award; 2008 Pepperdine University Distinguished Alumna Award for Psychology; 2010 National Academy of Neuropsychology’s (NAN) Early Career Service Award; 2011 American Psychological Association (Society Clinical Neuropsychology, Division 40) Early Career Award; 2011 SMART University Lifetime Achievement Award (CBO for HIV+ women); 2019 Hispanic Health Leadership Award from the National Hispanic Medical Association; 2020 Martha Bernal Award for the Advancement of Diversity Training and Education in Clinical Psychology from the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology; 2021 Society for Black Neuropsychology Black Luminaries in Neuropsychology Award; and 2022 Commencement Speaker for the Fordham University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. Dr. Rivera Mindt is also a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 40, Society for Clinical Neuropsychology), National Academy of Neuropsychology, and Hispanic Neuropsychological Society.
