My bio
Stacey Alvarez-Alvarado, Ph.D., M.S., is an assistant professor of neurology at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville. Her primary research interest revolves around combating age-related cognitive and physical function decline. Her initial experiences took part in the Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology laboratory at Florida State University under the mentorship of Dr. Arturo Figueroa. Her master’s degree training included extensive training in vascular exercise physiology (e.g., measurements of endothelial function, arterial stiffness, pulse wave analysis, hemodynamics) and cardiovascular adaptations to aging and exercise training. Subsequently, Alvarez-Alvarado pursued her doctoral degree within the Sport and Exercise Psychology laboratory at the Florida State University under the mentorship of Dr. Gershon Tenenbaum. Her research centered on the psychological (e.g., cognitive, affective, motivational) mechanisms underlying the linkage between workload and perceived effort. Specifically, the perceptual-cognitive-affective framework describes the dynamics and adaptations of effort-related components when exposed to incremental physical workloads. Dr. Alvarez-Alvarado completed her postdoctoral associate training with Dr. Adam J. Woods at the University of Florida (Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory) conducting and implementing interventions (tDCS, cognitive training), data analysis (neuroimaging and behavioral), and developing interventions to enhance neurocognitive functioning.
Education
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Post-Doctoral Associate, Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging
University of Florida, 2019-2022
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PhD, Sport and Exercise Psychology
Florida State University, 2019
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MS, Exercise Physiology
Florida State University, 2015
My areas of focus
Specialties
- Psychology
Additional languages
- Spanish
Gender
Female
Positions
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Assistant Professor of Neurology
University of Florida, 2022 - Current
Accomplishments
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Undergraduate Research Opportunity Mentor Materials Grant
Florida State University, 2019
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College of Education Travel Scholarship
Florida State University, College of Education, 2018
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Congress of Graduate Students Travel Grant
Florida State University, Congress of Graduate Students, 2018
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Dr. Linda J. Smith Endowed Scholarship for Lifelong Learning Award
Florida State University, College of Education, 2018
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Hazel Royall Stephens O'Connor Dillmeier Endow Fellow-Sport
Florida State University, 2018
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College of Education Travel Scholarship
Florida State University, College of Education, 2017
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FASEB MARC Travel Award, American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2016
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FASEB MARC Travel Award, American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2015
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Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society
Florida State University, 2013-2016
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Seminole Torchbearers
Florida State University, 2013-2016
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Latin American and Caribbean Scholarship
Florida State University, 2012