Jul 01, 2025  
2024-2025 Student Handbook 
    
2024-2025 Student Handbook

Faculty (MSSP)


Faculty 

 

As stated in our “Program Values”, our faculty constitutes the program’s main asset. We have been able to select and retain a group of seasoned and junior faculty members who enjoy teaching, interacting, and training students.  They are professionals mindful and reflective of their own personality and professional growth and who value the program’s philosophy and mission.  This faculty is multidisciplinary and therefore capable of providing a broader range of didactic and clinical experiences to our students.  By the end of their training, our students are familiar with the different professional roles needed to practice contemporary School Psychology in diverse clinical, educational, and community-based settings, based on the National Association of School Psychology (NASP) Domain.     

 

Core Faculty: Professional and Research Interests 

 

Rebecca López Bobonis, Ph.D., MSSP Program Director, Assistant Professor 

School Psychology, Professional Certification in Sexual Abuse, Forensic Practice and Trauma. 

 

Yarelis Navedo Pérez, Ph.D., Coordinator of School Psychology Internship, Assistant Professor  

School Psychology, Professional Certification in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Child-Centered Play Therapy 

 

Karen S. Jové Jiménez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor 

School Psychology, Animal Assisted Interventions, Special Education, Positive Discipline 

 

María I. Bravo-Saavedra, Ph. D., ABSNP, Assistant Professor 

School Psychology, School Neuropsychology Postgraduate Certification, Interdisciplinary Diagnostic Evaluation of Autism Spectrum Disorder Certification. 

 

Licelott M. Maldonado Noboa, Psy.D., Coordinator of School Psychology Internship, Assistant Professor 

Assessment, Child Clinical Psychology 

 

Giselle Cordero-Arroyo, Ph.D., Assistant Professor 

Cognitive Assessments and Interventions, Research Methods, Mental Health and Gastrointestinal Disorders 

 

Administrative Staff 

Deadina González Irizarry, MBA 

Administrative Coordinator, Ponce Campus 

 

Bianei Escalera  

Administrative Assistant, Ponce Campus 

 

Roemery Ramos  

Receptionist, Ponce Campus 

 

Mariela González 

Administrative Coordinator, San Juan University Center  

 

Alanis Fuentes Baez 

Administrative Assistant, San Juan University Center