Roles
Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychiatry
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Biography
Dr. Dolores Perdomo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry with over 25 years of experience in geriatrics, and dementia care research. She is the Director of the Caregiver Resource Services at the University of Miami Memory Disorder Clinic (MDC) and faculty at the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging (CNSA), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. In her role of Director of the Caregiver Resource Services for the renowned UM MDC clinic, she has had a longstanding and active partnership with the Florida Department of Elder Affair and the Alzheimer’s Disease Initiation (ADI) to provide dementia caregivers, health care providers, and the community at large with the latest and most advanced education related to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD related disorders (ADRD). Each year, she coordinates a host of community events in Florida which attract over 900 participants. She also serves as the community liaison for the CNSA, and in 2017 received the Claude Pepper Education and Advocacy Award for her work with dementia caregivers. As a licensed clinical social worker in the State of Florida she currently has an active clinic dedicated exclusively to the treatment of older adults (55+) and their care partners and is among a selective group of faculty member at the University of Miami Department of Psychiatry with the expertise to provide competent care to serve this ever-growing population. She is an academic professor and an accredited clinical supervisor in social work, mental health, and family therapy and has been involved in supervising graduate students in these fields. She is also involved in the Department of Community Services (DOCS) program, which provides screening services and preventive care to underserviced communities. The DOCS program also provides a service-learning opportunity to next generation public minded health care physicians. She initiated and developed a memory screening station where she works directly with medical students in assessing and referring individuals who are experiencing memory loss. She has also collaborated as Co-Investigator and played a central role on numerous national clinical research and clinical trial studies with dementia caregivers and patients with chronic conditions focused on delivering and adapting evidenced-based interventions to be remotely delivered. Dr. Perdomo is passionate about her work with aging adults and caregivers, her dedication to caregiver research and dementia care demonstrate her strong commitment to the advancement of compassionate geriatric care. -
Education & Training
Education
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Honors & Awards
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Teaching Interests
My teaching insterest is in geriatric care, including how to work with aging adults and their families. -
Research Interests
My research interest is in geriatric care, from developing to implementing effective interventions for older adults with memory problems and their caregivers. I'm particularly interested in developing intervention programs to help Hispanic againg adults and their families. I'm am also interested in developing culturally relevent clinical interventions that can reduce stress and mood disturbance symptoms among Hispanics, such as depression and anxiety. -
Publications
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