Albizu University’s Miami Campus, a leader in undergraduate and graduate psychology programs, has announced that PsyD Candidate Rita Michelle Rivera was elected the new Chairperson of the Florida Psychological Association (FPA) Graduate Student Division (FPAGS).
With this new appointment, Rivera now has a voting seat on the FPA Board of Directors. Membership in FPAGS is offered to doctoral level students in good standing of APA-accredited programs whose students are eligible to sit for the Florida licensure exam.
A native of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Rivera holds bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and English from Palm Beach Atlantic University and is expected to complete her Doctor of Psychology studies at Albizu University in 2022. In addition to performing as a prodigy student at Albizu’s Doctoral Psychology Program, Rivera also mentors her fellow students as a part-time tutor and works with adults, children, and families, conducting evaluations and providing therapy in English and Spanish as a practicum student for the Goodman Psychological Services Center on campus. Rivera also serves as co-chair of several comittees of the APA Covid-19 Task Force, student ambassador for multiple APA Divisions, and representative for different organizations at Albizu University, including President of the Student Council.