Gladiliz is a research assistant and study coordinator at the Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment at BWH. She received her master’s degree in Research Psychology from the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras. Her thesis work focused on bilingualism as a protective factor in Alzheimer’s disease. She is an aspiring Clinical Neuropsychologist interested in research and clinical practice. Her research interests include neuroimaging, bilingualism as a contribution to cognitive reserve, neuropsychological assessments, and psychosocial and contextual factors impairing cognitive health in racial/ethnic minority populations. She worked as secretary and member of the Hispanic Neuropsychological Society’s Student Association Committee from 2022 to 2024. She was a 2022 MAPP scholar. She is a polyglot; she speaks Spanish, English, Korean, and Italian, and is currently learning ASL and Portuguese. In her spare time, she enjoys oil painting and practicing Tae Kwon Do.
Research Assistant and Study Coordinator, Brigham and Women’s Hospital