Edanilka Medina Sustache

Edanilka Medina-Sustache, Ph.D., M.S.W. serves as assistant professor in the Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology Program at Albizu University, San Juan Campus. This faculty member’s academic preparation and research agenda contribute to the Program’s scientist-practitioner training model and culturally responsive approach.

Psychological trauma associated with maltreatment and neglect among children, adolescents, and adults; adverse experiences; effects of adverse experiences on the brain; minoritized populations.

• Ph.D. (2020), Clinical Psychology, Albizu University
• M.A. (2017), Albizu University
• M.S.W. (2010), Direct Services, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico
• B.A. (2007), Social Work, University of Puerto Rico, Humacao Campus

• Huertas, X., Sánchez-Cesáreo, M., Morales Boscio, A., Rivera, E., De Pedro, Z., Adames, C., Delgado, J., Corrada, R., Montalvo, J., Ortiz, M., Santiago, B., Saez, Y., Rodríguez, G., Medina-Sustache, E., del Toro, E., Arroyo, Y., Rivera, C., Rivera, S., López, D., ... Gerena, G. (2021). Families First Puerto Rico Title IV-E Prevention Plan 2022-2026 [Professional report]. Grupo Nexos, Inc.
• Soto, J., Medina-Sustache, E., & Otero, W. (2020). Constructivism and psychological trauma in young adults: Exposing the importance of the particular, integrating the general. In Perspectives in human development: Prevention and promotion in adults and older adults (Vol. 2, pp. 59-87). Publicaciones Gaviota.
• Berríos-Mota, Y., Medina-Sustache, E., & Rodríguez-Díaz, G. (2019). Challenges in the implementation with Puerto Rican child victims of sexual abuse of the evidence-based model Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Revista Salud y Conducta Humana, 5(1).
• Medina-Sustache, E., Otero, W., Berríos, Y., & Rodríguez, G. (2017). Child and youth sexual abuse: The relevance of the neurophysiological approach. Revista Griot, 88-102.