Biographical summary
Brian Arizmendi, Ph.D., ABPP is a Board Certified Clinical Health Psychologist with specialties in:
- Psychogastroenterology (e.g., disorders of the gut-brain interaction, coping with chronic GI illness)
- Coping with chronic illness
- Bariatric pre-surgical evaluation
His area of research includes investigating the impact of Prolonged Grief Disorder on health and physiological functioning, along with clinical research on optimizing implementation of evidence-based health interventions in medical clinics.
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2019
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Clinical Psychology - Primary Care Mental Health Integration & Medical PsychologyPhoenix VA Health Care System
- 2018
Doctor of Philosophy - Psychology; Health PsychologyUniversity of Arizona
- 2018
Internship - Clinical Psychology - Behavioral MedicineVA Palo Alto Health Care System
- 2014
MA - Clinical PsychologyUniversity of Arizona
Activities and honors
Awards and honors
- 2019
ABPP Scholarship - Early Career AwardAmerican Academy of Clinical Health Psychology
- 2016
Graduate and Professional Student Council Research and Project Grant University of Arizona
- 2015
Graduate and Professional Student Council Research and Project Grant - Symposium PresentationUniversity of Arizona
- 2015
Graduate and Professional Student Council Research and Project Grant - Symposium PresentationUniversity of Arizona
- 2013
Graduate and Professional Student Council Research and Project Grant - Symposium PresentationUniversity of Arizona
- 2010
Honor's Thesis - VanderWeele Fund Student Research Grant Occidental College
- 2009
Honor's Thesis - Academic Student Project Research Grant Occidental College
Professional memberships
- 2021 - present
MemberThe Rome Foundation
- 2020 - present
Board MemberArizona Psychology Foundation
- 2019 - present
MemberArizona Psychological Association
- 2019 - present
MemberTraining Committee, Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHCS)
- 2018 - present
MemberAssociation of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHCS)
- 2018 - present
Intern RepresentativePsychology Service Evaluation Committee, VA Palo Alto Health Care System
- 2016
ParticipantFocus Group, Coalition for the Advancement and Application of Psychological Science (CAAPS)
- 2016 - present
MemberDivision 38 - Health Psychology, American Psychological Association
- 2016 - present
MemberSociety of Behavioral Medicine
- 2016 - present
MemberThe Dana Foundation
- 2015 - 2017
Campus RepresentativeAmerican Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS), University of Arizona
- 2013 - 2015
MemberColloquium Committee, Department of Psychology, University of Arizona
- 2013 - 2015
Student RepresentativeBoard of Directors, Southern Arizona Psychological Association (SAPA)
Publications