Dr. Rosario Pintos Lobo is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Florida International University (FIU), where she is affiliated with the Center for Children and Families (CCF) and FIU Embrace Center for Advancing Inclusive Communities. She earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Science in Child and Adolescent Psychology at FIU, specializing in cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology, and completed her doctoral internship in Neuropsychology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Pintos Lobo’s research focuses on identifying and characterizing the neural mechanisms that underlie social functioning and cognition in youth with neurodevelopmental disorders and mental health concerns. Her current work examines how neural systems, such as habenula connectivity, relate to clinically meaningful phenotypes in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their implications for transition-age outcomes. Through multimodal approaches—including neuroimaging, psychophysiological, behavioral, and clinical assessments—her work seeks to elucidate brain–behavior relationships that advance understanding of neurodevelopmental heterogeneity and inform evidence-based clinical practices across critical stages of development.
Research Areas
- Social and Affective Neuroscience
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Neuropsychological Assessment and Cognitive Development
- Psychophysiology and Brain–Behavior Relationships
- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
Education
- B.S. in Psychology, USAL, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- M.S. in Counseling Psychology, Florida International University
- M.S. in Clinical Psychology, Florida International University
- Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Florida International University
- Predoctoral Internship, BIDMC/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (Neuropsychology-track)