13 Facts About Antonio Puente

Antonio Puente was the 125th president of the American Psychological Association in 2017.

Antonio Puente has a private practice, is the founding director of a bilingual mental health clinic, and is on the Department of Psychology faculty at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Dr Puente was born during the Cuban Revolution and later immigrated to the United States with his family.

Antonio Puente pursued his undergraduate degree at the University of Florida and later earned his Ph.

Antonio Puente is a neuropsychologist and a psychology professor at UNCW.

Antonio Puente founded and directs the Cape Fear Clinic, a bilingual mental health clinic in Wilmington, North Carolina, for underserved populations.

Antonio Puente maintains a private practice in clinical neuropsychology, ranging from clinical to forensic assessments.

Antonio Puente has been president of several other psychological societies including the North Carolina Psychological Association, North Carolina Psychological Foundation, Hispanic Neuropsychological Society, National Academy of Neuropsychology, and APA three Divisions- Society for Clinical Neuropsychology, Society for Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology, and Society for Global Psychology.

Antonio Puente is a visiting professor at UCLA and the University of Granada in Spain, as well as an Honorary Professor of Psychology at Moscow State University.

Antonio Puente founded the Neuropsychologists of the Spanish Language group in 1993 to promote culturally and linguistically appropriate treatment.

Antonio Puente spent 15 years as a representative to the American Medical Association's committee on Current Procedural Terminology.

Antonio Puente served on the actual CPT Panel for eight years.

Antonio Puente had four foci during his term as APA president: improving governance, membership engagement, psychology's international presence, and the APA Convention.