Veronica Bordes Edgar, Ph.D.

Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute

Psychiatry
Neuropsychologist

Biography

Veronica Bordes Edgar, Ph.D., is a Professor in Psychiatry and Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She is a Licensed Psychologist with the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.

Dr. Bordes Edgar received her undergraduate degree in psychology with high honors from the University of Texas at Austin. She went on to earn her doctorate degree in counseling psychology at Arizona State University. During that time, she received training at Children’s Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School for her clinical internship. Dr. Bordes Edgar then completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology at the University of Minnesota Medical School/Children’s Hospital.

Board certified in clinical neuropsychology and pediatric neuropsychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, Dr. Bordes Edgar joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2014.

She is the co-Director of the Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics where her departmental activities include neuropsychological evaluation of children with developmental disabilities, and teaching and training of graduate students, residents, and fellows.

Dr. Bordes Edgar’s clinical expertise is in the area of pediatric neuropsychology. She has particular interest in working with children who have neurodevelopmental disorders both acquired and genetic. She is bilingual/bicultural and has received specialized training in assessment and therapy in Spanish. Dr. Bordes Edgar’s research expertise is aligned with her clinical interests, as well as in bilingual and cultural issues related to neuropsychology.

License Information

TX License #36857; Expires 7/31/2024

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Education & Training

Medical School - Arizona State University (2002-2008)
Undergraduate School - The University of Texas at Austin (1998-2001), Psychology
Graduate School - Arizona State University (2002-2005), Psychology
Internship - Harvard Medical School/Children's Hospital Boston (2007-2008), Psychology
Other Post Graduate Training - Arizona State University (2002-2008)
Fellowship - University of Minnesota Medical School/Children's Hospital (2008-2010), Pediatric Neuropsychology
Other Post Graduate Training - Arizona State University (2002-2005)
Graduate School - Arizona State University (2002-2008), Psychology

Professional Associations & Affiliations

Society for Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics (2016)
American Board of Professional Psychology (2014)
American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (2012)
National Academy of Neuropsychology (2012)
American Psychological Association (2009)
Hispanic Neuropsychological Society (2007)
International Neuropsychological Society (2007)
Society for Clinical Neuropsychology (2007), APA Div 40

Honors & Awards

Hispanic Neuropsychological Society 2021, Fellow
National Academy of Neuropsychology 2021, Fellow
Outstanding Research Mentor 2021, UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program
Tony Wong Diversity Award for Outstanding Work Related to Diversity as a Mentor 2021, National Academy of Neuropsychology
Early Career Psychologist Service Award 2018, American Board of Professional Psychology
Student Scholarship 2008, National Latina/o Psychological Association
Distinguished Doctoral Candidate Award 2007, Arizona State University Faculty Women's Association
Excellence in Campus Leadership Award 2005, American Psychological Association of Graduate Students
Presidential Citation for Professional Leadership and Service 2004, National Latina/o Psychological Association
Fellow 2003, Ford Foundation - The National Academies

Books & Publications

Books
- Mexicans, Mexican Americans, Caribbean, and other Latin American in Ethnocultural Perspectives on Disaster and Trauma. A. J. Marsella, J. L. Johnson, P. Watson, J. Gryczynski (Eds.)
  Arredondo P, Bordes V, Paniagua F. (2008), New York: Springer; 299-320.
- Cultural Values in Adaptation Guidelines for Serving Latino Children and Families Affected by Trauma
  Perez M, Valdez G, Bordes V, Carrasco N. (2008), San Diego, CA: Chadwick Center for Children and Families.
- Cultural competencies for higher education personnel working with Latinas/os: Challenging our cognitive and behavioral flexibility in Handbook for Latina/os in higher education: A camino largo, paso corto. A. M. Gloria, J. Castellanos (Eds.)
  Arredondo P, Bordes V. (in press)
- Barriers and Practical Approaches to Neuropsychological Assessment of Spanish Speakers in Minority and Cross-Cultural Aspects of Neuropsychological Assessment: Enduring and Emerging Trends. F. R. Ferraro (Ed.)
  Salinas CM, Bordes-Edgar V, Puente A. (2016), New York: Taylor & Francis; 229-258.
- Culture and Language Diversity in Pediatric Neuropsychology in Clinical Cultural Neuroscience. O. Pedraza (Ed.)
  Bordes Edgar V, Romero RA. (2020), New York, Oxford University Press
Publications
- The Minnesota Conference proposed guidelines for education and training in clinical neuropsychology
  Stringer AY, Fuchs K, Bordes Edgar V, Bristow T, Correia S, Penna S, Reyes A, Whiteside DM, Block C, Bodin D, Butt S, Calamia M, Didehbani N, Dodzik P, M. Dotson V, Fernandes M, Freece K, Fuller R, Getz G, Harder L, Irani F, Janzen L, Johnstone B, Kaseda E, Kramer M, Kubu C, Lafosse J, Lee-DaRocha J, MacDonald B, Strutt AM, Madore M, McBride W, Medina LD, Mucci G, Nayar K, Paltzer J, Ray C, Ready R, Schmitt TR, Rush B, Singh S, Sperling S, Stanford L, Stiers W, Stricker N, Thornton A, Van Patten R, Vandermorris S, Verroulx K, Wilson J, Wright I, Zartman A, Bilder R, Fujii D, Heffelfinger A, Parsons T, E. Puente A, Rey-Casserly C, Roper B, Schmitter-Edgecombe M Clinical Neuropsychologist 2026 40 331-375
- Commentary on the controversies, challenges, and missteps of the Minnesota Guidelines process from the perspective of the Steering Committee
  Reyes A, Bordes Edgar V, Penna S, Correia S, Bristow T, Whiteside DM, Stringer AY, Fuchs K Clinical Neuropsychologist 2026
- First-in-human high dose AAV9 intrathecal gene therapy for paediatric CLN7 disease: a phase 1, open-label, single ascending dose, non-randomised clinical trial
  Greenberg BM, Minassian B, Messahel S, Edgar VB, Lowden A, Dahshi H, Nettesheim ER, Nguyen HH, Hughes S, Muthukumar AR, Srinivasan K, Iannaccone S, Varadarajan G, Gray SJ, Kayani SN EBioMedicine 2026 Jan 123
- Editorial: Introducing the Minnesota Conference Guidelines on Education and Training in Clinical Neuropsychology
  Whiteside DM, Penna S, Stringer AY, Fuchs K, Reyes A, Correia S, Bristow T, Bordes Edgar V Clinical Neuropsychologist 2026 40 325-330
- From Houston to Minnesota: The commission to plan the updating of neuropsychology’s training guidelines
  Roper BL, Bordes Edgar V, Stringer AY, Whiteside DM, Penna S, Salinas CM, Gooding AL, Madore MR, Jak AJ, Fuchs K Clinical Neuropsychologist 2026 40 376-424
- Implementing the Minnesota Conference Guidelines in doctoral, internship, fellowship, and continuing education programs
  Correia S, Stringer AY, Dodzik P, Mucci G, Ready R, Van Patten R, Abrams-Silva L, Block C, Bodin D, Calamia M, Freece K, Fuller R, Kaseda E, MacDonald B, Madore M, Paltzer J, Ray C, Schmitt TR, Strutt AM, Bristow T, Bordes Edgar V, Fuchs K, Penna S, Reyes A, Whiteside DM, Bauer RM Clinical Neuropsychologist 2026 40 453-497
- Supporting Spanish-Bilingual Assessment Skills as an English-Monolingual Supervisor in the United States: The Bilingual Supervisee and Monolingual Supervisor (BSAMS) Training Model
  Orobio J, Dorsman K, Dryden M, Cartwright J, Bordes Edgar V, Neumann J Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health 2026 11 3-13
- Examining adaptive functioning in pediatric patients with congenital heart disease
  Anton CM, Triplett KN, Iverson IA, Bordes Edgar V, Siebenmorgen MK, Cheatham-Johnson RJ, Magnuson KI, Canas A Child Neuropsychology 2026
- Annual report of the presidents of the AACN, ABCN, and AACNF
  Carone DA, Bordes Edgar V, Doane B, Kulas J Clinical Neuropsychologist 2026
- Proceedings of the Minnesota 2022 conference on clinical neuropsychology training guidelines
  Reyes A, Fuchs K, Penna S, Waldron EJ, Madore M, Heffelfinger A, Correia S, Bristow T, Whiteside DM, Stringer AY, Bordes Edgar V Clinical Neuropsychologist 2026 40 425-452
- The time has come: discussing the clinical neuropsychology provider’s role in cultural respect and inclusion
  Bordes Edgar V, MacDonald B, Thames AD, McClintock SM Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology 2025 47 531-548
- Take a Closer Look: Considerations for Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessment in Female Children and Adolescents
  Zack DS, Carroll B, Magallanes A, Bordes Edgar V Journal of Pediatric Health Care 2025 Jan 39 107-111
- Clinical priorities to improve the neuropsychological care of individuals with Spina Bifida: A consensus statement of the Spina Bifida Association and the Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Neuropsychology Collaborative
  Zabel TA, Bernat DJ, Costello R, Bordes Edgar V, Heffelfinger AK, Jordan LL, Koop JI, Leiser K, MacDonald B, Stanford L, Stephan C, Thibadeau J, Wilson C, Queally JT Clinical Neuropsychologist 2025
- Selective Mutism in the Context of Autism and Bilingualism
  Carroll B, Bordes Edgar V, Bar SH, Call CR, Nyp SS Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics 2025 Jan 46 e87-e89
- Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses type 7 (CLN7): a case series reporting cross sectional and retrospective clinical data to evaluate validity of standardized tools to assess disease progression, quality of life, and adaptive skills
  Kayani S, BordesEdgar V, Lowden A, Nettesheim ER, Dahshi H, Messahel S, Minassian BA, Greenberg BM Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2024 Dec 19
- Quality of Life Among Caregivers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Cross Sectional Study
  Bar S, Stephens SB, Mathew MS, Messiah SE, Edgar VB Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 2024 Nov 54 4208-4215
- Neuropsychological assessment in rare pediatric neurogenetic disorders: considerations for cross-cultural clinical research
  Bordes Edgar V, Dorsman KA, Horton DK, Messahel S, MacDonald B Child Neuropsychology 2024 30 900-917
- Is language translation enough in cross-cultural neuropsychological assessments of patients from Latin America?
  Rosario Nieves E, Rosenstein LD, González D, Bordes Edgar V, Jofre Zarate D, MacDonald Wer B Applied Neuropsychology: Adult 2024
- Reliable Digit Span Scores Among Latin American Monolingual Spanish Speakers
  Rosenstein LD, Edgar VB, Nieves ER Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 2023 Oct 38 1106-1114
- ECHS1 deficiency and its biochemical and clinical phenotype
  Ozlu C, Chelliah P, Dahshi H, Horton DK, Edgar VB, Messahel S, Kayani S American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A 2022 Oct 188 2908-2919
- A cross-sectional natural history study of aspartylglucosaminuria
  Goodspeed K, Horton D, Lowden A, Sguigna PV, Booth T, Wang ZJ, Edgar VB JIMD Reports 2022 Sep 63 425-433
- Clinical utility of the ECLECTIC framework in providing culturally-informed autism spectrum disorder evaluations: A pediatric case-based approach
  Bordes Edgar V, Meneses V, Shaw D, Romero RA, Salinas CM, Kissel A Clinical Neuropsychologist 2022 36 1148-1171
- Erratum: Accelerating Teleneuropsychology Within Diverse Populations (Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology (2020) 35: 8 (1187-1188) DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acaa102)
  Salinas CM, Cullum CM, Harder L, Edgar VB Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 2021 Jun 36 640
- Variability in Neuropsychological Phenotypes in Patients with 22Q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: Case Series
  Wierzchowski A, Sablich-Duley S, Bordes Edgar V Developmental Neuropsychology 2021 46 381-392
- Accelerating Teleneuropsychology within Diverse Populations
  Salinas CM, Cullum CM, Harder L, Bordes Edgar V Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 2020 Dec 35 1187-1188
- Transforming pediatric neuropsychology through video-based teleneuropsychology: An innovative private practice model pre-COVID-19
  Salinas CM, Bordes Edgar V, Berrios Siervo G, Bender HA Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 2020 Dec 35 1189-1195
- Practical Considerations in the Neuropsychological Assessment of Bilingual (Spanish-English) Children in the United States: Literature Review and Case Series
  Canas A, Bordes Edgar V, Neumann J Developmental Neuropsychology 2020 May 45 211-231
- Who gets certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology and why: A diversity survey
  Frost JC, Molinari V, Dobbs D, Edgar VB, Jones KS, Pietz C, Badana AN Journal of Clinical Psychology 2019 Oct 75 1820-1837
- Examining the impact of physical activity on sleep quality and executive functions in children with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized controlled trial
  Tse CY, Lee HP, Chan KS, Edgar VB, Wilkinson-Smith A, Lai WH Autism 2019 Oct 23 1699-1710
- Competence in Psychology Board Certification: Unlike a Good Wine, It Does Not Get Better With Age
  Edgar VB, Holder N, Cox DR, Suris A Training and Education in Professional Psychology 2019 13 264-269
- Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome: A Unique Case Study
  Tan A, Goodspeed K, Edgar VB Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 2018 Oct 24 995-1002
- Supporting a Youth with Cerebellar Ataxia into Adolescence
  Meneses V, Gonzalez-Castillo Z, Edgar VB, Augustyn M Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics 2017 Apr 38 240-242
- Barriers and practical approaches to neuropsychological assessment of spanish speakers
  Salinas CM, Edgar VB, Puente AE 2015 Jul 229-258
- Predictors of independent living status in adult survivors of childhood cancer: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
  Kunin-Batson A, Kadan-Lottick N, Zhu L, Cox C, Bordes-Edgar V, Srivastava DK, Zeltzer L, Robison LL, Krull KR Pediatric Blood and Cancer 2011 Dec 57 1197-1203
- A longitudinal analysis of latina/o students' academic persistence
  Bordes-Edgar V, Arredondo P, Kurpius SR, Rund J Journal of Hispanic Higher Education 2011 Oct 10 358-368
- Validation of four measures of social support with latina/o and non-hispanic white undergraduates
  Bordes V, Sand JK, Arredondo P, Robinson Kurpius SE, Rayle AD Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 2006 Feb 28 65-83
- Mentoring experiences of women in graduate education: Factors that matter
  Rayle AD, Bordes V, Zapata A, Arredondo P, Rutter MC, Howard C Current Issues in Education 2006 9 1-22
- The Psychohistorical Approach in Family Counseling With Mestizo/Latino Immigrants: A Continuum and Synergy of Worldviews
  Arredondo P, Davison Avilés RM, Zalaquett CP, Grazioso MD, Bordes V, Hita L, Lopez BJ The Family Journal 2006 Jan 14 13-27
- Mentoring and 1st-Year Latina/o College Students
  Bordes V, Arredondo P Journal of Hispanic Higher Education 2005 4 114-133

Research

Bilingual (Spanish-English) and Cultural Issues in Neuropsychology
Central Nervous System Disorders
Genetic Disorders
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities in Young Children
Pediatric Neuropsychology

Clinical Focus

Neuropsychologist