Training & Scholarship
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Pagán, A. F., Yoo, H., Hefner, M., Huizar, Y. P., Akter, S., Webster, C., & Binks, M. (2026). Development of the Health Coaching Quality Index: A proposed method for evaluating health coaching interventions. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-025-10419-1
Pagán, A. F., Huizar, Y. P., Short, T. R., Gotcher, Z., & Schmidt, A. T. (2023). Adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A narrative review of biological mechanisms, treatments, and outcomes. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, 23(8), 451–460. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11910-023-01280-4
Pagán, A. F., Huizar, Y. P., & Schmidt, A. T. (2023). Conner's Continuous Performance Test and adult ADHD: A systematic literature review. Journal of Attention Disorders, 27(3), 231–249. https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547221142455
Huizar, Y. P., Cundiff, J. M., Schmidt, A. T., & Cribbet, M. R. (2022). Risky early family environment and genetic associations with adult metabolic dysregulation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(21), Article 14032. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114032
Education
Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2023–2024
Stanford University School of Medicine — Stanford, CA
Predoctoral Internship, 2022–2023
VA Health Care System — Lexington, KY
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, 2017–2023
Texas Tech University — Lubbock, TX
M.A., Psychology, 2017–2019
Texas Tech University — Lubbock, TX
Dual B.S., Psychology and Biology, Summa Cum Laude, 2014–2017
University of Texas at El Paso — El Paso, TX