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Natalia Ojeda del Pozo
Born1972
Bilbao, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)Clinical psychologist, neuropsychologist, professor
EmployerUniversity of Deusto
Known forNeuropsychology, cognitive deterioration research, cognitive rehabilitation

Natalia Ojeda del Pozo (born 1972) is a Spanish clinical psychologist, neuropsychologist, and academic.

Professional career

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Ojeda studied Psychology at the University of Deusto (1990–1995). She trained in clinical practice at the University of Oxford and completed a postgraduate degree in Clinical Neuropsychology and Neuroimaging Techniques at Johns Hopkins Hospital (1995–1997). She has worked at the University of Deusto since 1999, where she obtained her PhD in Psychology in 2000. Since then she held various scientific positions at the University of Deusto and became a full professor of Neuropsychology in 2017.[1]

Ojeda has been the principal investigator in multiple neuroscience research projects, specializing in cognitive deterioration and degenerative brain diseases.[2] She has authored more than 100 scientific articles and 20 books. In 2023, she was elected as the President of the International Neuropsychological Society (INS),[3] becoming the first Spanish individual to hold this position.[4] In 2025, she was awarded the Radio Bilbao Excellence in Research Prize.[5]

Natalia Ojeda is a full member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of the Basque Country[6] and the Hispanamerican Academy of Doctors.[7] She also serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FESN)[8] and the Expert Committee of the World Health Organization.[9]

She is the creator of the neuropsychological rehabilitation programs RehacoP and RehacoG, recognized by the European Union as best clinical practices.[10] [11]

Selected awards and honors

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  • 2nd International Prize for Scientific Quality and Relevance, 7th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry, Berlin (2001)
  • 1st Prize for Best Scientific Communication, International Congress of the World Psychiatric Association, Madrid (2001)
  • Amadeo Sánchez Blanqué Award for Best Scientific Research in Clinical Psychiatry, Spanish Society of Biological Psychiatry, Seville (2006)
  • National Neuropsychology Award, Spanish Neuropsychology Consortium (2024)
  • Radio Bilbao Cadena Ser Research Prize (2025)[12]
  • Psikologia Sariak Award, Official College of Psychologists of Bizkaia (2025)[13]

Selected books

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  • Neurocognición en esquizofrenia (2010) ISBN: 9788498304817
  • Manual del terapeuta REHACOP (2012) ISBN: 9788461597345
  • La predicción del diagnóstico de esquizofrenia (2015) ISBN: 9788498302424
  • REHACOG: Programa de Rehabilitación Neuropsicológica en Gerontología (2016) ISBN: 9788460884279
  • Neuropsicología de la esquizofrenia (2018) ISBN: 9788491712398

References

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  1. ^ "Universidad de Deusto - Natalia Ojeda del Pozo". www.deusto.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  2. ^ "La Fundación Michel J. Fox subvenciona el proyecto de neuroimagen en pacientes con Parkinson". www.euskadi.eus. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  3. ^ "International Neuropsychological Society - Governance". the-ins.org. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Una catedrática de la Universidad de Deusto, presidenta de la sociedad de Neuropsicología «más importante del mundo»". www.elcorreo.com. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Estos son los galardonados con los Premios Radio Bilbao a la Excelencia 2025". guiadelaradio.com. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Natalia Ojeda, nombrada académica electa de la Real Academia de Medicina del País Vasco". www.deusto.es. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Academia Hispanoamericana de Doctores - Miembros de Número". www.academiadedoctores.org. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Nuevo reconocimiento para Natalia Ojeda Del Pozo, colaboradora de ASPARBI". www.parkinsonbizkaia.org. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  9. ^ "La OMS selecciona a la Prof. Natalia Ojeda para participar en el Comité de Expertos que determinarán los criterios internacionales de discapacidad para pacientes con Esquizofrenia". www.deusto.es. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  10. ^ "RehacoP RehacoG: Programa de Rehabilitación Neuropsicológica". neurolab.deusto.es. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  11. ^ "RehacoG: Rehabilitación Cognitiva en Personas Mayores". rehacog.deusto.es. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Entrevista a Natalia Ojeda en 'El Correo' por su nuevo nombramiento como presidenta de la Sociedad Internacional de Neuropsicología (INS)". www.parkinsonbizkaia.org. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Doce consejos para una Navidad saludable desde el punto de vista psicosocial". psiquiatria.com. Retrieved 12 June 2025.