Biography

Carlos Cardenas-Iniguez (pronouns he/him/his) is a postdoctoral scholar at the Herting Lab in the Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California. Carlos earned his PhD in Psychology and Integrative Neuroscience from the University of Chicago in 2019. His research focuses on using the ABCD Study dataset to explore the impact of social stratification on the environments in which people live, and how these environments, in turn, impact neural and cognitive development and mental health. His research interests also include the implementation of spatial analysis, critical race theory, and anti-racism principles in neuroscience/psychology research.

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Interests
  • Environmental Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Environmental Epidemiology
  • Structural and Social Drivers of Health
Education

  • PhD in Psychology, Integrative Neuroscience, 2019

    The University of Chicago

  • MA in Psychology, 2015

    The University of Chicago

  • BS in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, 2009

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Kirthana Sukumaran, Katherine L. Botternhorn, Joel Schwartz, Jim Gauderman, Carlos Cardenas-Iniguez, Rob McConnell, Daniel A. Hackman, Kiros Berhane, Hedyeh Ahmadi, Shermaine Abad, Rima Habre, Megan M. Herting (2024). Associations between Fine Particulate Matter Components, Their Sources, and Cognitive Outcomes in Children Ages 9–10 Years Old from the United States. Environmental Health Perspectives.

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Jessica Morrel, L. Nate Overholtzer, Kirthana Sukumaran, Devyn L. Cotter, Carlos Cardenas-Iniguez, J. Michael Tyszka, Joel Schwartz, Daniel A. Hackman, Jiu-Chiuan Chen, Megan Herting (2024). Outdoor Air Pollution Relates to Amygdala Subregion Volume and Apportionment in Early Adolescents. bioRxiv.

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Carlos Cardenas-Iniguez, Johnathan Borland, James S. Brown, Jacqueline P. Garcia, Cera W. Hassinan, Taylor A. McCorkle, Katherine Meckel, Deborah Rose, Desmond Warren, Jemima Akinsanya, Ismary Blanco, Tameka A. Clemons, Adriana Cushnie, Brianna George, Timothy Hines, Dan Landayan, Mariajose Metcalfe, Samantha A. Montoya, Rowena Ng, Tanisha Hill-Jarrett (2024). Diversifying the Community of Neuroscience: Lessons Learned from a Cross-Stage Longitudinal Program of Diverse Neuroscientists.. OSF.

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Devyn L. Cotter, Hedyeh Ahmadi, Carlos Cardenas-Iniguez, Katherine L. Bottenhorn, W. James Gauderman, Rob McConnell, Kiros Berhane, Joel Schwartz, Daniel A. Hackman, Jiu-Chiuan Chen, Megan M. Herting (2024). Exposure to multiple ambient air pollutants changes white matter microstructure during early adolescence with sex-specific differences. Communications Medicine.

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Marybel Robledo Gonzalez, Carlos Cardenas-Iniguez, Deborah Linares, Sundania J. W. Wonnum, Kara Bagot, Evan White, Arlyn Cuan, Simone DiMatteo, Yara Akiel, Patrick Lindsley, Julia Harris, Evelyn Perez-Amparan, Taylor Powell, Gayathri Dowling, Diana Alkire, Wesley Kurt Thompson, Traci Murray (2024). Responsible Research in Health Disparities Using the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study. OSF.

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