Minerva joins the UNLV fMRI facility as the Senior fMRI Technologist and Lab Manager, bringing over 12 years of specialized MRI experience from premier institutions across the United States and the Middle East. Her international experience includes King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre- a 1,400-bed facility operating seven MRI magnets in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Having contributed to two leading healthcare providers, Minerva leverages her clinical experience to lead safety standards and protocol development research at UNLV. An alumna of Gulf Coast State College (AA) and UNLV (BS in Comprehensive Medical Imaging), her return to her alma mater ensures world-class imaging precision for the university’s cutting-edge research initiatives.