Theresa Miskimen

Theresa Miskimen
Miskimen in 2025
Born
Alma materUniversity of Puerto Rico
Children2
Scientific career
FieldsPsychiatry
InstitutionsRutgers University

Theresa M. Miskimen Rivera is a Puerto Rican psychiatrist and professor. She is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and serves as the chair and medical director of the department of psychiatry at Hunterdon Medical Center. Miskimen Rivera became the president of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in May 2025 for the 2025 to 2026 term. She is the first Puerto Rican to hold the position.