Dr. Grant congratulates Jessica Montoya on receiving her PhD in Clinical Psychology during at the UCSD graduation ceremony on June 17, 2017. Dr. Montoya’s thesis entitled "Vascular Contributions to Neurocognitive Impairment among Older Persons with HIV” was the result of a set of three interrelated studies that examined the contributions of progressive arterial stiffening, changes in pulse pressure, and shift in the balance of hemostatic factors that have illuminated one group of mechanisms in the persistence of neurocognitive impairment in persons with HIV, particularly with advancing age. Dr. Montoya’s Dissertation Committee included Professors David Moore and Paul Mills from UCSD and Linda Gallo and Aaron Blashill from SDSU. Dr. Grant served as Chair. We are all delighted that Dr. Montoya has chosen to continue her academic career at UCSD, having been selected as a fellow in the UCSD Department of Psychiatry’s Training in Research on Addictions in Interdisciplinary NeuroAIDS Program sponsored by NIDA. We all know that Dr. Montoya is destined for a great career!