Susana Urbina: key obituary facts
Is Susana Urbina dead? Yes. Susana Urbina died on October 30, 2026, at age 80.
Cause of death: Susana Urbina's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Susana Urbina known for?
She was an American psychologist.
More about Susana Urbina
Born: 1 January 1946.
Gender: female.
Occupation: psychologist, university teacher.
Nationality: United States.
Education: Fordham University.
Employer: University of North Florida.
Known for: Psychological testing and assessment.
Susana Urbina, an American psychologist known for her work in psychological testing and assessment, died October 30, 2026, aged 80.
Born in Peru in 1946, she earned a doctorate in psychometrics from Fordham University in 1972 and was licensed to practice in Florida in 1976. She taught at the University of North Florida, where her teaching and research focused on psychological testing and assessment.
Urbina was a fellow of the American Psychological Association’s Division 5, which covers evaluation, measurement and statistics, and of the Society for Personality Assessment. Her professional service included chairing the APA Committee on Psychological Tests and Assessment and the Committee on Professional Practice and Standards. In 1995, she served on an 11-member APA task force led by Ulric Neisser that published a report on intelligence. Urbina also wrote Essentials of Psychological Testing, published in 2014. Her academic work and professional roles were closely tied to the development and evaluation of psychological assessment, spanning university teaching, research, professional standards and service within psychology organizations.