HEALTH AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL SPECIALIZATION
About the Program
The Health/Neuropsychology specialization is designed
to provide an opportunity for clinical students to develop a more intensive
academic focus and clinical experience in Health/Neuropsychology without
sacrificing the integrity of a general clinical training.While fulfilling
the requirements of the Health/Neuropsychology specialization does not
correspond to "expertise" in Health/Neuropsychology, this
curriculum is sufficient to provide a student with exposure to a range
of topics within Health/Neuropsychology. Students concentrating in Health/Neuropsychology
are encouraged to join the academic organizations most relevant to their
interests (see below), attend national and international conferences
(to present their research findings, learn about current developments
in the field, and network with graduate students from other Health/Neuropsychology
programs), and participate in Health/Neuropsychology internet list-serves.Unlike
other "Health/Neuropsychology" training programs, the Health/Neuropsychology
specialization does not sacrifice any of the requirements of the general
clinical training program. Instead, the specialization enables students
to focus their elective coursework, externship placements, and research
projects in order to develop a higher level of competency in Health/Neuropsychology.
Students completing this specialization will be able to compete for
highly selective Health/Neuropsychology internships and post-doctoral
fellowships, as well as entry-level Health/Neuropsychology clinical
positions. The Health/Neuropsychology specialization is co-directed
by Kathleen M. Schiaffino and Leslie Burton.
Requirements
The requirements of the Health/Neuropsychology specialization are the
following:
Courses
- Health Psychology (Schiaffino)
- Neuropsychology,with Assessment Lab (Burton)
- Developmental Neuropsychology, with Assessment Lab (Burton)
- Cognition and Affect (Tryon)
Introduction to Neuroscience (with Lab), Neuroanatomy (through graduate
school consortium), and Psychopharmacology are also available courses.
Externship
At least one year of clinical externship in a Health/Neuropsychology
facility (including, but not limited to the following sites):
- New York Hospital (Cornell)
- NYU Medical Center
- Burke Rehabilitation Center
- LIJ Medical Center
- New York Hospital (Cornell) Westchester
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Calvary
- Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
- St. Mary's Hospital for Children
- North Shore University Hospital
Check out also the NEUROPSYCH EXTERNSHIP ANNOUNCEMENTS (partial list)
Research Project
The predoctoral research project or dissertation must be conducted
on a topic within Health/Neuropsychology under the guidance of any of
the Specialization Faculty.
Note that the Health/Neuropsychology concentration, like the other
concentrations within the Clinical Psychology program (Forensic and
Child/Family) does not accept applications per se. These concentrations
are available to ANY interested doctoral student within the Clinical
Psychology program. Interested applicants must apply to the Clinical
Psychology Doctoral program. Those students seeking additional information
are encouraged to contact one of the faculty members directly (preferably
via email).
Program Faculty
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Dr. Kathleen M. Schiaffino received a Ph.D.
in Social Psychology from the City University of New York Graduate Center
in 1989. Her research has been in health psychology applications, in
particular in the area of adjustment to chronic illness. She has numerous
publications in journals such as Health Psychology, Personality and
Social Psychology Bulletin, and Social Science and Medicine. Specific
areas of attention include illness appraisals as the relate to coping
with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, impact of juvenile arthritis
on sibling pairs, and on adolescents, treatment compliance and independence
in adolescents with diabetes, and the impact of illness intrusiveness
on identity and quality of life in multiple sclerosis patients. She
has been actively involved in patient education for the National Arthritis
Foundation. She is on the board of the Association of Rheumatology Health
Professionals, a division of the American College of Rheumatology.
Dr. Barry Rosenfeld is a forensic clinical
psychologist by training, but much of his research interests focus on
the intersection of psychology and health care policy. Dr. Rosenfeld
has published extensively on issues related to decision making competence
and informed consent, including both theoretical and empirical reports.
In addition, he is actively engaged in studies addressing end-of-life
care, including patient interest in physician assisted suicide or the
desire for hastened death, and the factors that influence end-of-life
decision making. Dr. Rosenfeld holds an appointment in the Psychiatry
and Behavioral Sciences Department at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center, where he consults on a wide range of psycho-oncology research
including studies of fatigue, delirium, depression and spiritual well-being.
He is currently engaged in several studies in conjunction with colleagues
at MSKCC, many of which include Fordham University doctoral students
as an integral component.
Dr. Monica Rivera-Mindt is an Assistant
Professor at Fordham University. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical
Psychology, with a specialization in Neuropsychology, from the University
of Nebraska in 2000. She completed a Clinical Psychology residency (Neuropsychology
Track) at the University of Washington School of Medicine in 2000. She
was awarded an NIMH Minority Supplement in 2000, in order to conduct
a pilot study project on neurobehavioral outcomes among HIV-infected
Latinos for her postdoctoral research fellowship at the HIV Neurobehavioral
Research Center at the University of California, San Diego School of
Medicine, which she completed in 2002. Dr. Rivera Mindt's research has
focused on investigating the neuropsychological aspects of chronic mental
illness and neurologic disorders. Her research is devoted to advancing
our knowledge on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HIV-related
diseases as they affect the central nervous system, and result in impairment
of everyday functioning, and issues of race and ethnicity. She has authored
papers on the neuropsychological and functional impact of HIV/AIDS among
English- and Spanish-speakers and elderly HIV/AIDS patients, as well
as papers on schizophrenia and assessment of premorbid intellectual
functioning. Dr. Rivera Mindt has an adjunct faculty appointment in
the Departments of Psychiatry and Neuropathology at Mt. Sinai School
of Medicine.
Dr. Rachel Annunziato received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Drexel University training in behavioral medicine and in pediatric psychology. She completed her post-doctoral work at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Annunziato’s research focuses on medically-ill patients and her work is based primarily at Mount Sinai Hospital, where she has an adjunct faculty and hospital appointment. Specifically, she studies the transition to adulthood in pediatric transplant recipients focusing on both transitioning health care management from caregiver(s) to patients as well as the shift in care location from pediatrics to adult oriented facilities. Currently, this work centers on prospective studies of transition from the medical and psychosocial perspective as well as intervention development targeting improving self-management while patients are still in pediatrics. In addition, Dr. Annunziato is prospectively investigating psychosocial outcomes among pediatric patients diagnosed with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, which is liver disease that results from obesity. She and her colleagues are aiming to determine whether patients experience poorer outcomes than healthy controls, whether weight loss (which improves disease status) leads to improved psychosocial outcomes, as well as intervention development targeting weight loss. Most recently, Dr. Annunziato has initiated a protocol examining quality of life and family functioning among patients beginning newly FDA approved treatment for Hepatitis C in pediatric patients. Previously, this treatment, which involves regular injections and potential psychological side effects such as depressive symptoms, was only approved for adults, but now is expected to be widely offered by Hepatology teams. Dr. Annunziato also studies adult cardiac patients at Mount Sinai’s affiliate hospital, Elmhurst Hospital Center, which services largely patients from outside of the United States. Here, she has developed a mental health screening program for ethnically diverse cardiology patients assessing symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress. Over 1000 patients have been screened and currently this data are being used to examine interactions between mental and physical health among this population. Additionally, Dr, Annunziato and colleagues continue to study brief exposure treatment for medically traumatized patients. Her work appears in both medical and psychology journals.
Resources
Health and Neuropsychology Journals
Journal
of Social Science and Medicine
Health
Psychology
Neuropsychology
Emotion
Neuropsychiatry
Journal
of International Neuropsychology Society
Archives
of Clinical Neuropsychology
Journal
of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
Brain
and Cognition
Journal of Cognitive
Neuroscience
Health and Neuropsychology Psychologists Organizations
American Psychological
Association
American Board
of Clinical Neuropsychology
American
Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology
American
Board of Professional Neuropsychology
Association of Postdoctoral
Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology
Association
for Internship Training in Clinical Neuropsychology
Cognitive
Neuroscience Society
New York Academy
of Traumatic Brain Injury
New York Neuropsychology
Group
Society for Behavioral
Medicine
Health/Neuropsychology Information
Brain-Behavior:
Neural Realms
CPT
Codes for Neuropsychologists
Training
Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology
Report
- Houston Conference on Specialty Education and Training in Clinical
Neuropsychology
National Register
of Health Service Providers in Psychology Development of a professional
psychologist, program accreditation and individual credentialing
Division
40 Document Archives at LSU
Health/Neuropsychology Literature Sources
American
Medical Association Publications
American Psychological Association
PsychInfo
Journal of the International
Neuropsychological Society - Cambridge University Press
Medscape
National Library of Medicine
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