• Training programs
• Funding
• Current Post Doctoral Training Opportunities
• Neuropsychology Fellowship Program Brochure
• Current Employment of Past Fellows

• Training programs
  The Neuropsychology Post-Doctoral Training Program, which meets postdoctoral training criteria established by Division 40 (Neuropsychology) of the American Psychological Association (APA), is designed to provide advanced research and clinical training for post-doctoral residents in neuropsychology. The Director of the program is John DeLuca, Ph.D., ABPP and Kenneth Kutner, Ph.D. serves as the Clinical Director. Fellows are expected to spend at least 75% (and up to 100%) of their time working on research projects ranging from inception (e.g., study formulation, grant-writing, etc.) to manuscript publication. The program is administered through the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, in close collaboration with the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. Training and experience may take place at several locations throughout the New York and New Jersey area.

• Funding
  
  Fellowships have been funded through a variety of sources, including the Henry H. Kessler Foundation, the National Institutes of Health (F32 and T32 funding mechanisms), and the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.

• Current Post Doctoral Training Opportunities
  Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neuropsychology

  The Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Laboratory at the Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation (KMRREC) in West Orange, NJ, is seeking applicants for its Postdoctoral Training Program (75% research, 25% clinical, two-year fellowship). The program, which follows postdoctoral training criteria established by INS/Division 40 of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Houston Conference, is designed to provide advanced research and clinical training for postdoctoral residents in neuropsychology. The program is administered through the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School. The Director of the KMRREC Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Laboratory is John DeLuca, PhD, ABPP; the Associate Director is Nancy D. Chiaravalloti, Ph.D. Kenneth Kutner, Ph.D. is the Clinical Director of the Neuropsychology Fellowship Program. The lab conducts training and research in the study of human cognition and its rehabilitation in clinical populations using research the research approaches of cognitive neuropsychology, functional brain imaging, and virtual reality technology. Current research examines neuropsychological deficits associated with a variety of clinical populations, including multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, anterior communicating artery aneurysm, and stroke. Grant funding for the laboratory has included large government center grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Veterans Affairs, R01 funding from the NIH, Advanced Multidisciplinary Training Program Grants from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research and the U.S. Department of Education Rehabilitation Services Administration, and several grants from the Henry H. Kessler Foundation. The laboratory conducts collaborative research with over 25 other individuals locally, nationally, and internationally. An academic appointment in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UMDNJ is available..

  For additional information or to set up an interview at INS, please contact Dr. DeLuca at 973-530-3630 ( jdeluca@kmrrec.org), or Dr. Chiaravalloti at 973-530-3640. (nchiaravalloti@kmrrec.org).

• Current Employment of Past Fellows
  

  Deborah Bryant, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology
  Rutgers University

  Nancy D. Chiaravalloti, Ph.D.
  Associate Director
  Neuropsychology & Neuroscience Laboratory
  Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation

  Chris Christodoulou, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor
  Department of Neurology
  State University of New York at Stony Brook

  Heath Demeree, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor
  Department of Psychology
  Case Western Reserve University

  Bruce Diamond, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor
  Department of Psychology
  William Patterson University

  Frank G. Hillary, Ph.D. Assistant Professsor
  Department of Psychology
  Pennsylvania State University

  Susan Johnson, Ph.D. Associate Professor
  Department of Psychology
  University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC

  Jean Lengenfelder, Ph.D. Clinical Research Scientist
  Neuropsychology & Neuroscience Laboratory
  Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation

  Gudrun Lange, Ph.D. Associate Professor
  Department of Psychiatry and Radiology
  UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey

  Yali Li, M.D. Attending Physician
  Southside Hospital
  Brain Injury Unit
  Bay Shore, NY

  Maria T. Schultheis, Ph.D Associate Professor
  Department of Psychology
  Drexel University

  Lana Tiersky, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
  Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation;
  New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ
  Assistant Professor
  Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ

Application

Applications for postdoctoral research fellowships are considered throughout the year, and are reviewed through a two-stage process. If you have questions about the fellowship or for application materials contact Dr. DeLuca at 973-530-3630, or at jdeluca@kmrrec.org.