Jan 2019-Dec 2020 BOARD
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President - Dr. Dawn Mechanic-Hamilton Dawn Mechanic-Hamilton, PhD is a clinical neuropsychologist in the Penn Memory Center and Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. She completed her doctoral work in clinical psychology at Drexel University, internship training at the Brown Clinical Psychology Training Consortium, and Post-doctoral training in the Neuropsychiatry Division at the University of Pennsylvania President-Elect - Dr. Jennifer Tinker Jennifer Tinker, Ph.D., is a clinical neuropsychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at Thomas Jefferson University. She earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Drexel University. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Long Island Jewish Medical Center/Zucker-Hillside Hospital and a fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at the VA Maryland Health Care System in Baltimore, MD. Her current research interests include psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) and cognitive outcomes following neurosurgery in epilepsy. Treasurer - Dr. Jennifer Dave Jennifer Dave, Ph.D. is a clinical neuropsychologist at Capital Health's Institute for Neurosciences in Pennington, NJ. She is a volunteer Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Southern California, completed her gero-neuropsychology internship at UCLA's Semel Institute, and was a post-doctoral fellow at Columbia University's Comprehensive Epilepsy Center. She has co-authored articles and chapters related to neuropsychology and geropsychology. Corresponding Secretary - Dr. Sarah Allen Sarah Levin Allen, PhD, CBIS, earned her doctoral degree from Drexel University in 2010. Dr. Allen is an Adjunct faculty member at Drexel and is the Executive Director of Neuropsychology at Brain Behavior Bridge. Prior to Drexel, Dr. Allen held a faculty position at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She also held an administrative and clinical position directing campuses at the Y.A.L.E. School in South Jersey, which serves children who learn differently than their peers due to brain injuries, learning disabilities or other social or executive deficits. Dr. Allen conducts research, teaching, and clinical neuropsychological assessments with a focus on school programming for children in schools. CE Secretary - Dr. J. Cobb Scott Dr. Scott is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Staff Psychologist at the Corporal Michael Crescenz (Philadelphia) VA Medical Center, and Co-Director of the CMCVAMC’s Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Residency. He received his BA in Psychology from Wesleyan University and his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of California, San Diego in 2009. He completed his pre-doctoral internship at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the cognitive neuroscience of stress-related disorders and substance abuse with John Krystal and Steve Southwick at Yale University, and joined the faculty at Penn in 2013. Broadly, Dr. Scott’s research interests include the cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology of neuropsychiatric disorders. More specifically, Dr. Scott is interested in characterizing dysfunctional neurocircuitry in PTSD; using fMRI and neurocognitive methods to investigate PTSD and substance abuse; and examining the relationship between neuropsychological and functional outcomes (e.g., treatment) in psychiatric and substance use disorders. His research is currently funded by a Career Development Award from the Department of Veterans Affairs. In his clinical work, Dr. Scott conducts neuropsychological assessments with veterans with neurological, medical, and psychiatric conditions to aid in diagnosis and treatment planning. Recording Secretary - Dr. Ruta Clair Dr. Clair, PsyD, CBIS, is an assistant professor of psychology at Cabrini University. She received her doctorate degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She received predoctoral training at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation and postdoctoral training at RSM Psychology and Sports Concussion Center of New Jersey. She has clinical experience in neuropsychology and school psychology. Current research interests include concussion recovery, knowledge, and attitudes. Student Representative - Molly Split Molly Split is a third year doctoral candidate in the Clinical Psychology program at Drexel University with a focus in clinical neuropsychology. She received her B.A. in Psychology at Temple University. She then worked as a research coordinator at the NeuroCognition and Movement Laboratory at the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System and University of California, San Diego. Her current research interests include developing novel techniques for detecting subtle cognitive and functional declines in older adults. |
Jan 2017- Dec 2018 BOARD
PRESIDENT
Kate Lester, PsyD, ABPP
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Dawn Mechanic-Hamilton, PhD
TREASURER
Jennifer Dave, PhD
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Jennifer Tinker, PhD
RECORDING SECRETARY
Sarah Allen, PhD, CBIS
CONTINUING EDUCATION SECRETARY
J. Cobb Scott, PhD
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
Mary Godfrey
Jan 2013 - Dec 2014 BOARD
PRESIDENT
Jennifer L. Gallo, PhD
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Solomon Kalkstein, PhD
TREASURER
Kate Lester, PsyD, ABPP
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Dawn Mechanic-Hamilton, PhD
RECORDING SECRETARY
Jennifer Dave, PhD
WEBMASTER
Farzin Irani, PhD
CONTINUING EDUCATION SECRETARY
Reem Tarazi, PhD, ABPP
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
Kristina Patrick
Jan 2011 - Dec 2012 BOARD
PRESIDENT
Maria T. Schultheis, PhD
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Jennifer L. Gallo, PhD
TREASURER
Kate Lester, PsyD, ABPP
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Reem Tarazi, PhD, ABPP
RECORDING SECRETARY
Farzin Irani, PhD
CONTINUING EDUCATION SECRETARY
Solomon Kalkstein, PhD
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
Josh McKeever
Jan 2009 - Dec 2010 BOARD
PRESIDENT
Tania Giovannetti, PhD
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Maria T. Schultheis, PhD
TREASURER
Lynn DellaPietra, PhD
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Jennifer L. Gallo, PhD
RECORDING SECRETARY
Farzin Irani, PhD
CONTINUING EDUCATION SECRETARY
Tania Giovannetti, PhD/Soloman Kalkstein, PhD
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
Joel Eppig
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BYLAWS
PNS by-laws.pdf
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PRESIDENT
Kate Lester, PsyD, ABPP
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Dawn Mechanic-Hamilton, PhD
TREASURER
Jennifer Dave, PhD
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Jennifer Tinker, PhD
RECORDING SECRETARY
Sarah Allen, PhD, CBIS
CONTINUING EDUCATION SECRETARY
J. Cobb Scott, PhD
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
Mary Godfrey
Jan 2013 - Dec 2014 BOARD
PRESIDENT
Jennifer L. Gallo, PhD
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Solomon Kalkstein, PhD
TREASURER
Kate Lester, PsyD, ABPP
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Dawn Mechanic-Hamilton, PhD
RECORDING SECRETARY
Jennifer Dave, PhD
WEBMASTER
Farzin Irani, PhD
CONTINUING EDUCATION SECRETARY
Reem Tarazi, PhD, ABPP
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
Kristina Patrick
Jan 2011 - Dec 2012 BOARD
PRESIDENT
Maria T. Schultheis, PhD
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Jennifer L. Gallo, PhD
TREASURER
Kate Lester, PsyD, ABPP
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Reem Tarazi, PhD, ABPP
RECORDING SECRETARY
Farzin Irani, PhD
CONTINUING EDUCATION SECRETARY
Solomon Kalkstein, PhD
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
Josh McKeever
Jan 2009 - Dec 2010 BOARD
PRESIDENT
Tania Giovannetti, PhD
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Maria T. Schultheis, PhD
TREASURER
Lynn DellaPietra, PhD
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Jennifer L. Gallo, PhD
RECORDING SECRETARY
Farzin Irani, PhD
CONTINUING EDUCATION SECRETARY
Tania Giovannetti, PhD/Soloman Kalkstein, PhD
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
Joel Eppig
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BYLAWS
PNS by-laws.pdf
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