Rapport Lab Alumni

Brooke Brines, Ph.D., 1996

Practice effects of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised in a normal population.

Internship: Henry Ford Healthcare System, Detroit

First position: Michigan Head Pain Neurologic Institute / Chelsea Head Pain

Current: University of Michigan, Behavioral Medicine, Transplant team; Deceased, 2014

Stephen Vangel, Jr., Ph.D., 1996

The Goodness of Fit hypothetical factor structure for the Functional Independence Measure.

Internship: John D. Dingell VA Medical Center

Current: Neuropsychologist, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Detroit; Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, WSU School of Medicine

Robin Montgomery Hanks, Ph.D., 1996

The ecological validity of measures of executive functioning in a traumatically brain injured population.

• • Del Harder Student Research Award

Internship: Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Queens NY

First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Washington-Seattle School of Medicine

Current: Chief, Psychology & Neuropsychology, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan & Professor, WSU School of Medicine

Mary Theisen-Goodvich, Ph.D., 1997

The effects of practice in the repeated administration of the Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised and the California Verbal Learning Test in normal adults.

Internship: Henry Ford Healthcare System, Detroit

First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan

Current: Faculty, Spine Program,  University of Michigan

Mark Jacobson, Ph.D., 1998

Neuropsychological deficits associated with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.

Internship: VA San Diego Healthcare System/University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, VA San Diego Healthcare System/UCSD

Current: VA San Diego Healthcare System/UCSD; Associate Professor UCSD, Psychiatry.

Paul Barrett, Ph.D., 1999

The Relative Validity of MMPI-2 interpretations based on standard and neurocorrected profiles for traumatic brain injury patients receiving rehabilitation services.

Internship: John D. Dingell VA Medical Center

First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Henry Ford Healthcare System, Detroit

Current: Private Practice, Mountain Memory Assessment, Asheville NC

Gina Losasso Langen, Ph.D., 2000

Cognitive and affective sequelae of neurotoxic exposure to a combination of solvents and (meth)acrylate.

Internship: Henry Ford Healthcare System, Detroit

First position: Faculty, Yorkville University

Current: Faculty, American Military University

Quintin Poore, Ph.D., 2000

Verbal fluency deficits in Alzheimer’s and ischemic vascular dementia.

Internship: London Ontario Health Sciences Centre

First positions: Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan (RIM) Postdoctoral Fellow; Neuropsychologist, SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital, Dept. of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.

Current: Neuropsychologist, US Army Guthrie Ambulatory Health Care, Syracuse NY

Renee Coleman Bryer, Ph.D., 2000

Neuropsychological predictors of driving safety following traumatic brain injury. 

Internship: VA San Diego Healthcare System/University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, UCSD

Current: Private practice, Plymouth Michigan

Jennifer Huffman, Ph.D., 2000

The relationship of psychological factors, treatment adherence, and outcome among migraine headache patients. (co-chair with Mark Lumley)

• • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Research Grant
  • Michigan Psychological Association Student Research Grant
  • International Headache Society Travel Award
  • Citation poster: Annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society

Internship: VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan (pediatric neuropsychology); Neuropsychologist/Training Supervisor, Henry Ford Allegiance Neurology,  Jackson Michigan

Current: Private practice, Jackson Michigan

Sara Friedman, Ph.D., 2000

Affect perception and interpersonal skills of adults diagnosed with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Internship: VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Henry Ford Healthcare System

Current: Psychologist Peer Reviewer CIGNA Health Solutions, Minneapolis-St. Paul MN

Tatyana Gershkovich Jones, Ph.D., 2001

Cognitive and psychosocial predictors of subjective well-being in older adults.

• • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Research Grant

Internship: James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, Tampa

First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, UCLA Semel Institute

Current: Neuropsychologist, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Downey CA; Instructor, Dept. of Psychology, Fullerton College

Anthony Lequerica, Ph.D., 2004

Facets of agitation in traumatic brain injury: Impact on progress in acute rehabilitation therapies.

Internship: John D. Dingell VA Medical Center

First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan

Current: Senior Research Scientist, Kessler Foundation; Research Associate Professor, Dept. of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers

Tanya Ergh Sherman, Ph.D., 2004

Awareness of deficit in multiple sclerosis and its relation to caregiver distress.

• • WSU Summer Dissertation Fellowship
  • Multiple Sclerosis Society Research Grant

Internship: VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan

Current: Psychologist/Neuropsychologist, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan; Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, WSU School of Medicine

Christine Paradee, Ph.D., 2006

Circadian preference and facial emotional perception among cognitively and noncognitively impaired rehabilitation inpatients.

Internship: John D. Dingell VA Medical Center

First position: Neuropsychologist, Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL

Current: Retired; Cleveland OH

Kristen Loeher Votruba, Ph.D., 2007

Massed versus spaced practice in aphasia therapy.

• • American Psychological Association, Division 40 Student Award for Excellence

Internship: VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan

Current: Clinical Associate Professor and Neuropsychology Training Director, University of Michigan (Michigan Medicine)

Kelly Ryan, Ph.D., 2007

Neuropsychological predictors of driving status among persons with multiple sclerosis.

• • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Research Grant
  • International Neuropsychological Society “Featured presentation”

Internship: VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan

Current: Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Michigan

Alicia Crossland Shapinksky, Ph.D., 2007

Neuropsychological aspects of capacity for medical decision-making following stroke.

Internship: VA St. Louis Health Care System

First position:  Postdoctoral Fellow, Hope Institute for Children & Families, Springfield, IL

Current: Staff psychologist, Hope Institute for Children & Families, Springfield IL

Omar Mendoza Mahmood, Ph.D., 2008

Neural correlates of age differences in visual path integration.

Internship: VA San Diego Healthcare System/University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

First position: VA San Diego Healthcare System/University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

Current: Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical Center, Qatar

Carolyn Eichenhorn Scott, Ph.D., 2010

Unawareness of deficit and self-evaluation of driving simulator performance after stroke.

Internship: John D. Dingell VA Medical Center

First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Detroit

Current: Neuropsychologist, Trinity Health-Ann Arbor

Brigid Waldron-Perrine, Ph.D., 2010

The influence of religion and spirituality on rehabilitation outcomes among traumatic brain injury survivors

Internship: John D. Dingell VA Medical Center

First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

Current: Associate Professor, Dept. of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Michigan

Sarah-Jane Meachen, Ph.D., 2011

Long-term psychological outcomes and awareness of deficit in persons with traumatic brain injury and their significant others: The role of physiological and neuroendocrine reactivity to stress.

• • Del Harder/United Way Research Grant

Internship: Edmonton Consortium, Alberta

First position: Staff Neuropsychologist, Edmonton AB

Current: Psychologist/Training Psychologist, Vancouver Coastal Health, Strong Rehabilitation Centre

Justin Miller, Ph.D., 2011

Assessment of memory function and effort using the Wechsler Memory Scale – 4^th edition.

• • Del Harder/United Way Research Grant

Internship: UCLA Semel Institute

First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, UCLA Semel Institute

Current: Director of Neuropsychology, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health; Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

Julie Griffen, Ph.D., 2011

Neuropsychological correlates of on-road driving performance after acquired brain injury. 

Internship: University of Alabama-Birmingham / Birmingham VA Medical Center

First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Detroit

Current: Staff neuropsychologist, Hope Network for Rehabilitation, Grand Rapids

Kaja Telmet Harper, Ph.D., 2012

Emotional expression and coping style in predicting well-being after TBI in survivors and caregivers.

Internship: Cincinnati VA Medical Center

First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Detroit

Current: Staff Psychologist/Neuropsychologist, Internship training faculty  Cincinnati VA Medical Center

Emily Anderson Briceño-Abreu, Ph.D., 2013

The influence of gender and aging on the neural circuitry supporting facial emotion processing in adults with Major Depressive Disorder.

Internship: VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan Psychiatry-Neuropsychology program

Current: Clinical Associate Professor, University of Michigan, Neuropsychology

Rachel Kay Keelan, Ph.D., 2016

Face emotion processing after traumatic brain injury.

Internship: James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, Tampa

First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, Tampa; Mary Free Bed Hospital, Grand Rapids

Current: Staff neuropsychologist and Neuropsychology Residency Training Director, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Detroit. Assistant Professor, WSU School of Medicine

Michael Williams, Ph.D., 2016

Neuropsychological predictors of engagement in rehabilitation therapies.

• • Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellow (National Academies of Sciences)
  • Foundation for Rehabilitation Psychology Dissertation Research Grant

Internship: University of Washington School of Medicine

First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University Med School (2016-18)

Current: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Houston

Hillary Greene Parker, Ph.D., 2016

Neuropsychological correlates of health-related self-efficacy and health-promoting behaviors.

• • Foundation for Rehabilitation Psychology Student Research Prize

Internship: VA Medical Center, Milwaukee

First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Milwaukee VA (2016-18)

Current: Neuropsychologist, Mount Carmel Health Systems / Trinity Health; Columbus OH

Jesse Bashem, Ph.D., 2016

Detecting suboptimal effort in traumatic brain injury assessment using novel eye-tracking systems.

Internship: West Los Angeles VA Healthcare Center

First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, VA San Diego Healthcare System/University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

Current: Mental Health Research Specialist, VA San Diego; Private practice; Faculty, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Irvine Valley College

Christina Gerhardstein Wong, Ph.D., 2017

Hearing loss and verbal memory assessment in older adults.

• • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Research Grant

Internship: VA San Diego Healthcare System/University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, VA San Diego Healthcare System/University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

Current: Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine/ Cleveland Clinic, Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas

Nia Billings, Ph.D., 2019

Multicultural face recognition memory and own-race-bias among adults with acquired brain injury.

• • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Research Grant
  • John Teahan Endowed Memorial Award, Excellence in Clinical Training
  • Outstanding Service Award, Metro Detroit Association of Black Psychologists

Internship: Cincinnati VA Medical Center

First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Kansas Medical Center Neurorehabilitation Psychology

Current: Staff psychologist, Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital, Malvern, PA; Lecturer, Psychology, University of Michigan-Flint

Robert Kanser, Ph.D., 2019

The eyes never lie: Detecting simulated traumatic brain injury with eye-tracking.

• • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Research Grant
  • Steven A. Lewis Memorial Research Award (2018)
  • The Clinical Neuropsychologist (TCN)/American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN) Student Project Competition, first prize (2018)
  • The Clinical Neuropsychologist (TCN)/American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN) Student Project Competition, runner-up (2017)

Internship: James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, Tampa

Postdoctoral Fellow, James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, Tampa

First position: Assistant Professor and Clinical Neuropsychologist, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R)

Monica De Iorio, Ph.D., 2020

Perspective-taking and relationship quality in traumatic brain injury survivor and caregiver dyads.

• • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Research Grant

Internship: VA Medical Center, Milwaukee

Postdoctoral Fellowship: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago

Current position: Faculty and Clinical Neuropsychologist, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago

Gina Losasso Langan, 1997. Lateralized dominance and performance on the Trail Making tests.

• • Steven Lewis Research Award

Renee Coleman Bryer, 1998. Effects of coaching on the detection of malingering on the California Verbal Learning Test.

• • Steven Lewis Research Award

Jeffrey Kuentzel, 1998. An attention-deficit hyperactivity scale for the MMPI-2.

• • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Student Research Grant
  • American Psychological Association Student Research Travel Grant

Tanya Ergh Sherman, 2000. Predictors of distress among caregivers of patients with traumatic brain injury.

• • Steven Lewis Research Award
  • Del Harder Student Research Award

Omar Mahmood, 2002. Effect of sleep disturbance on neuropsychological functioning following traumatic brain injury.

• • Charles Gdowski Memorial Award for excellence in research

Christine Paradee, 2003. Effect of circadian preference on neuropsychological performance among rehabilitation inpatients.

• • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Research Grant

Alicia Crossland Shapinksky, 2003. Civilian PTSD Scales: Relationships with Trait Characteristics and Everyday Distress.

• • Charles Gdowski Memorial Award for excellence in research

Kelly Ryan, 2004. Predictors of subjective well-being among individuals with multiple sclerosis.

• • Steven Lewis Research Award

Kristen Loeher Votruba, 2005. Behavioral assessment of impulsivity in persons with brain injury.

• • Psychology Department 50th Anniversary Gala poster award.

Michael Williams, 2011. Incremental validity of neuropsychological evaluations to computed tomography scans for predicting long-term outcomes among persons with traumatic brain injury.

• • Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) fellowship. NIGMS/NIH R25 GM 058905-18
  • American Psychological Association (Division 40) Blue Ribbon Award 
  • Charles Gdowski Memorial Award for excellence in research
  • Steven Lewis Research Award

Jesse Bashem, 2012. Multimethod models of detecting suboptimal effort in traumatic brain injury assessment.

• • American Psychological Association (Division 40) Applied Neuropsychology Student Poster Award

Robert Kanser, 2013. Detection of simulated versus bona fide traumatic brain injury using response time on a performance validity test.

• • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Research Grant
  • First prize, American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN)/The Clinical Neuropsychologist (TCN) Student research award.

Monica De Iorio, 2015. Affectivity in adults with unrecognized hearing loss.

• • Steven Lewis Research Award

Lauren Radigan, 2019. Multicultural and single cultural facial recognition memory among Black and White adults.

• • Nominated: American Psychological Association, Society for Clinical Neuropsychology, Blue Ribbon Award

Jeremy Grant, 2019. Religion, spirituality, and cognitive reserve as predictors of well-being outcomes in multiple sclerosis.

• • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Research Grant

Sarah (Plummer) Patrick, 2020. Detecting simulated versus bona fide traumatic brain injury using pupillometry.

• • Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) fellowship. NIGMS/NIH R25 GM 058905-18
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Research Grant
  • American Psychological Association, Society for Clinical Neuropsychology, Blue Ribbon Award

• • Where are they now (WATN): Speechwriter, Federal Aviation Administration.

• • WATN: Private practice, Lincoln Park.

• • WATN: Staff Psychologist/Neuropsychologist, Internship training faculty, Cincinnati VA Medical Center.

Paul Hubbarth, 2010. Cortisol stress reactivity and spiritual well-being among people with traumatic brain injury.

• • • Wayne State University Undergraduate Research and Creative Projects Grant.
  • WATN: Creative and technical media services that I do not understand, San Diego

• • WATN: Doctoral program, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Central Florida.

• • WATN: Doctoral program, Clinical Psychology, WSU

Brooke Billings, 2018. Neuropsychological correlates of lipreading in hearing impaired and normal-hearing adults.

• • • Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) fellowship. NIGMS/NIH R25 GM 058905-18
    • Wayne State University Undergraduate Research and Creative Projects Grant.
    • Second prize, Wayne State University Annual Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium
    • First prize, Rodney Clark Undergraduate Research Day.
  • WATN: PricewaterhouseCoopers Company (PwC) Transfer Pricing Associate; Mike Ilitch School of Business, Part-Time Faculty, Accounting.

Austin Brown, 2018. Coping style and religion/spirituality as predictors of functional status in multiple sclerosis.

• • • Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) fellowship. NIGMS/NIH R25 GM 058905-18
  • WATN: On a walkabout.

• • WATN: Research Technician, University of Michigan Research Program on Cognitive and Neuromodulation-Based Interventions (RP-CNBI). Fall 2021, doctoral program in Clinical Psychology, Louisiana State University (LSU).