Investigators

Melissa Amick, Ph.D.

Clinician and Investigator, TRACTS

Melissa Amick is a clinician and investigator within the Translational Research Center for TBI and Stress Disorders.

GRECC (182 JP), VA Medical Center
Building 1, Floor 11, C-Wing
150 South Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02130

melissa.amick@va.gov

p: (857) 364-2135

Joseph DeGutis, Ph.D.

Investigator, TRACTS
Instructor, Harvard Medical School, Department of Medicine
Co-director, Boston Attention and Learning Laboratory, VA Boston Healthcare System

My research is focused on using cognitive neuroscience approaches to create better diagnostic tools and develop treatments (e.g., cognitive training...

Michael Esterman, Ph.D.

Co-director, Boston Attention and Learning Laboratory, VA Boston Healthcare System
Associate Director, Neuroimaging for Veterans Center, VA Boston Healthcare System
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine

Michael Esterman is a co-founder of the Boston Attention and Learning Lab. He received his degree in cognitive psychology at UC Berkeley, where he...

Jennifer R. Fonda, Ph.D., M.A.

Epidemiologist, TRACTS

I am the epidemiologist for the Translational Research Center for TBI and Stress Disorders Center (TRACTS) at the VA Boston Healthcare System. I play a...

GRECC (182 JP), VA Medical Center
Building 1, Floor 11, C-Wing
150 South Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02130

jennifer.fonda@va.gov

p: (857) 364-6677

Francesca Fortenbaugh, Ph.D.

Investigator, TRACTS

Bal Lab

GRECC (182 JP), VA Medical Center
Building 1, Floor 11, C-Wing
150 South Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02130

francescafortenbaugh@gmail.com

p: (857) 364-2542

Catherine Fortier, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Psychologist, VA Boston Healthcare System
Deputy Director and Principal Investigator, TRACTS/GRECC

My research goals involve investigating the cognitive neuroscience of alcohol use, cerebrovascular risk, and traumatic brain injury through integration of multiple experimental and clinical techniques: associative learning, neuropsychological assessment, physiological assessment, and structural and functional neuroimaging.... Read more about Catherine Fortier, Ph.D.

Harvard Catalyst Profile

GRECC (182 JP), VA Medical Center
Building 1, Floor 11, C-Wing
150 South Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02130

catherine_fortier@hms.harvard.edu

Laura J. Grande, Ph.D.

Director of Clinical Neuropsychology, Psychology Service at the VA Boston Healthcare System
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine
Adjunct Instructor of Psychology (Psychiatry), Harvard Medical School

Laura Grande completed graduate training in Clinical Psychology at the University of Florida. Currently employed as the Director of Clinical...

Alexandra Cain Kenna, Ph.D.

Licensed Psychologist, TRACTS
Associate Director of Education and Outreach, TRACTS

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GRECC (182 JP), VA Medical Center
Building 1, Floor 11, C-Wing
150 South Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02130

alexandra.kenna@va.gov

p: (857) 365-2526

Elizabeth Leritz, Ph.D.

Clinical Neuropsychologist and Investigator, TRACTS/GRECC
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Dr. Leritz is a clinical neuropsychologist who focuses her research on memory and brain function.

Harvard Catalyst Profile

GRECC (182 JP), VA Medical Center
Building 1, Floor 11, C-Wing
150 South Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02130

bleritz@heartbrain.com

p: (857) 364-5645

Pedram Parva, M.D.

Neuroradiologist, Harvard Medical School

Having trained and worked in three different medical systems (Iran, France, and US), I am pleased to share my versatile clinical experience with my...

Ann Rasmusson, M.D.

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine

Ann Rasmusson, MD is the Psychiatry Liaison, PTSD Research and Education, at VA Boston Healthcare System, a Research Associate of the VA National Center for...

David Salat, Ph.D.

Director, Neuroimaging Research for Veterans Center, Boston VA Healthcare System
Assistant Professor in Radiology, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Neuroscientist, Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Radiology, MGH

David's research examines structural and functional changes in the brain with aging and age-associated neurodegenerative disease. A primary focus of...

James Whitworth, PhD

James joined the TRACTS team as a postdoctoral research fellow in September 2018, after earning his PhD in Kinesiology from Columbia University. He is...

New England Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)

Geriatric Neuropsychology Laboratory (GNL)

Investigators

Melissa Amick, Ph.D.

Joseph DeGutis, Ph.D.

Michael Esterman, Ph.D.

Jennifer R. Fonda, Ph.D., M.A.

Francesca Fortenbaugh, Ph.D.

Catherine Fortier, Ph.D.

Laura J. Grande, Ph.D.

Alexandra Cain Kenna, Ph.D.

Elizabeth Leritz, Ph.D.

Pedram Parva, M.D.

Ann Rasmusson, M.D.

David Salat, Ph.D.

James Whitworth, PhD

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