Center for Neurobehavioral Health

DREXEL UNIVERSITY Doctor of Philosophy Degree Clinical Neuropsychology	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania August, 1992
Dissertation: An Assessment of Remote Memory in Patients with Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type and Vascular Dementia. Advisor: Douglas L. Chute, Ph.D.

DREXEL UNIVERSITY Master of Science Degree Clinical Neuropsychology	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania June,1989
Master's Thesis: The Effect of Unilateral ECT on SensoazMotor Perormance in Patients with MaLor Depressive Disorders. Advisor: Douglas L. Chute, Ph.D.

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAL CENTER
HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Fellow, Clinical Neuropsychology

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September, 1992- September, 1993

Conduct neuropsychological evaluations within the Cognitive Neurology Section of the Neurology Department. Assess adult inpatient and outpatient populations from referrals generated hospital-wide including but not limited to Neurology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Oncology, and General Medicine Units. Utilize a disease model approach. Provide feedback to physicians, family members, and patients. Participate in ongoing research projects investigating the neuropsychological and anatomical correlates of Alzheimer's Disease, language disorders, and stroke. Conduct independent research investigating patterns of performance on a mental spatial rotation task in dementia. Evaluate a case study involving the neurobehavioral correlates of pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. Participate in weekly cognitive neurology rounds, neuropsychology senii=, and neuropsyqhology of human emotions course.

CENTER FOR NEUROBEHAVIORAL HEALTH, LTD. Clinical Neuropsychologist Co-Founder	Lancaster, Pennsylvania Camp Hill, Pennsylvania June, 1997 - Present
Conduct neuropsychological and psychological evaluations, individual psychotherapy, cognitive rehabilitation, family therapy, and community education within a private practice setting. Population primarily includes individuals with developmental or acquired neurologic dysfunction such as traumatic brain injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, dementia, learning disability, toxic exposure, attention disorder, brain tumors, and seizure disorders. Conduct independent.ne-uropsychological assessment for forensic purposes. Participate in community and family education. Develop rehabilitation programs for attention, memory, visuospatial, and executive dysfunction within individuals with known or suspected neuropsychologic dysfunction. Primary focus of individual psychotherapy includes cognitive-behavioral intervention for adjustment to disability and aging. Research interests include the cognitive correlates of mild traumatic brain injury, normal aging, dementia, and exposure to toxic substances.

COMMUNITY SKILLS PROGRAM Supervising Neuropsychologist	Wyomissing, Pennsylvania June, 1997 - Present
Provide supervision for bachelor and master-level neurorehabilitation specialists who provide cognitive rehabilitation services to individuals within a community setting. Client base includes individuals with developmental or acquired injuries of the nervous system including but not limited to traumatic brain injury, learning disabilities, attention disorders, and multiple sclerosis. Assist with the development and supervision of vocational goals, cognitive rehabilitation techniques, and supportive therapy.

INDEPENDENT PRACTITIONER Clinical Neuropsychologist Licensed Psychologist	Lancaster, Pennsylvania Camp Hill, Pennsylvania February, 1996 - June, 1997
Conduct clinical, research, and forensic neuropsychological evaluations, cognitive rehabilitation, individual psychotherapy, and family therapy within a private practice setting. Population includes but is not limited to outpatient brain injury including rnild head injury and the post- concussive syndrome, dementia including but not limited to Alzheimer's Disease, Pick's Disease, cerebrovascular dementia and the subcortical dementias, stroke, multiple sclerosis, adult attention deficit disorder, Parkinson's Disease, and toxic exposure. Utilize a disease model approach to neuropsychological assessment. Utilize a cognitive-behavioral approach to individual psychotherapy. Provide independent medical examinations for neuropsychological assessment, and peer reviews. Consult with nursing home, medical, and rehabilitation facilities in order to provide neuropsychological assessment and treatment interventions including individual supportive psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, and patient and family education. Provide staff consultation and educational inservices to nursing, medical, and rehabilitation facilities and to the community. Conduct research pertaining to aging, MS, dementia, hypereosinophilia syndrome, and head injury.

MESSIAH VILLAGE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY Consulting Neuropsychologist	Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania February, 1996 - Present
Conduct individual psychotherapy, family therapy, psychological assessment, and neuropsychological assessment within a retirement community setting. Population includes but is not limited to aging individuals within the community, assisted living programs, nursing units, adult day care program, and dementia unit. Evaluate normal aging, emotional adjustment, major depressive disorder, bereavement, anxiety disorders, other psychiatric disorder, and dementia. Utilize a disease model approach to psychological and neuropsychological assessment. Utilize a cognitive-behavioral approach and eclectic psychotherapy within the psychotherapeutic relationship. Participate in support groups, provide information to attending physicians and family members, and develop behavioral programming with support staff. Communicate findings and provide education to patient, nursing staff, family members, and physician.

HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION OF MECHANICSBURG Staff Neuropsychologist	Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania September, 1993- February, 1996
Conduct individual, up, and family psychotherapy as well as neuropsychological evaluations gro within a rehabilitation setting. Population includes inpatient and outpatient brain injury, stroke, dementia, multiple sclerosis, and general rehabilitation. Cognitive-behavioral approach to psychotherapy utilized. Disease model approach to neuropsychological assessment utilized including portions of Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery, Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery, and Boston Process Approach. Conduct staff and community educational inservices including topics from aggression within a brain injury population to neuropsychological sequelae of post-cardiac population. Participate in brain injury and sftoke survivor support groups, brain injury grand rounds, and weekly case review seming . Provide supervision to undergraduate psychology interns.

CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY ASSOCIATES
Neuropsychometrician

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1988 to 1990

Evaluate clients from adolescent to geriatric populations suspected of 'possible brain dysfunction within a private practice setting. Administer the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery and Applied Procedures as well as Wechsler intelligence and memory scales. Additional psychometric instruments include the Wide Range Achievement Test, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test ' Bender Gestalt, and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. Clients represent a broad range of levels of functioning and referral questions including those with psychiatric problems, head injury, and patients suspected of dementia. Receive supervision from Diplomates in Clinical Neuropsychology.

PRIVATE PRACTICE Neuropsychometrician	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1988-1989
Evaluate clients from an adult population suspected of possible brain dysfunction within a private practice setting. Administer the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised, California Verbal Learning Test, Token Test, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, Word Fluency Test, Wechsler Memory Sca.le-Revised, and selected subtests from the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery.

FRIENDS HOSPITAL
Psychometrician

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1988-1989

Evaluate clients from an adolescent to geriatric population within a private psychiatric hospital. Administer selected subtests from the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsvchological Test Battery, California Verbal Learning Test, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children- Revised, Luria Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery, Shipley Institute for Living Scale, Thematic Apperception Test, House Tree Person Test, Rorschach Inkblot Test, and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. Clients represent a narrower range of referral problems. Assist in the conduction of neuropsychological testing seminars for doctoral level Clinical Psychology interns. Receive test interpretation and report writing experience

DREXEL UNIVERSITY Instructor	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1986-1987
Instruct a general psychology laboratory for undergraduate students. Utilize the Apple Macintosh computer. Prepare lectures and grade examinations. Conduct individual tutoring and organize group study sessions.

FIRST HOSPITAL WYOMING VALLEY Mental Health Technician	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Summers 1985 and 1986
Supervise clients from a child to geriatric population within aprivate psychiatric setting. Participate in therapeutic group activities and charting.

NORRISTOWN STATE HOSPITAL (APA Approved)
Clinical Psychology Pre-Doctoral Intern

Norristown, Pennsylvania
August, 1991 to August, 1992

Conduct individual and group psychotherapy within a psychiatric population. Population includes young adults to geriatric clients with a diverse diagnostic presentation. Utilize a variety of theoretical approaches to psychotherapy. Assess clients for diagnostic clarification and placement issues. Conduct psychological and neuropsychological assessment. Instruments include Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised, Rorschach Inkblot Test, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Thematic Apperception Test, Incomplete Sentences Blank, Adaptive Behavior Scale, Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery and Allied Procedures, Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised, California Verbal Learning Test and other Boston Process Approach Measures. Participate in didactic training including forensic case conferences, medical case conferences, admissions case conferences, testing seminars, and therapy seminars. Conduct presentation for hospital staff. Responsible for test interpretation and report writing.

PHILADELPHIA GERIATRIC CENTER
Neuropsychology Clerk

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1989 to 1991

Conduct clinical intake evaluations within a geriatric population. Conduct individual and group psychotherapy utilizing a short-term model. Problems include adjustment disorders related to bereavement and issues regarding nursing home placement. Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team for rehabilitation rounds. Assess clients suspected of brain dysfunction using the Boston Process Approach. Administer Wechsler intelligence and memory scales, Boston Naming Test, Boston Diagnostic and Aphasia Examination, and California Verbal Learning Test.. Utilize the Geriatric Depression Scale and Mini Mental Status Examination. Clients represent typical referral problems from a nursing home population, a structured geriatric apartment setting, and a geriatric day care group' Responsible for case presentations and seminars, test administration, test interpretation, and report writing.

FRIENDS HOSPITAL
Neuropsychology Clerk

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1987-1988

Conduct neuropsychological, psychological, and vocational evaluations within an inpatient psychiatric hospital. Assess levels of functioning in schizophrenics, and patients with major affective and personality disorders. Responsible for test administration, test interpretation, and report writing. Utilize the Luria Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery, California Verbal Learning Test, Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery, Wechsler Intelligence and Memory Scales, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Thematic Apperception Test, Rorschach Inkblot Test, and other psychometric instruments. Prepare and present selected neuropsychological seminars from clinical staff and interns.

PHILADELPHIA GERIATRIC CENTER
Research Assistant

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1990

Conduct research within a geriatric population. Focus on anterograde and retrograde amnesia in patients with Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type and Multi-Infaret Dementia. Administer the Boston Remote Memory Battery, Goldberg-Bamett Retrograde Amnesia Battery, California Verbal Learning Test, Kimura Recurring Figures Test, Mini Mental Status Examination, Geriatric Depression Scale, and Boston Naming Test. Responsible for scheduling of subjects, test administration, and data coding.

FRIENDS HOSPITAL
Research Assistant

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1988 to 1989

Conduct research within a psychiatric population. Study the biological correlates of schizophrenia and depression. In addition, focus on the effect of shock therapy on verbal and nonverbal memory performance in patients diagnosed with major affective disorders. Administer Wechsler Intelligence and Memory Scales, selected subtests from the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery, the Montreal Neuropsychological Test Battery, Beck Depression Inventory, and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression. Responsible for data collection and data coding.

DREXEL UNIVERSITY Graduate Research Assistant	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1986-1987
Participate in several sociologically based research projects including the effects of computer introduction on freshman undergraduate students and stress related research, within a competitive, private high school setting.

INVITED MEMBER, Leadership Council, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Lancaster MS Leadership Award, October, 2001.

INVITED MEMBER, Leadership Council, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Lancaster MS Leadership Award, September, 2000.

AWARD RECIPIENT, MS Leadership Award, National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Aw arded nationwide to a select group of individuals who have made significant contributions to their profession and community. September, 1999.

AWARD RECIPIENT, "Forty Under 40" Award, Central Penn Business Journal. Awarded to forty individuals throughout Central Pennsylvania committed to professional excellence and community service. October, 1998.

NEUROTOXICOLOGY PROJECT. Invited member of professional team investigating the cognitive correlates of petroleum product exposure, including hexane exposure, within a rural farniing community. Population represents children to adults. Utilize the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery and Allied Procedures. June, 1994.

NEUROTOXICOLOGY PROJECT. Invited member of professional team investigating the cognitive correlates of prolonged toxic solvent exposure within a northern Florida community. Population represents children to adults. Utilize the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery and Allied Procedures in addition to other neuropsychologicafly focused instnunents. April, 1990.

PSI CHI, Publicity Chairwoman, National Honor Society in Psychology, 1985 to 1986.

INVITED SPEAKER, Central Pennsylvania MS Support Group, Holy Spirit Hospital. Presented "Cognitive and Emotional Effects of MS." November, 2001.

INVITED SPEAKER, Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke Support Group, Hershey Medical Center. Presented "Exercising Your Brain: Practical TiRs for Stroke and Brain Lnjurv RecoveEy." March, 2000.

INVITED SPEAKER, Lancaster Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education Seminar. Presented "Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A NeuroRsychological Perspective." March, 2000.

INVITED SPEAKER, MS Support Group, Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Presented "The Cowiitive and Emotional Effects of Multipl Sclerosis." November, 1999.

INVITED SPEAKER, Head Traurna Family Network, 9th Annual Conference, West Chester University. Presented "The Aging Brain Iniured Population." April, 1999.

INVITED SPEAKER, Messiah Village Retirement Community. Presented "Introduction to Dementia." July, 1998.

INVITED SPEAKER, Messiah Village Retirement Community. Presented "Behavior Management and Pharmacology of Dementia." August, 1998.

INVITED SPEAKER, Lancaster Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education Seminar. Presented "Toxic Exposure Effects on the Nervous System: The Silent Culpri ." December, 1996.

D' Esposito, M., & Socha-Gelgot, C. Hypereosinophilia Syndrome: A Cognitive Perspective. Paper submitted, Neurolog , 1996.

Cloud, B., Socha-Gelgot, C., Woods, K., Lewis, T., & Armstrong, C. The Road Map Test: Spatial Rotation and Laterality Effects, Does the View Count? Poster presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Seattle, Washington. February, 1995.

INVITED SPEAKER, HealthSouth Rehabilitation of Mechanicsburg, Traumatic Brain Injury Conference. Presented "The Cognitive and Emotional Segualae of Traumatic Brain Inilo." October, 1994.

INVITED SPEAKER, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Central Pennsylvania Chapter. Presented "The Cognitive and Emotional Seg,uelae of Multiple Sclerosis." March, 1994 to present.

Socha-Gelgot, C. An Assessment of Remote Memory in Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type and Vascular Dementia. Poster presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Cincinnati, OH. February, 1994.

INVITED SPEAKER, HealthSouth Rehabilitation of Mechanicsburg. Presented "Dementia: Definition, Assessment, and Treatment." February, 1994.

Mattson, R.E., Libon, D.J., Levine, S.R., & Socha, C.S. Differentiating between clinical groups with a nine-word version of the California Verbal Leaniing Test. Poster presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA, November, 1991.

Mattson, R.E., Libon, D.J., Intrieri, R.C., & Socha, C.S. A nine-word version of the California Verbal Leaming Test. Poster presented at the 99th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA, August, 1991.

Socha, C.S., Chute, D.L., Grady, D.A., & Weiss, B. The effect of unilateral ECT on sensory- motor performance in patients with major depressive disorders. Poster presented at the II th Annual Meeting of the New York Neuropsychology Group, New York, NY, March, 1990.