Matthew J. Wright, Ph.D.
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Director of Neuropsychology Services & Training
Department of Psychiatry/Psychology Division
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

1124 W. Carson St., B-4 South (bOX 490), Torrance, CA 90502

Telephone: (310) 222-5445       Fax: (310) 320-4264

Email: mwright@labiomed.org
Web site: http://psychology.labiomed.org/neuropsych.htm

Consultant: Kyle B. Boone, Ph.D., ABCN/ABPP

Program will do interviews at INS in 2012: Yes

Policy regarding on-site interviews: We are happy to provide on-site interviews, although they are not required. We encourage local candidates to arrange on-site interviews. Other interview arrangements are also possible (e.g., telephone). Interview location is not considered in the selection process.

2012-14 Application Deadline: December 15, 2011
2012-14 Residency Start Date: September 7, 2012

Clinical neuropsychology residency openings for 2012: 1
Clinical neuropsychology residency positions: 1

Clinical neuropsychologists: 1 Full-time; 1 part-time; 1 consultant; 3 voluntary supervisors; 5 total supervisors
With ABCN/ABPP: 0 Full-time; 0 part-time; 1 consultants

Other psychologists: 0 Full-time; 0 part-time; 0 consultants
With ABPP: 0 Full-time; 0 part-time; 0 consultants

Graduate training of residency applicants:

Preferred: Clinical Psychology with experience in neuropsychology
Accepted: Counseling Psychology with experience in neuropsychology
Not accepted: Applicants from non-APA-accredited programs

Primary emphases: Adult, Research

Emphases of training opportunities:

Strong: Outpatient neuropsychological assessment, supervision of graduate student externs, prospective and archival research, and teaching. Elective training experiences are available in cognitive neuropsychological methods and Spanish language assessments. Please see our website for more details (http://psychology.labiomed.org/neuropsych.htm).

Availability of patient populations:

Strong: Traumatic brain injury, dementia, HIV/AIDS, racial/ethnic minorities
Moderate: Psychiatric, cerebrovascular disease, epilepsy
Weak: Multiple sclerosis, ADHD/LD, organ transplant

 

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updated 09-12-11