 | Cognition and behavior in multiple sclerosis John DeLuca, PhD, is the senior vice president for research and training at Kessler Foundation, a professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and the Department of Neurology at Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School. He is a licensed psychologist in New Jersey and New York, and is board certified in rehabilitation psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. Dr. DeLuca has been involved in neuropsychology and rehabilitation research for over 25 years. He is internationally known for his research on disorders of memory and information processing in a variety of clinical populations including: multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Dr. DeLuca has published over 300 articles and chapters in these areas, has edited 5 books in neuropsychology, neuroimaging and rehabilitation, and is a co-editor for the "Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology." He has received over 32 million dollars in grant support for his research. Dr. DeLuca's most recent research ventures include the cerebral mapping of human cognitive processes using functional neuroimaging, as well as the development of research-based techniques to improve cognitive impairment. He serves as an Associate Editor of several journals and is on the editorial boards of many other journals. He is the recipient of several awards in recognition of his work including the 2015 Arthur Benton Award from the International Neuropsychological Society, and 2012 Rodger G. Barker Distinguished Research Contribution Award from Division 22, Rehabilitation Psychology, of the American Psychological Association. Dr. DeLuca has been very involved for many years in the training of postdoctoral fellows in neuropsychology and rehabilitation, and has directed several advanced research and training programs sponsored by NIDRR, the National MS Society, and NIH since 1990. Brian M. Sandroff, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and co-director of the Exercise Neuroscience Research Laboratory at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Professor Sandroff earned his PhD in Kinesiology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and further completed a postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology and neuroscience at Kessler Foundation. Professor Sandroff has focused on multiple sclerosis (MS) research for the past 9 years and is an expert on exercise/physical fitness effects on cognition in this population. Professor Sandroff has published over 100 articles and chapters in this area and has received over 2.5 million dollars in grant support for his research. Professor Sandroff's current foci involve systematically-developed randomized controlled trials of exercise training on cognition, brain structure, and brain function in cognitively-impaired persons with MS. |
