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Members of our WCS Scientific Advisory Board are recognized experts
in their specialty areas, which include assessment and cognitive remediation
of neuropsychiatric disorders and vocational rehabilitation.
Michael Katch, Ph.D., CSW
Dr. Katch administers behavioral health services as the Regional
Assistant Vice President of FEGS, a non-profit health and human
service organization. He is an adjunct associate professor at the
Columbia University School of Social Work and an assistant clinical
professor at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Community
Medicine, where he precepts fourth-year medical students on research
methodology. He also serves as a consultant for organizations with
HIV/AIDS programs and for organizations undergoing managed care
transitions. Dr. Katch belongs to several professional organizations,
including the National Association of Social Workers, the Academy
of Certified Social Workers, and the New York State AIDS Lay Health
Services Association, and has authored a number of journal articles
on issues in social work.
Alice Medalia, Ph.D.
Dr. Medalia is an associate professor of clinical neurology,
psychiatry, and behavioral sciences at the Albert Einstein College
of Medicine and the director of neuropsychology for the Department
of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Montefiore Medical Center
in New York City. The author of more than 50 publications, she has
consulted worldwide to agencies interested in providing cognitive
remediation services to behavioral health/mentally ill populations.
She has participated in the editorial review process of a dozen
professional journals and served as a consultant to numerous research
grants. Dr. Medalia frequently lectures on her research on evidence-based
treatment and treatment outcomes of cognitive impairment in psychiatric
populations.
Bruce Phariss, M.D.
Dr. Phariss is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and
Neurology and holds subspecialty certification in addiction psychiatry.
He is clinical instructor of psychiatry and public health at the
Weill Medical College of Cornell University and serves as medical
director for two state-licensed intensive outpatient substance abuse
treatment facilities: The Midtown Center for Treatment and Research,
Weill Medical College of Cornell University, and Exponents Treatment
Exchange. Dr. Phariss maintains a private psychiatric practice in
New York City. He teaches medical students and residents and has
lectured extensively to professional groups about addiction.
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David M. Erlanger, Ph.D.
Dr. Erlanger received his doctorate in psychology from Columbia
University and completed training in clinical neuropsychology at
the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Weill Medical College
of Cornell University. He is on the faculties of the Albert Einstein
College of Medicine/Montefiore Hospital and Columbia University/Teachers
College and serves as a consultant in research methods and assessment
to the New York State Psychiatric Institute of Columbia-Presbyterian
Medical Center.
Daniel J. Feldman, Ph.D.
Dr. Feldman completed training in neuropsychology at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Clinically, he has worked primarily doing neuropsychological assessment of adults in outpatient and medical-legal settings. He has published and continues to study in the areas of neuropsychology, personality research, psychometrics, and advanced statistical techniques for the behavioral sciences. At present, he leads pharmaceutical market research in oncology.
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