James F. Sumowski, PhD: Principal Investigator
Faculty Appointment:
Professor of Neurology
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Corinne Goldsmith Dickinson Center for MS
Educational Background:
Clinical Research Fellowship in Neuropsychology & Neuroscience:
Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School & Kessler Foundation
Internship in Clinical Neuropsychology:
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Ph.D., Columbia University:
School Psychology with a Neuropsychology Focus
B.A., Philosophy and Psychology:
Seton Hall University
Our laboratory seeks to advance understanding, measurement, prevention, and treatment of functional disabilities in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS), with a particular focus on cognition and memory. We are developing innovative assessment tools to evaluate functional outcomes, re-evaluating longstanding assumptions about cognition in MS, and aiming to better characterize cognitive changes among persons with MS diagnosed and treated within the modern era (i.e., see our recent article in Brain). Current projects include an NIH-funded (R01) longitudinal study of risk and protective factors associated with cognitive changes over time, with a focus on potentially modifiable factors that may inform clinical decision making. A separate NIH-funded R01 with Co-PI Joshua Sandry, PhD at Montclair State University aims to better understand cognitive and neuropathological bases of MS-related cognitive changes within the modern diagnostic and treatment era. As a member of the Corinne Goldsmith Dickinson Center for MS, I have the good fortune to collaborate with and learn from our expert team of MS neurologists. Frequent contact and feedback from our patients has also been essential for identifying clinically important questions with the greatest promise for improving quality of life for the persons striving to accomplish goals and live fully in the context of this disease.
LAB MEMBERS
Faculty
Sarah Levy, PhD: Dr. Levy earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Neuropsychology from Suffolk University and completed her fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at Mount Sinai. She specializes in neuropsychological assessment and her research examines structural and functional neuroimaging in multiple sclerosis to examine patterns of early disease progression and understand how the brain may adapt to these changes.
Jordyn Anderson, PsyD: Dr. Anderson earned her Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Chestnut Hill College, completed and internship in Rehabilitation Medicine at Mount Sinai, and completed her fellowship in clinical neuropsychology focusing on clinical health psychology at Mount Sinai. She specializes in behavioral health interventions. Her current clinical work and research focuses on wellness in persons with multiple sclerosis.
Clinical Research Coordinators
Robin Graney graduated from Mount Holyoke College (Major: Neuroscience).
Nadia Garcia graduated from Barnard College of Columbia University (Majors: Neuroscience and History)
Helena Dahlström graduated from University of Bridgeport (Major: Health Science; Minor: Community Health Education)
Previous Faculty
Rachel B. Brandstadter, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania