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BIO

Anthony H. Lequerica, Ph.D. obtained his doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in Neuropsychology from Wayne State University. After his internship at the John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Detroit, he completed a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in the Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training program sponsored by the National Institute for Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research at the University of Michigan. He currently holds a dual position as Senior Research Scientist at Kessler Foundation’s Center for TBI Research with a clinical appointment as Staff Neuropsychologist in the Cognitive Rehabilitation Program at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. He is a Research Associate Professor at Rutgers – New Jersey Medical School in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. As Director of the Brain and Behavioral Outcomes Lab, his major area of research focus lies in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation, examining sleep/wake abnormalities after brain injury and their impact on cognitive functioning, fatigue, and engagement in rehabilitation therapies. He has over 45 peer-reviewed publications resulting from these lines of research and has given numerous presentations across the U.S. and abroad to researchers, health care professionals, and individuals with brain injury and their families.