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Postdoctoral fellow
Telephone: 973-530-3667 Fax: 973-736-7880
Contact Victoria Leavitt, Ph.D.
Victoria M. Leavitt, Ph.D. is a postdoctoral fellow in the Neuropsychology & Neuroscience Laboratory of the Kessler Foundation Research Center.
Dr. Leavitt received her Ph.D. in Clinical Neuropsychology from Queens College of the City University of New York. Her thesis work was completed at the Nathan Kline Institute under the mentorship of Dr. John Foxe, where she conducted an electrophysiological investigation of basic sensory processing deficits in the auditory and visual modalities of individuals with schizophrenia. Her current research interests include co-registering multiple neuroimaging techniques (fMRI, DTI, and NIRS) to characterize neural connectivity during rest and during cognitive task performance in individuals with multiple sclerosis.
Educational Background:
Doctor of Philosophy, Clinical Neuropsychology
The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Masters of Philosophy, Clinical Neuropsychology
Queens College, New York
Bachelor of Science, Human Development
Cornell University

