Associate Professor
Texas State UniversityNeuropsychology, Neuroscience, Psychopathology
Dr. Amitai Abramovitch is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology at Texas State University. Dr. Abramovitch is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and received his MA degree in Clinical Neuropsychology from the Academic College of Tel-Aviv University and obtained his Ph.D. in Psychology from Tel-Aviv. He has extensive clinical experience in individual and couple psychotherapy, parent training, and neuropsychological assessments, both from his work in national centers, hospitals, and private practice.
Concussion, concussion and sports, Concussion research, Neuropsychology, Telemedicine, Traumatic Brain Injury
Dr. Kenneth Podell is board certified in Neuropsychology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Podell completed his medical training at New York University School of Medicine and a fellowship in neuropsychology at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. His clinical areas of expertise are in the treatment of brain injury/disease, particularly sports-concussion, traumatic brain injury and dementia. Podell's research interests focus on traumatic brain injuries and neuroscience. Podell serves as a concussion consultant for the Houston Astros, Rice University Athletics, Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo and the Houston Texans. He also consults for more than 20 area high schools and middle schools.
Alzheimer's and Dementia, Brain Health, burnout at work, Neuropsychology
Dr. Robert Sawyer, PhD, is a board-certified neuropsychologist, serving a dual role at Ochsner Health. As medical director of provider experience in the Ochsner Office of Wellbeing, Dr. Sawyer leads efforts aimed at bolstering the resilience and effectiveness of medical teams amid the pressures of contemporary medicine. He can speak on topics such as workforce wellness and preventing physician burnout.
In addition, Dr. Sawyer serves as medical director of neuroscience value with the Ochsner Neuroscience Institute. He is particularly dedicated to redefining the economic aspects of dementia care, helping health care systems understand the underlying financial needs for establishing and maintaining dementia care programs. He is a co-investigator in a National Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health study of dementia care management led by the University of California San Francisco. He also chairs the Alzheimer’s Association's recently created workgroup focused on the business case for care navigation.
Dr. Sawyer earned a doctorate in counseling psychology from the University of Memphis in Tennessee. He completed an internship in neuropsychology with Memphis VA Medical Center in Tennessee, and a fellowship in neuropsychology with VA Maryland Health Care System in Baltimore.