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William Milberg, PhD

 

William Milberg, PhD

Portrait of William Milberg, PhD

Affiliated Investigator

Behavioral Science Division

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Academic Appointment

  • Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School

Education

  • VA Boston Healthcare System, Predoctoral Internship 1978-1979
  • Harvard University, Department of Psychology, Post-Doctoral Fellow: 1979-1981
  • Wayne State University, Ph.D Clinical Psychology (Specialty in Clinical Neuropsychology) 1978
  • SUNY Stony Brook, BA, 1974

Expertise and Interests

  • Clinical Neuropsychological Assessment
  • Human Brain Organization in Health and Disease
  • The neuropsychology of age related diseases and trauma

Membership in Professional Societies

  • American Psychological Association, Division 40, Clinical Neuropsychology, Fellow
  • Academy of Aphasia, Member
  • Memory Disorders Research Society, Founding Member

Awards and Honors

  • Edith Kaplan Award, Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society
  • Harvard Extension Student Association (HESA) Student Choice Award Nominee

Selected Publications

Andrews, M.J., Salat, D.H., Milberg, W.P. et al. (2024). Poor sleep and decreased cortical thickness in veterans with mild traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. Military Med Res 11, 51 doi:10/1186/s40779-024-00557-0

Jotie, J.M., Gustafson, J.A., Fonda, J.R., Fortier, C.B., Milberg, W.P.& Fortenbaugh, F.C. (2024). Association of mild traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other comorbidities on photosensitivity. Optometry and Vision Science 101(2):p 90-98, doi:10.1097/OPX.0000000000002104

Agnoli, S., Mahncke, H., Grant, S.-J., Goodman, Z. T., Milberg, W. P., Esterman, M., & DeGutis, J. (2024). Negative global metacognitive biases are associated with depressive and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and improve with targeted or game-based cognitive training. Neuropsychology, 38(7), 622–636. doi:10.1037/neu0000967

Kim S., Currao A., Brown E., Milberg W.P, Fortier C.B. Importance of validity testing in psychiatric assessment: evidence from a sample of multimorbid post-9/11 veterans. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 2024;30(4):410-419. doi:10.1017/S1355617723000711

Jackson, C. E., & Milberg, W. P. (2018). Examination of neurological and neuropsychological features in psychopathology. In J. N. Butcher & J. M. Hooley (Eds.), APA handbook of psychopathology: Psychopathology: Understanding, assessing, and treating adult mental disorders (pp. 65–90). American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/0000064-004

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