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Lynda J. Katz, Ph.D., assumed the Presidency of Landmark College on July 1, 1994. Prior to joining Landmark College, Dr. Katz held dual appointments at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Education in the School of Medicine, and Associate Professor of Health and Rehabilitation Services.
Dr. Katz holds her Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Counseling/Psychology, M.Ed. in Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling , and M.S.W. in Psychiatric Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh.
Her postdoctoral work in neuropsychology was directed by Gerald Goldstein, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh and Research Director of Neuropsychology, Veterans Administration Medical Center in Pittsburgh.
Dr. Katz is a Fellow in the International College of Prescribing Psychologists, a Fellow in the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities, and a Fellow in the National Academy of Neuropsychology.
Her book, Learning Disabilities in Older Adolescents and Adults: Clinical Utility of the Neuropsychological Perspective, which she co-authored with Gerald Goldstein, Ph.D. and Sue R. Beers, Ph.D., was published in September 2001. Dr. Katz has authored and co-authored scores of reference articles, book chapters, and other publications in the area of psychiatric rehabilitation, mental retardation, rights of the developmentally disabled, vocational assessment, achievement testing, learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity. She has also presented her research findings at numerous international seminars.
Dr. Katz has served as project director or co-director on 19 major research projects in rehabilitation, learning disabilities, and other diverse topics. Her current research activities involve attention deficit disorder and specific learning disabilities in adults.
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