INS NYC 2024 Program

Breaks / Other Events	Program Schedule 02/16/2024 10:15 am - 11:40 am Location: West Side Ballroom - Salon 4 SLC Panel SLC Self-Care/Self-Advocacy Panel Chair: Tahlia Bragg Presenter(s): SLC Panelists Alexander Tan, Ph.D., ABPP-CN, is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist and supervisor at Children’s Hospital of Orange County and the director of CHOC’s Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Program. He currently serves as President-Elect of the Asian Neuropsychological Association and has held over 30 additional positions of leadership across various neuropsychological organizations. He has co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and scientific abstracts and has received multiple prestigious accolades, including the APA Early Career Psychologist Achievement Award in recognition of his distinguished impact on the field of neuropsychology. Celina Whitmore, MA, is a 4th-year doctoral candidate studying Clinical Psychology at the University of Hartford's Graduate Institute of Professional Psychology. As a multi-passionate neuropsychology extern, Celina continues to expand her skillset and knowledge while providing adults and older adults with empathic and culturally appropriate care that helps them understand their diagnoses, neurological illnesses, or injuries. Her doctoral research is on a novel processing speed training for adolescents and young adults at clinical high risk for psychosis. Celina is a wellness entrepreneur and a 200-hour registered yoga teacher (RYT), and she is deeply passionate about promoting holistic wellness in her communities. She is a dedicated and empathetic mentor who actively supports the increasingly diverse fields of psychology and neuropsychology. Celina has mentored and supported undergraduate and graduate students in various roles at her university. She is honored to serve as a committee member for KnowNeuropsychology, where she contributes to KnowNeuropsychology's mission of meeting the rapidly evolving needs of our professional community. Jotie Mondair, PSYD(c), LPC, ATR-BC, CCTP, is a 4th-year Clinical PsyD student and doctoral candidate at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is a licensed professional counselor, board-certified registered art therapist, and certified trauma professional. She has extensive experience counseling children and adolescents and is pursuing a career in pediatric neuropsychology. She has authored a few articles on self-care, the relationship between art therapy and the brain, and microaggressions. As a future neuropsychologist, she hopes to balance her clinical role with academic pursuits. Daliah Ross, MA, is a clinical neuropsychology pre-doctoral intern in the University of California, San Diego/VA San Diego internship program. Her Ph.D. training in clinical psychology was at Yeshiva University's Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology in New York. Her clinical interests include neuropsychological assessment of neurological and neurodegenerative disorders, and her research interests surround the use of neuropsychological and neuroimaging tools to understand differential cognitive aging. She has held several leadership and mentorship roles locally and in professional organizations and has a passion for advancing the field of neuropsychology through professional service and mentorship.

Breaks / Other Events

Program Schedule

02/16/2024
10:15 am - 11:40 am
Location: West Side Ballroom - Salon 4

SLC Panel

SLC Self-Care/Self-Advocacy Panel

Chair:

Tahlia Bragg

Presenter(s):

SLC Panelists

Alexander Tan, Ph.D., ABPP-CN, is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist and supervisor at Children’s Hospital of Orange County and the director of CHOC’s Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Program. He currently serves as President-Elect of the Asian Neuropsychological Association and has held over 30 additional positions of leadership across various neuropsychological organizations. He has co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and scientific abstracts and has received multiple prestigious accolades, including the APA Early Career Psychologist Achievement Award in recognition of his distinguished impact on the field of neuropsychology.

Celina Whitmore, MA, is a 4th-year doctoral candidate studying Clinical Psychology at the University of Hartford's Graduate Institute of Professional Psychology. As a multi-passionate neuropsychology extern, Celina continues to expand her skillset and knowledge while providing adults and older adults with empathic and culturally appropriate care that helps them understand their diagnoses, neurological illnesses, or injuries. Her doctoral research is on a novel processing speed training for adolescents and young adults at clinical high risk for psychosis. Celina is a wellness entrepreneur and a 200-hour registered yoga teacher (RYT), and she is deeply passionate about promoting holistic wellness in her communities. She is a dedicated and empathetic mentor who actively supports the increasingly diverse fields of psychology and neuropsychology. Celina has mentored and supported undergraduate and graduate students in various roles at her university. She is honored to serve as a committee member for KnowNeuropsychology, where she contributes to KnowNeuropsychology's mission of meeting the rapidly evolving needs of our professional community.

Jotie Mondair, PSYD(c), LPC, ATR-BC, CCTP, is a 4th-year Clinical PsyD student and doctoral candidate at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is a licensed professional counselor, board-certified registered art therapist, and certified trauma professional. She has extensive experience counseling children and adolescents and is pursuing a career in pediatric neuropsychology. She has authored a few articles on self-care, the relationship between art therapy and the brain, and microaggressions. As a future neuropsychologist, she hopes to balance her clinical role with academic pursuits.

Daliah Ross, MA, is a clinical neuropsychology pre-doctoral intern in the University of California, San Diego/VA San Diego internship program. Her Ph.D. training in clinical psychology was at Yeshiva University's Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology in New York. Her clinical interests include neuropsychological assessment of neurological and neurodegenerative disorders, and her research interests surround the use of neuropsychological and neuroimaging tools to understand differential cognitive aging. She has held several leadership and mentorship roles locally and in professional organizations and has a passion for advancing the field of neuropsychology through professional service and mentorship.