Bio — Scientific Advisory Board member

John DeLuca, PhD, ABPP

John DeLuca, Ph.D. is the Director of Neuroscience Research and Vice President for Research Training at the Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation (KMRREC), a Professor in the Departments of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R), and Neurology and Neuroscience at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School (UMDNJ-NJMS), and a licensed psychologist in the states of New Jersey and New York.

Dr. DeLuca devotes 100% of his time to research and training.

He is currently studying disorders of memory and information processing in a variety of clinical populations, including Multiple Sclerosis, aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Traumatic Brain Injury. Dr. DeLuca has published more than 275 articles, abstracts, and chapters in these areas. He is on the editorial board of several journals and served as the editor for the special issue of the journal NeuroRehabilitation on Multiple Sclerosis and a special issue on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for the journal Applied Neuropsychology. Dr. DeLuca is listed in “Who Is Who in Science and Engineering, 1994-1995.”

Dr. DeLuca is the recipient of early career awards for his research from both the American Psychological Association (Division 40: Clinical Neuropsychology) and the National Academy of Neuropsychology. He also received the Distinguished Researcher Award in 2005 from the New Jersey Psychological Association. He is a member of, and chair of the Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellowship Committee in the Department of PM&R at UMDNJ-NJMS and directs the post-doctoral fellowship program in Neuropsychology in the Department. He is also a member, and past Chair of the IRB at KMRREC. Dr. DeLuca serves on numerous committees for both national and international societies associated with Neuropsychology.

Dr. DeLuca received his B.A. in Psychology from William Paterson University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology (Behavioral Neuroscience) from State University of New York at Binghamton.

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