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John A. Schinka, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry
University of South Florida
Director, Memory Disorder and Neuropsychology Clinics
Haley VA Medical Center
Tampa
Dr. John A. Schinka is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of South Florida and Director of the Memory Disorder and Neuropsychology Clinics at the Haley VA Medical Center in Tampa, Florida. In addition to his academic, clinical, and research activities, he provides consulting services in research methodology and data analysis to federal and state research programs, as well as healthcare and non-profit organizations across the country.
A Fellow of the American Psychological Association and a Diplomat of the American Board of Assessment Psychology, Dr. Schinka is a four-time recipient of Research Excellence Awards from the American Psychological Association. He has also received the national VA Outstanding Professional Services Award. He serves on the editorial boards of several peer-reviewed journals and is a frequent reviewer for numerous other journals, university presses, textbook publishers, and program review committees.
Dr. Schinka is the editor of a recently published text in assessment issues and methodologies, has developed 18 clinical checklists and interpretive programs distributed nationally, and is the author of over 75 book chapters and peer-reviewed publications in the areas of risk factors in cognitive aging, treatment predictors and outcomes, and psychiatric genetics. His most recent work is published in Molecular Psychiatry, Neuropsychology, Neurology, Journal of the International Neuropsychology Society, and Neuropsychiatric Genetics. In January 2003, Wiley & Sons announced the publication and international distribution of Dr. Schinka's 800-page text, Research Methods in Psychology. Dr. Schinka's research has been covered by national media sources such as USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio.
Dr. Schinka is currently studying longitudinal changes in cognition in normal aging and the impact of disaster on cognition and stress response in the elderly.
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