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Kari Eng, PsyD

Michelle Benjamin, PhD

Dr. Benjamin is a neuropsychologist in the Behavioral Medicine department at Brooks Rehabilitation. She obtained her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Florida, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology (neuropsychology emphasis). She completed her clinical psychology internship and neuropsychology postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Alabama in Birmingham (UAB) and was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UAB prior to joining BBM in 2014.

Laura Wulff, PhD, ABPP-CN, Manager of Brain Injury Day Treatment Program (BIDT)

Dr. Wulff is the manager of the Brain Injury Day Treatment program at Brooks Rehabilitation. She is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist practicing in the outpatient neurorehabilitation setting. Dr. Wulff graduated from Marquette University with a doctoral degree in clinical psychology, and she completed her postdoctoral training in adult neuropsychology at the Johns Hopkins University. She has specialized interests in moderate and severe traumatic brain injury, cerebrovascular accidents, Parkinson’s disease, and neurodegenerative dementias. She also has specialized interest in epilepsy, including completing Wada procedures with neurology (David Chabolla, M.D.) at Ascension.

Nina Silander, PsyD, Clinical Rehabilitation Psychologist

Dr. Silander is a rehabilitation psychologist in Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital - University Campus and Behavioral Medicine. She graduated with her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Regent University. Dr. Silander completed her internship at the Syracuse VA Medical Center where she trained in multiple evidence-based psychotherapy approaches and was certified in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for trauma/PTSD. She also provided psychological assessment and intervention services in primary care and general outpatient mental health clinics. Dr. Silander completed her clinical health psychology post-doctoral residency in the trauma surgery department at UF-Health…

Katie Scott, PhD, Clinical Neuropsychologist

Dr. Katie Scott is a clinical neuropsychologist with Brooks Rehabilitation. She works in both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation settings. Dr. Scott earned her doctorate in Counseling Psychology at Colorado State University. She completed her internship at the Denver VA, where she focused on neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology. This focus continued during her post-doctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital. Prior to joining Brooks Rehabilitation, she worked at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, MI and the University of Michigan. Dr. Scott has experience in a variety of…

Sarah Lahey, PhD, ABPP-CN, Manager of Psychological Services

Dr. Lahey is the manager of psychological services at Brooks Rehabilitation and the primary training director for the Clinical Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellowship. She is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist and uses a lifespan approach to assessment and intervention in both the inpatient and outpatient neurorehabilitation settings. She also serves as the neuropsychology consultant for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Dr. Lahey graduated from the University of Florida with her doctorate in clinical psychology. Her residency was completed at Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and her fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology was…

Angela Colaiezzi, PsyD, Clinical Neuropsychologist

Dr. Colaiezzi received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology (PsyD) with an advanced proficiency certificate in Neuropsychological Assessment from Immaculata University, Immaculata, PA. She completed her APA accredited pre-doctoral internship in Clinical Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation at Mount Sinai Hospital at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, NY and her 2-year post-doctoral APPCN residency fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, GA. She joined Brooks Rehabilitation in 2015 as a staff Neuropsychologist at Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital - University Campus. She works with a…

Maria Anastasiades, PsyD, Clinical Health Psychologist

Dr. Anastasiades is a clinical health psychologist. She completed her doctorate in psychology at Mercer University College of Health Professions in Atlanta, GA, and her internship at University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (UTHSCT) in Tyler, TX. Her fellowship, also at UTHSCT, was in Clinical Health Psychology, which consisted of focused training in integrated care and the psychosocial treatment of chronic health conditions. At Brooks Rehabilitation, Dr. Anastasiades provides inpatient services to patients and their families coping with functional change, as well as outpatient psychological evaluation and treatment…